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MG MGB Technical - 76 MGB History

Hello to all. I am the original owner of a 76 MGB. I bought the car in Feb 1976. Manufacturing date is Nov 1975 on the data plate.I was recently reading about certain features of the various year models and this particular publication stated that the 50th anniversary models(which mine is) were the 1975 models
(1925-1975) not 1976 models. My car has the gold emblem on the dash to the right of the glovebox, gold emblem on the nose,steering wheel hub and trunk lid. Does anyone know why the 76 cars were anniversary models when the 75's would be the 50th year cars?
H.Bauguss

Although the 76 model year started in Sep 75 the badging didn't revert until Jan 76. So the anniversary year was the calendar year not the model year.
Paul Hunt

my 76, manufactured on 2/15/76 had a gold colored steering wheel hub - or what was left of it - the remainder of the celebratory items were omitted.

rn
RN Lipow

This thread was discussed between 09/04/2003 and 10/04/2003

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