• The Roadster Factory Recovery Fund - Friends, as you may have heard, The Roadster Factory, a respected British Car Parts business in PA, suffered a total loss in a fire on Christmas Day. Read about it, discuss or ask questions >> HERE. The Triumph Register of America is sponsoring a fund raiser to help TRF get back on their feet. If you can help, vist >> their GoFundMe page.
  • Hey there Guest!
    If you enjoy BCF and find our forum a useful resource, if you appreciate not having ads pop up all over the place and you want to ensure we can stay online - Please consider supporting with an "optional" low-cost annual subscription.
    **Upgrade Now**
    (PS: Subscribers don't see this UGLY banner)
Tips
Tips

MGB The Most Beautiful MGB - 1962 Jacques Coune Coupe

PAUL161

Great Pumpkin
Silver
Country flag
Offline
What a shame the British didn't follow through with the design. PJ

1962_MG_BCouneCoupe1.jpg
 

Baz

Yoda
Country flag
Offline
Re: The Most Beautiful MGB - 1962 Jaque Coune Coupe

Has a hint of Aston to it, a beauty no doubt.
 
Offline
Re: The Most Beautiful MGB - 1962 Jaque Coune Coupe

The MGB/GT was referred toas "The Poor Man's Aston Martin" by Don Hayter, John Thornley, and others in the Abingdon assembly plant.
 
OP
PAUL161

PAUL161

Great Pumpkin
Silver
Country flag
Offline
Re: The Most Beautiful MGB - 1962 Jaque Coune Coup

Rick, Do you know how many of these models Jaque Coune redone? Was this the only one? PJ
 

Steve_S

Yoda
Offline
Re: The Most Beautiful MGB - 1962 Jaque Coune Coup

The above car, the Coune Berlinette, was designed by Jacques Coune and presented to the designers at M.G. They decided the car looked too Italian, so went with another design. Ironically, the design they chose which is what we know as the MGB GT was made by Pinifarina... an Italian company! You may recognize the name as the body designer for Ferrari among other big name manufacturers.

I believe six Coune Berlinette MGs still exist.
 

69MGC

Jedi Trainee
Country flag
Offline
Re: The Most Beautiful MGB - 1962 Jaque Coune Coup

Are there any other pictures of the car? I'd like to see the back end as well.
 

kyreb1862

Jedi Knight
Offline
Re: The Most Beautiful MGB - 1962 Jaque Coune Coup

Hmmm....Wonder if that front end could be recreated in fiberglass?
 

Steve_S

Yoda
Offline
Re: The Most Beautiful MGB - 1962 Jaque Coune Coup

[ QUOTE ]
try to get one to mold from...LOL

[/ QUOTE ]
I did try once. Unless you buy the car, you will never get a mold made.
 

Baz

Yoda
Country flag
Offline
Re: The Most Beautiful MGB - 1962 Jaque Coune Coup

POA is a polite way of saying "Don't ask"
What I've heard here is....if you have to ask......
 

Nunyas

Yoda
Country flag
Offline
Re: The Most Beautiful MGB - 1962 Jaque Coune Coup

those front wings certainly are sweet though... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

Kind of makes the car even more timeless than it already is. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
Country flag
Offline
Re: The Most Beautiful MGB - 1962 Jaque Coune Coup

[ QUOTE ]
POA is a polite way of saying "Don't ask"
What I've heard here is....if you have to ask......

[/ QUOTE ]

And with the £/$ exchange rate as it currently is, its likely to stay in Olde Englande, or there-abouts....
 

Nunyas

Yoda
Country flag
Offline
Re: The Most Beautiful MGB - 1962 Jaque Coune Coup

[ QUOTE ]
/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/iagree.gif

The front is good, very good. I like it a lot until the very rear, which looks bland.

[/ QUOTE ]

/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/iagree.gif Some people like that rear end though. Personally, that much sheet metal and only two little round tail lights to break it up leaves something to be desired. I suppose putting the license plate in that billboard of a rear end (instead of under the bumper like it is in the pics) might help break things up a bit though.
 
OP
PAUL161

PAUL161

Great Pumpkin
Silver
Country flag
Offline
Re: The Most Beautiful MGB - 1962 Jaque Coune Coup

[ QUOTE ]
Hmmm....Wonder if that front end could be recreated in fiberglass?

