Rare, powerful and wonderful to look at and drive: The Factory MGB GT V8 is one of the unsung heroes of the 1970s British car industry.
Slotting the Rover 3.5 litre engine into the MGB GT resulted in a match made in heaven 125 mph top speed, 75% more torque than a standard MGB and an exhaust note that's guaranteed to put a smile on your face. In the end, global and internal politics brought this often overlooked V8 bruiser to an abrupt stop with just 2,591 examples produced over 3 short years.

Today, it still punches well above its weight and prices remain strong. I've been living with this 1974 genuine factory example for a little while now, so join me as I show you what it's really like to get behind the wheel of one of the finest and most soughtafter MGs ever to leave the Abingdon factory.