Journal of Original 1977 MGB

Heritage Certificates can be very useful. I have information on the originality of my 1977 MGB from print and TV commercials. I also have even more originality documents available. One of these is a British Motor Industry Heritage Certificate. Another is the original dealer delivery checklist that was prepared when […]

A delivery checklist is one of the many documents that came with my 1977 MGB. I have a large stack of invoices for just about every piece of work or part that had been purchased over the years. I have organized this into an old fashioned binder and maintain it […]

Background For most of 2020, I had been debating getting new tyres (tires). Ultimately this lead to a Road Force Balancing Road Trip. For one thing I subscribe to the theory of replacing tires based on age. I frankly don’t care what the tread looks like. Why? Because I’ve seen […]

MG 2016 Concours was to be the final time NAMGBR would host a concours class at the annual convention. I had sat out for 2014 as agreed after winning 3 in a row. For 2015 I didn’t attend the event in Canada. By the time of MG 2016 interest and […]

MG 2013 Concours in Corvallis OR saw my third in a row Top Point award hat trick. Within NAMGBR the top point concours car became known as The Don Hayter Top Point Award. Named after the chief designer of the MGB none other than Don Hayter. As I always do, […]

MG 2012 Concours in Dillard GA saw my second Top Point award. Within NAMGBR the top point concours car became known as The Don Hayter Top Point Award. Named after the chief designer of the MGB none other than Don Hayter. As I always do, I drove the car to […]

MG 2011 Concours saw my first Top Point award. Within NAMGBR the top point concours car became known as The Don Hayter Top Point Award named after the chief designer of the MGB none other than Don Hayter. The event was in Reno NV and, as I always do, I […]

Introduction Recently, if you’ve been reading the MGB Driver magazine of the North American MGB Register (NAMGBR). You may have seen several articles and comments about originality. This seems to have sparked quite a bit of discussion back and forth about whether originality is important and the various modifications many […]

Documenting originality can be helpful with concours judging. Judges are not professionals. Although there are reference books, over 18 years of production, there were many changes to the MGB. Speaking of reference books one of the best for the MGB is “Original MGB” by Anders Ditlev Clausager. I have a […]

MG 2009 Concours took place in Breckenridge Colorado for NAMGBR. Using the knowledge I gained from the first event I made changes to the car. The objective is to have the car as close as possible to how it left the factory in Abingdon. It also allows for how it […]