Our MGB GT represents original sports car that superseded MGA in 1962. Built by BMC, which later became British Leyl&, the standard MGB was assembled at Abingdon in Oxfordshire as a four-cylinder, soft top roadster from 1962 to 1980. Variants included MGB GT, the subject of our new 1:76 scale model, which was a three-door, 2 + 2 coupe with fixed roof which came off the production line between 1965 & 1980. Designed by Pininfarina, the car sported a new hatchback style with sloping rear window & much more luggage space. Despite car's slightly increased weight over the standard MGB resulting in slower acceleration, the 1798 cc engine gave the MGB GT a top speed of 105 mph.