Why do people graft on those awful wooden dashboards on a lovely crackle-finished dash original 😬

@Martin_in_Cheltenham

3 ай бұрын

Because it is their car and they can do what they want.. not sure I would though.

@adama8570

3 ай бұрын

The shiny dash of the MGA showed reflections so the MGB roadster got the crackle-finish and the GT was cheaper to fit with the same.

@RAW555R

3 ай бұрын

Agree they look awful, also those horrid wooden steering wheels they feel bloody horrible in Ur hands and look cheesy, all personal choice of course but they look shit. I like standard or possibly a nice Astrali or Moto lita leather wheel.

@mikeuk4130

3 ай бұрын

Because they think it suits the Grand Tourer aesthetic of the CGT? I think a good matte finish in Birdseye Maple or a dark burred wood would look lovely, although the black crackle does look great with the black Smiths instruments.

@alexpanting4177

3 ай бұрын

@RAW555R most wooden wheels are mota lita mine is certainly doesn't feel cheap especially the deep dish chunkier one

Some things in life are immediately perceived as beautiful. Your opening sequence was such! It's gorgeous.

@fuelupclassic

3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

The MGC is very underrated. Thank you for your thoughtful review. Well done.

@fuelupclassic

3 ай бұрын

I completely agree! Thank you for watching.

I owned a Downton tuned MGC GT for a short while around 2003. It had a triple SU setup etc, big valve head, lightened fly wheel etc it flew and sounded glorious. It was originally Sandy Beige with red leather, white piping interior, but someone in the past painted it red. When MG were looking at giving the MGB more power, they ran a test car in the early 60s with the 'Blue Streak Six' a 2.4 litre straight six used in the Australian built Wolseley 24/80 & Austin Freeway (ADO 40) saloon - basically a six cylinder B-Series. It went very well, being a lot lighter than the later engine the C got. Years back I saw an MGB GT for sale in Oz which someone had put one of these 'Blue Streak Six' engines in.

@fuelupclassic

7 күн бұрын

I bet that was epic fun! Thank you for watching.

Having had both a B and a C I haven´t got enough praise for the C! Having had a father who worked for MG I became familiar with the C in my teens just before its introduction. Big mistake that the engine was not made in larger numbers due to the wrong and weird decision to release the Austin 3 litre instead of its planned Wolseley version with a much clearer upmarket identity.

@fuelupclassic

3 ай бұрын

Great to hear!

I love its style anyway. It's a great car for daily driving. a nice engine, a cozy interior, and a beautiful design. Thank you🙏

@fuelupclassic

3 ай бұрын

Glad you like it and thank you for watching.

I drive a 68 C daily in New England about 6 months a year. Most reliable vehicle I've ever driven. Put a 9.5lb one piece flywheel, headers, some lightweight parts 2" hs8 dual carbs and great 205 tires. I am quite content....

@fuelupclassic

2 ай бұрын

Fantastic!

Had one of these until recently, owned it for years, it was the MG I always aspired to, whilst all my fellow enthusiasts went for the V8. A fabulous long legged mile muncher.....several times cruising on the continent at three figures. I miss it hugely, but you can't drive now in this country...........

Nice positive review. Those who know, know! The MG Car Club C Register can help……

@fuelupclassic

3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

I have always loved the MGC, its so much nicer than the MGB and more relaillable than a Aston Martin in those days...

@fuelupclassic

3 ай бұрын

They just got the styling so right with the C. Thank you for watching.

The best car out of Abingdon post war. Hugely misunderstood by so many and those in that camp missed the boat big time! A baby Aston Martin is definitely a worthy comment. I have owned C´s for more than 40years and have loved them from day 1. Very well built and - in the best possible way - a bit over engineered and massively strong. The engine is also very robust, very tuneable with the second version of the BMC C series 6 so much smoother than the series 1 that powered the Austin Healey. Great video, thank you.

@fuelupclassic

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it.

I think your categorisation of the C as being a grand tourer is valid, although I’m not qualified to comment on it as a budget Aston Martin alternative. I was horrified by the state of the under bonnet wiring, though; it didn’t look like part of a £20k resto to me.

I owned two convertible MBGs and had a Bermuda hard top, and two MGB GTs. Loved them!!

Between myself and my pal we have 3 MGC's, 1 x GT and 2 roadsters, one of which is an ex BCV8 race car from the 1970's. The GT is a show standard restoration in snowberry white with 72 spoke silver painted wheels & 165/80R/15 modern tyres and is driven regularly (no point in owning one if you don't drive it IMHO). The others are a tartan red roadster with triple SU carbs and MG motorsport parts with chrome wires and 185/70R/15 tyres. The ex BCV8 race car is a snowberry white beast which is highly tuned using upgraded camshaft and cylinder head running triple SU carbs with open ram pipes. This one has bolt on minilite style wheels in silver with 185/65R/15 tyres. A very fast car 😊. 20 mpg on a good day, if you can resist putting your foot down, which you can't 😂😂 and we use premium unleaded E5 fuel. We also use Miller oils and change the filters every 3000 miles to keep the engines in top condition. Well done on a great review 🤍🏁

@fuelupclassic

3 ай бұрын

Great to hear you enjoyed it and thank you for sharing your MGC ownership stories. I can only imagine the BCV8 is epic fun!

I really agree with your opinion on the styling; the hardtop (by Pininfarina?) turned the roadster into one of the prettiest cars ever. Such a shame that the C was never appreciated in it's day.

@fuelupclassic

3 ай бұрын

Absolutely! One of the prettiest yet often overlooked 1960s classics in my opinion.

@user-bt6ch1xe1m

3 ай бұрын

Genius of Pininfarina....from the waistline up it's all theirs. Can you see the Ferrari 250 windscreen design, and the superb C pillar angle?

