MG MGB

MG MGB
1969 MGB roadster – rollover bar non-standard
Overview
Manufacturer	British Motor Corporation (1963–1968) British Leyland (1968–1980) Rover Group (1993–1995)
Production	1962–1980 (original) 514,852 produced[1] 1992–1995 (MG RV8) 1,999 produced[2]
Assembly	Abingdon, England Enfield, Australia[3] Zetland, Australia[4] Longbridge, England (MG RV8)
Body and chassis
Class	Sports car
Layout	FR layout
Chronology
Predecessor	MGA
Successor	MG F

The MGB is a two-door sports car manufactured and marketed from 1962 until 1980 by the British Motor Corporation (BMC), later the Austin-Morris division of British Leyland, as a four-cylinder, soft-top sports car. It was announced and its details first published on 19 September 1962.^[5] Variants include the MGB GT three-door 2+2 coupé (1965–1980), the six-cylinder sports car and coupé MGC (1967–69), and the eight-cylinder 2+2 coupé, the MGB GT V8 (1973–76).

Replacing the MGA in 1962, production of the MGB and its variants continued until 1980, though fixed roof GT models ceased export to the US in 1974. Sales for the MGB, MGC and MGB GT V8 combined totaled 523,836 cars. After a 12-year hiatus, the MGB re-entered production as the heavily modified MG RV8 with a limited run of 2,000 cars before finally being replaced in 1995 by the MG F.