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MadRiver

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Sorry to intrude from the Triumph, Sumbean and Healey pages, but I've been looking for a decent MGC tourer for quite some time, and there never seem to be any for sale. Where are all the MGCs? /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif
 
Madriver,

Good question. There weren't too many made so are in short supply. When they come on the market, they sell rather quickly.

By the way, as a plan "B" (pun intended) there isn't anything wrong with a nice B with the peppy 1800cc.. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/driving.gif

Nice to see a Healey/Triumph guy joining the ranks of the MG nuts... /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif

Ah, the joys of variety... /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/cheers.gif
 
MadRiver said:
Sorry to intrude from the Triumph, Sumbean and Healey pages, but I've been looking for a decent MGC tourer for quite some time, and there never seem to be any for sale. Where are all the MGCs? /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif
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I own two of them....and no, they are not for sale.

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MGC 3950 (1968 Tourer 4-spd)
MGC 6165 (1969 Tourer Automatic)
 

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Rick, you're just such a TEASE!!! /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/jester.gif
 
ronzet said:
Madriver,

By the way, as a plan "B" (pun intended) there isn't anything wrong with a nice B with the peppy 1800cc.. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/driving.gif
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Except that there is no comparison between the two cars - they are very different. The MGB lacks power, but has very good handling (unless we are talking about the late RBB, in which case the less said the better).

The MGC is a bit more ponderous and suffers from incompletely thought out stock suspension, a situation that is easily remedied with a suitable front sway bar. It has considerably more power than an MGB, but it isn't a zippy fast revving engine like the 4 cylinder, it is more relaxed and is really more at home as a grand touring car than at your neighbourhood slalom.

I like them a lot - and find your garden variety MGB rather boring in comparison, as they lack the style of the MGA, and the power of the MGC, being a sort of in between car with not enough of either style or performance. IMHO, of course.
 
Bill,

Just to comment on the style... I have both a '57 A and a '66 B.

The A has/is undergoing a total frame off, the B is simply a driver and probably pulls 80 out of the 92 ponies it is supposed to have....

I enjoy the B because, quite simply, I drive it and get waves and comments. The A, sitting covered in my driveway, always gets great comments from both passers by and neighbors when I am working on it uncovered...

I agree with you that the A has more style than the B, but they both have more style than anything on the market today... 4, 6, or 8 cylinders.... Ergo, Our love of these darn little cars...
 
Ron said:
...they both have more style than anything on the market today... 4, 6, or 8 cylinders.... Ergo, Our love of these darn little cars...
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WOOHOOO!!! AMEN, BROTHER!!! /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/jester.gif
 
I have an A, B, BGT and CGT. They are all very different cars from one another. If it's a C you're after, none of the others will offer anything close to the same driving experience. But as said above, there weren't that many made to begin with so they are not easy to find for sale. A few years ago they were plentiful in the classifieds. Lately however they have been getting more attention as other comparable but more collectible cars go up in value. Keep watching the classifieds and eBay. They pop up now and then.
 
Do you remember when I found this little jewel in the tow yard after Hurricane Katrina? I recall when the tow guy let me in the holding pen to check it out, opening the bonnet and being frightened by that huge straight-6 and dual servos. What a monster. Al-u-mini-um bonnet yet. What a find, quite restorable. Ended up back in the hands of it's rightful owner, after the tow guy got his blood money out of him.
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That white one on ebay is sweet.
Heck, the one in the tow yard is in a lot better shape than mine.

I have a red CGT #7651.
It's "restorable".
 
I've a '68 roadster & a '69 auto trans GT....will never get rid of either!
 
Thanks MG people!

You know, I've always had my sights set on a tourer, but the one thing my collection lacks is a GT. I've always intended on adding a GT-6+ at some point, but perhaps that nifty white CGT would be just the thing I'm looking for! /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif
 
The MGC is the only MG with enough gumption to handle an auto trans, so some of them get used by people who are not manual savvy, or a few, I suppose, who commute and prefer an auto to jiggling a clutch in traffic all day.

I still have an auto gearbox and bellhousing as well as a shifter (but no torque converter) for an MGC if anyone near enough to BC needs one.
 
billspohn said:
Except that there is no comparison between the two cars - they are very different. The MGB lacks power, but has very good handling (unless we are talking about the late RBB, in which case the less said the better).
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Hmmmm nothing wrong with rubber bumper MG's, they only raised them in height because of silly american rules /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/crazyeyes.gif

Not hard to lower them back down either...

Even in England its quite rare to come across an MGC for sale, what are the differences with the MGB and MGC apart from the different lumps up front?
 
That is unless you're talking about ~early~ RB B's. The RB's up to and including '76 were lifted and had the anti-sway bars removed, which makes for an extremely rolly-polly ride.

But like Mr. [censored] said, it's not hard to lower them back down. I'll add it's not hard to put anti-sway bars on them either.
 
Nunyas said:
That is unless you're talking about ~early~ RB B's. The RB's up to and including '76 were lifted and had the anti-sway bars removed, which makes for an extremely rolly-polly ride.

But like Mr. [censored] said, it's not hard to lower them back down. I'll add it's not hard to put anti-sway bars on them either.
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I was talking about the later cars, as per the orginal poster and thats what I own /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif

How come my name is censored? (Admitly thats not my real name though :p)
 
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:]Hmmmm nothing wrong with rubber bumper MG's, they only raised them in height because of silly american rules

Not hard to lower them back down either...

Even in England its quite rare to come across an MGC for sale, what are the differences with the MGB and MGC apart from the different lumps up front?[/QUOTE]The MGC chassis uses a completely different front end than the MGB. The cross member is only a small support unit, while suspension is torsion bars. The radiator panel area is cut away to make room for the longer engine. Substantial reinforcements were added to the underbody area forward of the seat mounting to strengthen the unibody and allow mounting and support of the torsion bars. There are other differences but those are the most obvious.

Rubber bumper MGBs are heavier than early cars in all the wrong places, and they ride too high. Here in the US, they are also lacking power because of the smog equipment.
 
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