This video features an in-depth tour of a 1960s MGB GT, a popular compact sports car. The car's owner, Antonie Gradient, has owned it for 44 years and has adapted it for long and tough rallies. The car is powered by a big V8 engine developed by Buick, which is remarkable for its weight and performance.
The car's engine room is well-stocked, with adjustments made for temperature management. The engine block itself has never been taken apart and remains completely original. The car has undergone several modifications, including a large radiator block, a big fan, and an intercooler between the oil and the water. The car's chassis has also been significantly modified for heavy use.
The car's suspension has been upgraded to a more circuit-oriented front suspension with a combined telescope and shock absorber. The car also has a short suspension travel, which allows for better wheel movement, especially on bad roads. The car also has a new exhaust system made of stainless steel.
The car has traveled extensively, including two long rallies in America in 2015 and 2018, totaling 9,000 km in 3 weeks. The owner is proud of the car's history and its ability to handle various terrains, including gravel roads. The car has been well-maintained, with only minor changes made to its gearbox and its top speed slightly lowered due to these changes.
The video ends with the owner expressing his satisfaction with the car and expressing his hope for continued enjoyment of driving it.
1. The MGB is a well-known and popular compact sports car. It was available with four and six cylinders, as well as a big V8 developed by Buick.
2. The eight-cylinder model weighs less than the four and six cylinders.
3. Between 1973 and 1976, barely 2600 MGBs with V8 were built.
4. The car discussed in the text is owned by Antonie Gradient, who has owned his MG for 44 years.
5. Over the years, the car has been completely adapted to driving long and tough rallies.
6. The car has been driven a lot in Europe and two long rallies in America in 2015 and 2018, covering distances of 9,000 km in 3 weeks.
7. The car has been driven on gravel roads and less circumstances, and the owner likes it because if it gets bumpy, it has a good spring deflection.
8. The car has undergone several adjustments to improve temperature management. It has a large radiator block installed, a very big fan, two small rotten fens in it that blow in all directions, and a larger oil cooler in a better place.
9. The car has been well adapted to be used heavily and for a heavy day. It has an extra recess made so that more winter driving time can pass through the radiator and oil cooler.
10. The car has been modified to improve the suspension, with a more circuit-oriented front suspension with a combined telescope and shock absorber.
11. The car has a speed sensor for the tripmaster, and it has a short suspension travel.
12. The car has been completely reworked once, and it looks surprisingly good.
13. The car has a stainless steel exhaust system made by originally sitting in the middle under the one pot and then it continues to under the rear axle and then the rear pot is the last pot sits diagonally.
14. The car has clean campers, which are no longer standard shock absorbers, those adjustable ones too.
15. The car has two large rubber air bellows on the rear axle, which can be inflated or deflated and that keeps the rear of the car at a good level, even if you have some luggage with you and with two people.
16. The car has been completely adapted to driving long and tough rallies, and it is a pleasure and a joy to drive.
17. The car has been completely adapted to driving long and tough rallies, and it is a pleasure and a joy to drive.
18. The car has been completely adapted to driving long and tough rallies, and it is a pleasure and a joy to drive.