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22 Dec 2012, 18:16 (Ref:3181174) | #1 | |
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1967 MGB GT FIA applicable?
Hi, just bought a 1967 mk1 mgb gt would like to turn it in to a fia race car and get papers for it, I can't find a clear answer anywhere is there anyone who car put me in the right direction???
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Hi and welcome to 10 Tenths. I think you'd be better asking in Historic Racing Today forum but I believe it's too new for what you want to do.
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22 Dec 2012, 22:10 (Ref:3181216) | #3 | ||
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I'll move to historic. There are some friendly and helpful bods there.
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23 Dec 2012, 06:27 (Ref:3181283) | #4 | ||
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Sorry but I think you'll find it a little too young,cut off being 1965. The correct body requires the 'Narrow Tunnel' version.[Mind you,there are plenty running round that have been converted!] But that leads to the extra expense of buying a narrow tunnel car.
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If you get a Heritage certificate for the car it will tell you the day it was made. Presumably if it was made in 65 then it will be OK.
I would suggest you contact Dave Saunders the Comps Director at the MGCC who knows everything about historic MG Bs. |
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Welcome to the forum, Chris. My gut feeling is that if BGT was accepted by Pre '66 FIA regs we would see them racing alongside the hard top cars. We don't.
My understanding is that the defining date is when car officially went on sale, not when made. It seems from what we read that this was 1966. It is quite possible dealers registered cars during January, if they had received the necessary paperwork from MG to do so, even if that was pre 'release'. |
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You can get FIA papers (presume you mean a Historic Technical Passport) for the car mentioned but what you won't be able to do is race it in pre 1966 events, which is the cut off date for most of the races and series run to FIA regulations. Although a GT version of the MGB was shown at the October 1965 Earls Court Motorshow I have a feeling that it was not on sale until 1966 so is not accepted as a pre '66 car. Sure someone will correct me if have got that wrong! Whatever, the homologation papers were issued on 01/04/1967, so that is the important date. The homologation number is 560, and papers listed as "Barely Readable" by the FIA. As Terence states, the earlier cars also had a narrower transmission tunnel, and all open top Bs have to have this to be granted HTP. So you can build your car up to homologated spec and obtain HTP for it, but the cost will probably outweigh the advantages of doing so. Better to check out the MGCC race series, HSCC Road Sports or CSCC Swinging 60s, all of which allow the GT as long as correct to their regulations. Hope that helps. |
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23 Dec 2012, 07:54 (Ref:3181292) | #10 | ||
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Quite correct Mike,66 was the year of release. Although the GT was appreciably stiffer than the roadster,there obviously is the weight penalty. This being the reason why the works waited for the C to be built before continuing with the car.
Alternatively there was the fore runner to the BMC car,the Belgian ' Jaque Counse' version which wich is ellidgable for htp papers. |
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Nothing better to do with three months holiday Mike
I realised after posting I had miss -spelt that,funny how much difference the 'S' makes! Writing is so small on Android phones. |
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Hi guys thanks for all your help I am apart of the CSCC already I maintain a Aston Martin db4 s5 vantage silver with a red stripe however car had a crash at castle Combe earlier this year I am currently rebuilding the car, but the client dose not want to race it anymore, so we wanted to build a MGB but wanted it to be a FIA car. Thanks for all your help. I'm sure I will be making more posts as I progress though the MG
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Thanks for that-I didn't have the heart to mention it. Yes,good luck with the project. The GT can still be made to go very well,and it has the stiffness as an advantage There is a fair bit of weight that can be saved very easily,almost as much to get it to roadster weight. |
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Of course FIA App K doesn't only apply to period F. Lest we forget the MGB GT appeared at Sebring as a prototype with a 2l engine, as a forrunner to the GTS campaign. So, it had international competition history in some form in 1967.
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I thought that most of the FIA cars that race have the 2lt engine fitted as standard !
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I take it you meant this one,I believe it suffered a misfire because of a loose crank sensor !
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Hi guys thank you very much for your help think we are just going to build a car that can race in the cscc swinging sixtys, also anyone ever done a rover v8 conversion in a mgb gt and did they ever fia a 1964 and a half mustang notchback ? Thanks guy
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1964 Mustang Mk1 homologation # 1329, 1965 Mk2 # 1330, both on 11/07/1964. No idea the difference in homologated spec but probably significant.......... |
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thought this thread was about MGBs ?
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Ah yes but that's the Speedwell conversion.
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