A new MGB with V8 grunt, what's not to like! Superb thanks Jodie ❤

What a beautiful "B". Mines a little rough around the edges comparatively (custom chassis/suspension, SBC 400+hp, 4-spped), V8 MGBs are BIG FUN!

I really like that almost every component is British. The attention to detail and standard of finish is superb.

Wow, what a beautiful execution of such an iconic car!

Been waiting for this video Jodie 🎉. As an ex MG mechanic I was smiling for ear to ear ! Although the later MG'S . Maestro, Montego metro etc . Such an amazing brand !! They Stir the Soul and Inspire Memories❤

Every Car Guy has a story, please keep this format. Thoroughly enjoyed this one. salute to Frontline and the brains behind the company.

I'd love to have that over here on the German Autobahns! Mega!

Tim's a really good guy, he's put his heart & soul into that business. He deserves the attention his cars are getting.🙂👍

So glad you kept the Marina parts-bin interior door handles!

What a car, old school classic with a modern twist.

Great restomod, thanks for bringing us this video, Jodie.

That's what you call a jem of a beautiful 😍 ❤ car love it all together

We need more cars like this, we can't compete with China on cheap crap, but we can compete on pure quality and class.

I am in love. Proper British Beef. Amazing. Now I just need to work hard and get one!

A truly beautiful machine!...sounds awesome!...❤️

Wow Jody, what a weapon!! The sound was amazing! Many thanks for posting, cheers, John.

I have to hit the like button before I've even watched the video, because I know it's going to be great. Especially with the V8.

Really great job on making that V8 MGB. 👍😎👍

Fantastic sound that is what a car should sound

wow what a car excellent great to see an old car new and with lots of power also it put a smille on your face when you see the on the road well done kid in a sweet shop

Absolutely superb Jodie love these cars, and then you put in a monster v8.😊

Omg I used to follow you for years in your modelling career! How cool that you've got a Car channel! 😍 so nice to see you on here ❤

Lovely to see people doing these unique builds.... maybe making it back to a 2+ slightly more practical. either way lovely car!

What an attractive motor!

What a fabulous car Abbey is- love it Thanks 🙏

Thanks again for another great video. Beautiful car, but I would miss head rests.

I love the vibe here, very nice. Contagious enthusiasm. :)

Great piece of engineering, fit finish, sounds and looks the business. Well done to all involved

Some classic cars get better with age and some simple modifications. Truly stunning car

In terms of size there is certainly at least one MGB with a jaguar v12 squeezed under the bonnet 😁

It’s magnificent!

Lordy, I bet this is a really really good steer. Fantastic fun in such a useable pretty package. Oh to have unlimited resources and just build what you fancy. The design and engineering on show here looks very impressive and properly resolved, top work and British too!

Beautiful job! Trimmed somewhat like an XK-E, the paint brings to mind the '68 E-Type I had.

Hi Jodie that was great loved it. The way you loved the car would you buy one? As I would if I had the money without a doubt as it great cars like this exist in the first place.

Great stuff, keep the hammer down!

Have always been a Triumph fan rather than MGs but I would love one like that .

That is fun!

Beautiful car!

the front end shape kind of reminds me of a BMW Z8. very sleek slope

Engine sounds lovely when pushed, I hope someone specs a track version.

Absolutely stunning but is it just me or does looking in the boot look like they have just dropped off an unfortunate soul at the local crematorium?

Lots of American hot rodders did Sunbeam v-8 conversions in the late 60's early 70's. "Sportscar? Not yet it isn't" they said.

Incredible With a lottery win I'd have a V8 for proper motoring and an electric version for everyday use. Love the attention to detail, the electric window solution, brilliant Great video about a company making a classic into a modern (extremely) desirable classic

Magnificent car .

My word, that car is amazing.

THAT is a car. I suspect it's big money but what an absolute beauty. I'm going to investigate immediately!

Brilliant car, now I know what to spend my lottery winnings on.

Awesome

Wow what a beastie😊

I wish these were available in the US as my first car was a MGB-GT but I understand it is difficult to import them.

Thats a very nice tight but reserved english v8 sound, love iit x

YES!!!

Great just shows what we can still do

I have had a real the for the MG C GT ever since I saw one as a kid. Long term plan to get a project and sort it.

Much better than the EV converted abominations.

Nice job! What a project but couldn’t you have updated the seats? Headrests should be a no brainer in a restomod. 😅

Oh no, not again! My "have to have one now" list just got longer.

Perfect for a run in the country

When I was a kid my sisters had a friend that had a MG with a Corbett engine in it.

Nice old Newcastle Registration.

Yes please 😁

I❤ this 🚗

Re: big engine, there's a 632ci/1000hp MGB in the North East USA (it's an Animal) street car

The MGB already has a rover V8 and if that's not enough the RV8 also has a guess what? I do like this one with all the leather and the potdntial for reliability but you tend to fall in love with the original.

