1964 MGB Roadster British Racing Green mgb The car completed 214 laps

The car completed 214 laps but sadly failed to finish

and was probably the first car many people ever saw

This drawing shows the car in well-known Gulf livery used in 1968 and 1969 when the car won LeMans and includes a period helmet design with the same livery

They cost £5

1964 MGB Roadster British Racing Green mgb The car completed 214 lapsThe MGB is probably the most ubiquitous british sports car ever made and remains one of the most popular classic cars. Built from 1962 to 1980 in Abingdon, England, the car replaced the MGA and was MGs first foray into the now common monocoque construction. More than 500,000 MGBs were sold with the majority being exported. Both roadsters and coupes (named the MGB GT) were produced and used the tried and tested B series engine. There were three major