[/ QUOTE ]

Take an old "B" fender, Some sheet metal skill, a lot of patience and it's amazing what you could do. I have no doubt that there's some of you guys out there who could make the fender on the top photo look like the one on the bottom. PJ

JCMGBCOMP.jpg

62JCMGBHL.jpg
 
OP
PAUL161

PAUL161

Great Pumpkin
Silver
Country flag
Offline
Re: The Most Beautiful MGB - 1962 Jaque Coune Coup

Steve, If it's the one I think it is, the price is warranted. It is the only right hand drive model made and built for the chairman of BMC as his personal car. The right hand drive alone make's it a one and only. PJ
 
Similar threads
Thread starter Title Forum Replies Date
P Another beautiful Sunday Spotted 0
Jim_Gruber Remember "The Mite" a beautiful "almost a BE" Build. It's back on BAT and Badder than ever! Spridgets 6
Z For Sale 1954 Austin Healey 100-4 BN1 Beautiful Restoration Austin Healey Classifieds 0
Z For Sale 1954 Austin Healey 100-4 Beautiful Restoration Austin Healey Classifieds 0
F For Sale Beautiful 1967 Triumph Bonneville T-120 Triumph Classifieds 1
Jim_Gruber A beautiful piece of jewelry for Bugsy/ Christmas came early Spridgets 12
Basil Met 59diamond [Bill] and his beautiful 1960 Bugeye Spridgets 9
W Please help ID this unusual [& beautiful] carburetor adapter Other British Cars 4
HealeyRick Beautiful Sprinzel Sprite Replica Spridgets 5
P TR6 Beautiful day for ride Triumph 7
KVH TR2/3/3A Beautiful Restoration--TR3 Triumph 30
C quixotic, perhaps, but certainly beautiful MG 20
2 TR6 Beautiful 74 TR6 with Overdrive Triumph 2
regularman Beautiful day today with the Midget Spridgets 19
John Moore Beautiful Bugeye! Spridgets 11
RickB Beautiful Fall day in NW took the dog for a ride! Spridgets 17
B TR6 Rear-ended today and my beautiful TR6 is smashed.. Triumph 18
Darwin Spitfire Beautiful day for ducks and a drive in the spit Triumph 4
G What a beautiful day for a drive !!! Spridgets 16
Brosky Wedge Now this could be a real find beautiful TR8 conv Triumph 10
jjbunn TR2/3/3A Beautiful white TR3 sighting in Pasadena Triumph 0
Glen_B Beautiful day for a drive Spridgets 7
T Oh what a beautiful morning....... Spridgets 2
Morris Oh what a beautiful morning! Spridgets 8
regularman Saw a beautiful big healey at the movies Austin Healey 10
kcbugeye1275 Beautiful day Spridgets 16
Musicman A Beautiful Day for a Ride Triumph 9
S A Beautiful MG SA at Kirkland Concours MG 11
Musicman Beautiful Day for a Ride Triumph 11
KLUTZ Check out this beautiful Triumph on Ebay. Triumph 10
B Not so beautiful MG,s MG 10
C BEAUTIFUL! Winter Day...... Triumph 5
L Oh, What a beautiful day MG 5
703MGB Beautiful day turned bad MG 4
Basil This has to be one of the most beautiful cars ever Other Cars 17
coldplugs Trucks can be beautiful Other Cars 5
M A truely beautiful sight!! Triumph 2
J Beautiful Jaguar XKE photo article worth looking. Jaguar 2
Basil Beautiful 53 Mk VII Jaguar 0
C MGB Re strapping a MGB seat bottom MG 2
Simmo MGB Re Engined MGB MG 4
Carlbanan56 MGB MGB rear break rebuild MG 6
C Wanted Early MGB soft top and/or tonneaus, condition not very important MG Classifieds 0
Carlbanan56 MGB Mgb turn signals MG 17
J MGB 1970 MGB Steering Lubrication MG 1
C Wanted Wanted: 1977 to 1980 MGB Dashboard MG Classifieds 0
L SOLD!! For Sale MGB Hardtop MG Classifieds 3
EvansClassicCars For Sale 1980 MGB for sale MG Classifieds 0
J MGB Tire pressure for 1980 MGB MG 14
5 Wanted Wanted 1966 mgb banjo type axle rear hub MG Classifieds 0

Similar threads

Top