Introduced to the MGB range in 1967 the GT was styled at MG’s Abingdon Design Office, but then sent to Pininfarina in Italy, who made minor changes. The result was a vehicle that Autocar described at its launch as “…perhaps the prettiest Sports Coupe ever to leave the BMC drawing boards.” The MGB GT V8 was introduced in 1972 and boasted the same refinements as the standard GT, but with up-rated brakes, gearbox, axle and rear suspension to accommodate the additional power produced by the 3500cc engine. During its five years of production 2591 examples were manufactured.
When production of the MGB finally ceased in 1980 a total of 128,188 GT models had left Abingdon.