From the moment the MGB was introduced in 1962, it was extremely successful, especially in the important North American export market. It enjoyed an 18-year production run, with over 512,880 MGBs built in total of which 125,621 were GT models. Thus it was the best selling British sports car ever.

This particular car, in common with the other 999 cars in the final batch, is a Limited Edition model with special paint work, coachlining and wheels. This example is finished in metallic pewter with cast alloy wheels.

The car came off the assembly line on 22nd October 1980 and was the very last MGB to be produced. It was also the last MG and the last car to be built at MG’s Abingdon factory. By the time the factory closed its doors, the MGB had accounted for nearly half of the 1.2 million MG models that had left Abingdon during fifty years of production.