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- OBJECT TYPE
- 2dr/roadster/convertible/gas
- DATE
- 1980
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1980.0778.001
- MANUFACTURER
- British Leyland Motor Corp.
- MODEL
- MGB/CONVERTIBLE GHN 5UL/B
- LOCATION
- Abingdon, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- GVLDJ2AG 513713
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL BODY/ VINYL INTERIOR/ CANVAS CAP
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 467.0 cm
- Width
- 167.0 cm
- Height
- 183.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- 1240.0
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Motorized Ground Transportation
- Category
- Automotive vehicles
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Leyland
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Abingdon
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- NEW
- Canada
-
Product imported to Canada from mother company in Britain. Represents the final year of production for the MGB (1962-1980). Purchased brand new for the Automotive collection. The MG was a popular sports car in Canada, especially the MGB. - Function
-
Owner driven passenger vehicle for general transportation. - Technical
-
European Automotive manufacturers were hard hit by WWII, therefore British manufacturers shipped exports to survive. Many foreign cars were brought to North America by returning servicemen. MGB was introduced in 1962. It is a unibody car. 399 070 were made from 1962 to 1980. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- N/A
- Missing
- COMPLETE From CA of 08/27/1997 by Serge Ouellette: Yes
- Finish
- BODY COLOR BROOKLAND GREEN (BRITISH RACING COLOURS)/ INTERIOR AND CAP ARE TAN
- Decoration
- BLACK BUMPERS (SHOCK ABSORBING CONSTRUCTION)
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