The standard MGB V8 was pretty fast with the rover 3.5 which was originally a Oldsmobile 215 cuin .This looks like a punched out Rover V8

Never mind about the upholstery, driving comfort and twaddle from the occupants, SHOW ME THE BLOODY ENGINE,

Mechanically superb and would be great to pilot. However, the back floor reminded me of a Hearse and the roof lining looks wrong imo! Sorry guys!

Great RESTOMOD of the MGB GT V8 . I am not english . i have not understood where the V8 come from and the power ??? Anyway , GREAT WORK .

There's nothing better than seeing the driver of a car radiating happiness 😊

Think I might buy a lottery ticket 😀

I WANT ONE!!!!!!

Cool.... definitely not unassuming though. I'd take one look and know it's gonna eat me for breakfast 😎

Jodieee 💕

finaly not 'traditional' hypercar , but sunbeam tiger like pure muscle and class machine .

I think that was the longest stint for you as a passenger before grabbing the wheel.

Could do with headrest as invent of a crash .

lol 😂 looks like a hearse in the back!

Proof that even though EVs are the ultimate commuting appliances, but if you want to feel alive, you buy an h shift ICE, bonus points if it has a great interior like this masterpiece! My trackday, Sunday/Funday car is h shift ICE, my meaningless commuting appliance is a soulless EV which is objectively "faster" than the fun car.

A great modern resto of an old British classic. However, I’m not a fan of the hearse-like rear compartment.

The Dunlop alloy wheels are lovely, but not in gloss black. The detail is completely lost. Silver, or at a push, gunmetal.

Even though is has a V8 engine, it's not going to stop the bodywork from rusting which MGs are notorious for. Serious issues with that car by having stereo system controls in a centre console meaning you have to take your eyes off the road. Also no head rests on the seats which could result in serious whiplash injury if another vehicle crashes into the rear at speed.

Redbull hanger 7 next please josie kidd I beg you to go please

What is source of powertrain?

Where can I buy one in Canada?

So Jodie , have you bought one?

Quite an achievement.

Looks like a proper MG until you turn the key. Then Abby becomes a proper beast.🔥🔥🔥🔥

To be honest although it is obviously superbly engineered, for me most of choices for the appearance of both the exterior and interior did nothing for me at all 😱

6:15 - Yeah, Jodie, that's not even close to the biggest. There's some Rover/Leyland V8 equipped versions, where the stock 4.4 litre version of the motor from a Leyland P76 has been bored and stroked past 5.5 litres before being dropped in. IIRC the wildest is the ex Dr Mort Fitzgerald MG based racecar, somewhere close to 6 litres was one number I heard - Mort used to pull over going through 'Siberia' at the Phillip Island Grand Prix track and let the entire field of MG's pass, then chase down them all for the win, in a ten lap race,... If you can find footage of it racing, the thing is an animal, giant wing, splitter, ducting through bodywork for cooling and brakes. This one you're riding in look much more suited to the road, commending the choice of wheels that look 'right' for the vehicles age, not some garish modern JDM rims that wouldn't suit.

Are they going to tell us how much this beautiful thing cost

What MG should have been.

If his order book was not full it will be now that is stunning, If he sticks to only thirty then there will be an awful lot of dis-appointed enthusiasts out there!

Beautiful car, stunning interior and craftsmanship. Wheels are not to my reasonable taste (why black? Hero cars shouldn’t look like plastic wheel trims fell off - we are that generation ), but overall well done.

I found something I wasn't keen on - the roof lining.

Should have let Jodi drive from the jump.

Very nice car but I think 375 hp is to much for the car

great to see a REAL beautiful car ,modernised, just wonderful , ...i just don't get these battery ugly cars they are trying to sell people nowadays , take me back to the 60's/70's/80's PLEEEEZ ...LOL

The MGB was castrated at birth and its good to see a re-emergence of the V8 with the sort of power that it should have developed. To correct Jodie, there is a wide bodied V8 MGB roadster with a supercharged, methanol/water injection Chevy LT1 with a conservative 535hp road car in US. The MGB GT body shape was always an excellent design that has stood the test of time but it was dreadfully conceived with the outdated dinosaur mechanicals. One thing that would concern me about riding in this car is the lack of head restraints, which would make me feel uncomfortable and is a woeful safety omission. I get the historic bucket seats that remind me of the Mk1 Midget/Sprite but a good designer could have integrated some head restraints to keep within the spirit of the car.

From 230,000 euro,think i will stick to my 1.8gbt thanks

In my youth, I tried to shoe-horn a V8 Chevy into my MGB - the lack of facilities, money and, quite frankly, knowledge let me down and the project was a failure. But you have to dream…………….!