I also saw the Speedvision show and noted the owner of Checkered Flag kept
describing the B as a 68 when in reality it was a 69. The 1969 models were
the first year to have the head rests, side reflectors and the breakaway
mirror. None of these items were required until 1969 when they were
legislated for safety reasons and not included in the 1968 model. It was
also interesting that after he indicated the values of the respective cars
that they brokeaway for a Hemmings ad to point out where to find these cars
in the publication and the price of the early MGB GT on the page they
displayed was $15500 US which was considerably higher than the $10000 top
end value he gave them. While I realize prices in Hemmings tend to be higher
in many instances it just seemed to shoot him in the foot or wherever. Just
my 2 cents worth.
Don
----- Original Message -----
From: <Tomsaudi@aol.com>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 1:55 AM
Subject: Interesting comparison of B's and TR4's
> I was watching Speedvision tonight, and the owner of Checkered Flag from
> Florida did a bit on comparing the late 60's MGB and Triumph TR-4. It was
> fairly brief, but the emphasis appeared to be on the Triumph, with the
owner
> saying the TR-4's are rarer, and command a premium over MGB's. With a
white
> TR-4 and a black MGB parked side by side, I was incredulous. I know beauty
is
> in the eye of the beholder, but as far as looks are concerned, the TR-4
does
> not hold a candle to the B. The Triumph that was featured had tired
looking
> aftermarket alloys, while the B had perfect wire wheels. Go figure.
>
> Another thing that got me ticked was that the owner stated that the MGB
was
> built between 1962 and 1974. Ok, ok, we can all agree the chrome bumpered
B's
> are the best looking, but honestly, to say the B ended production in '74
is
> going a bit far....
>
> Tom
> 78 Midget
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