@fuelupclassic

3 ай бұрын

​@@user-bt6ch1xe1m If you took the MG badges off, think you could trick quite a few people into thinking it's something much more exotic.

I own a -69 CGT, tartan red, european version sold new to Switzerland. And I agree with your review. I have owned three sixties MGB's so I know the difference. And of course, I love it. "Smiles per miles" as you said.

@fuelupclassic

3 ай бұрын

Wonderful to hear you're enjoying MGC ownership and thank you for watching.

Nice video. First time I have stumbled across your channel

@fuelupclassic

3 ай бұрын

Welcome aboard!

Have 6 C's including 2 race C's awesome cars from 120hp to 300hp just love them all driving wives standard to my 300hp race C and all in-between.

@fuelupclassic

3 ай бұрын

Wonderful! I bet the 300hp one is a real hoot to drive.

@chormy

3 ай бұрын

Once the engine is back in may offer you a drive . It's a bit different

@user-ib4ei2ol1l

2 ай бұрын

Hello ! Any luck producing more alloy heads ? I'm on the list still I hope...

@chormy

2 ай бұрын

@@user-ib4ei2ol1l still waiting on Machine shop to do the next 5 heads ,painful.

I owned the 1968 roadster version in the mid 1970s. I loved the car which was Tartan Red with a black detachable hard top. The DVLA shows it's still around. registration PMO 262F. I wish I could get in touch with the present owner.

@fuelupclassic

3 ай бұрын

The MG Owners' Club run a free Lost & Found service - it might be worthing placing a free advert with them and tracking down the current owner.

@85waspnest

3 ай бұрын

@@fuelupclassic Thanks, I'll try that. 🙂

@adama8570

3 ай бұрын

I remember how much quieter it was with a hardtop than an MGB!

The engine in the C was super smooth but as Austin 3Litre owners will tell you had issues oil consumption at higher mileages for one another was the crankshaft damper pulley worked loose on its keyway. Also although it worked fine in the V8 the manual gearbox was prone to jumping out of thrid gear. The automatic was the BW35 not well matched to the 3 litre engine the engine wasn't really "free revving"even by 1960:s standards. It had originally been developed for highly leaded 5 star fuel and needed the ignition retarded for 4 star.

I never realized how relatively rare these are. I thought the Triumph GT6 was rare on its own, but MGC... wow. Not that either seem remembered.

I had one of these and loved it. It cost £600...

My mum had one of these during the 70s. KNA 330F. automatic. It was great.

@rover100bunson

17 күн бұрын

Untaxed since 1984,maybe scrapped or abroad

@stringer-ik1pc

17 күн бұрын

@@rover100bunson cheers 👍

I'll stick with my B. She'll sit at well over the speed limit all day long in OD top. Never knew they weren't coil sprung.

@fuelupclassic

3 ай бұрын

Having just bought an O/D gearbox to fit in my 66 BGT, i'm looking forward to much more comfortable cruising. - At the moment it all gets a bit 'busy' at 60-70 mph. - No such issues with the 'C' though.

@stuwhite2337

3 ай бұрын

@@fuelupclassic it makes a big difference! I have a roadster with a hardtop though so windy noise is pretty deafening at motorway speed 😂

Nice one Matt

@fuelupclassic

3 ай бұрын

Thank you.

Couldn't afford a C, bought a BGT instead, ...thicker anti roll bar, high tyre pressures and perhaps better front dampers must make a C handle well.

@fuelupclassic

3 ай бұрын

Absolutely! Updating just a few things makes a huge difference.

There was an MG in the 1960s that was reviled as much as the MGC ..... the Magnette 1V, which was just an Oxford/Cambridge with knobs on. Autocar summed it up as a cheap way to drive behind one of the most famous badges in the history of British motoring. The MGC was a cheap and cheerful car, rushed into production and provided to the press in a dreadful state of maintenance with low tyre pressures and poor suspension tune. The engine as you say wasn't the Westie 3 litre but a heavyweight agricultural lump that should have graced a lorry with less power than the old 3 litre in the AH 3000. The last time BL rushed a car like the MGC into production, it was the Marina, again, provided to the press before it was properly developed with front suspension issues. The V8 was a miles better car and the RV8 is the best.

Beautiful

Nice example apart from the tacky dashboard cover and lairy carpets. Oh, and the rear light lenses are wrong.

@fuelupclassic

3 ай бұрын

Good spot on the rear light lenses! The nice thing about it being an MG is everything can be changed quickly and relatively cheaply to suit the owners' taste.

@adama8570

3 ай бұрын

Rear heated window not laminated but who cares? Lovely car!

Good video but I;d also consider an MGB V8 (3.5 litre engine).

@fuelupclassic

3 ай бұрын

I will definitely have to get one on the channel in the near future :). Thank you for watching.

@chrishenniker5944

3 ай бұрын

It was Britain’s equivalent to the Mustang and Camaro.

Lovely Car . Pure British sexiness and not Germanic too X

Give me the V8 everytime.

@fuelupclassic

3 ай бұрын

We will get one on the channel soon :)

I had one , it was a nightmare and dangerous!

@fuelupclassic

3 ай бұрын

Oh!

I have a cgt 1969 usa

@Martin_in_Cheltenham

3 ай бұрын

Me too and a great car. One of the best videos on an MGC I have seen- thank you. Although I get 28mpg on a good long drive.

@fuelupclassic

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching.

I think even today though youd walk straight past the c and get the b v8

@fuelupclassic

3 ай бұрын

We will have to get a V8 on the channel and see how they compare

Where is the 20,000 ,,,,in this car?