Production chronology1962–1980
Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.
Wikipedia lead ↗19 years
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MGMGB
Production1962–1980
Recorded originUnited Kingdom
ClassSports car
Also known asMGB Roadster
Background
The MGB is a two-door sports car which was manufactured from 1962 until 1980 by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) and marketed under the MG marque. It was announced and its details first published on 19 September 1962. Introduced as a four-cylinder soft-top roadster, later variants include the MGB GT three-door 2+2 coupé (1965–1980), the six-cylinder sports car and coupé MGC (1967–1969), and the eight-cylinder 2+2 coupé, the MGB GT V8 (1973–1976).
Text adapted from “MG MGB” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
Chronology ledger
Dates with their meaning intact
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations1963–1981
First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Netherlands RDW ↗19 years