MGB GT Jubilee Ltd Edition

History

British Leyland announced  in late 1974 that the 50th anniversary of MG cars was to be celebrated by the production of a limited edition of 750 MG BGT Jubilee models. Launched the following year, they were distinguished by British Racing Green paintwork with gold stripes incorporating the Jubilee logo. Other badges on the car were gold rather than silver, and the wheels had gold detailing. Other goodies included an overdrive gearbox, carpets instead of rubber mats, black cloth seats with headrests, a V8-style steering wheel and tinted glass – all optional extras at the time.

First registered in August 1975, this car is number 448 of the run. Said to be in very good condition throughout, it comes with a large history file and all its old MOTs from 1992, since when it has covered 40,000 miles. Always in regular use and said to drive very well, it has clearly been well looked after as the large file of bills would indicate. It has an MOT to July 2008 and is taxed until next February.