Vehicle Description
1980 MG MGB Convertible Limited Edition for Sale. Only 6,668
Limited Editions were built from 1979 to 1980 for the US Market. 4
cylinder 1798cc engine, Zenith Stromberg carburetor, A/C car, 4
speed manual transmission, front power disc brakes, 5 spoke 14"
alloy wheels, black exterior with silver stripe package, front
lower chin spoiler, black convertible top with boot and tonneau
cover, black interior with custom tan seats and door panels,
Limited Edition dash plaque, 3 spoke Mountney wood grain steering
wheel, upgraded AM/FM/CD radio, receipts and maintenance records
included. Well cared for and a fun weekend cruiser at a great
price! Automotive History: The MG MGB Limited Edition was a
marketing endeavor between B-L and the U.S. distributorship in
Leonia, NJ to boost slipping sales in the North American Market.
The production period of the North American version "LE" was
1979-1980. All North American dealers could install the kit but
only on black cars. There were 6,668 produced in the two years of
production.The ironic thing about the "LE kit" is that it is
partially made up of parts manufactured in the U.S. The front air
dam and luggage rack were made in the U.S. and then shipped over to
England for packing into a kit that was then shipped back to the
U.S. with the cars selected to be "LE"s, which were then installed
by the selling dealer. This is why some "LE"s do not have a luggage
rack. The dealer no doubt pulled it from the kit to put on another
customer's non-LE car. Items included in the Limited Edition
kit:Front air dam L.E. Five spoke alloy wheels, manufactured by
GKN, with MG hub center appliqu�s Silver lower body stripes Luggage
rack Leather covered, padded, three spoke steering wheel with a
special center hub. This uses the same MG applique as the wheels A
Limited Edition dash plaque installed on the glove box Finally,
there were the UK-market "LE" models. These were not quite the last
1,000 cars built. These cars were made between August and October
1980, but they were stock-piled and only released for sale in
January, 1981. There were 580 GTs, all with cast alloy wheels and
painted "Pewter Metallic" with silver lower body stripes, and 421
roadsters all painted "Bronze Metallic" with gold lower body
stripes, of which 208 had wire wheels and 213 had cast alloy
wheels. The last roadster, #523001, and the last GT, #523002, were
both completed on 22 October 1980 and went straight into BL's
Heritage collection at Gaydon, England.