MGB GT: THE CLASSIC 2+2

Familiarity breeds contempt – but in the case of the MGB GT, the backlash is unwarranted. Handily sized, well-proportioned and eminently practical, your next ’B GT can be anything from a high-days and holidays historic to a hard-charging track machine. From its release in 1965, it was all things to all people – and would never leave them caught out struggling to raise a hood in the pouring rain.

Blessed with a strong survival rate and an affordable marketplace, the ’B GT remains one of the most sensible and well-catered-for classics you can buy. A long legacy means that spares are cheap, and cars are easily upgraded if that’s what’s required.

MODEL OVERVIEW

MG’s latter-day chief engineer, Don Hayter, was well aware of the importance of a 2+2 coupe following his work at Aston