Vehicle Description
1980 MG MGB Convertible Limited addition. This car drives very
well, the engine purrs imperceptibly under the hood and the 4 speed
manual transmission shifts smoothly through the gears - an absolute
pleasure to drive In 1979 MG introduced a handful of special models
to celebrate 50 years of production at Abingdon, the 1,000
UK-market Limited Edition cars being the last built there before
the factory's closure in October 1980. At the same time another
Limited Edition model - an all-black roadster - was released in the
USA, celebrating 30 years of MG sales there and built to that
market's special requirements. The final MGBs to be produced for
1980 were named 'Limited Edition,' of which the first examples were
shipped into Canada in late 1979. The Limited Edition cars for the
American market were shipped to the U.S. in October of that year
and came with one fan instead of two. All of these final MGBs were
finished in black with gunmetal-grey side stripes along the body
and a front spoiler below the polyurethane nose. Additionally,
these cars came with five-spoke alloy wheels, manufactured by GKN
with MG hub center appliqu�s, special body striping and subtle
interior upgrades and a luggage rack. A 'Limited Edition' dash
plaque was installed on the glovebox as well. Of all the rubber
bumper cars, this is the most collectible model and the one to look
for. The 1980 MGB Limited Edition was probably the best MGB ever
made. The Limited Edition (Made for the USA) was shipped to the USA
in 10/79 (with one fan, rather than two) and they introduced it
with the Champagne interior. The manufacture of all MG's ended in
10/1980. This particular car was built in May of 1980.
