1969 MG MGB GT

Launched as a 1964 model to replace the previous MGA, which had enjoyed a nearly decade long run of sales success, the new MGB was a tidy little two seat roadster like its predecessor. While it retained a live rear axle, it dispensed with body-on-frame construction for a modern unit body and had a standard folding top and roll-up windows.

For 1967 the roadster was joined by the MGB GT, a fastback coupe whose sleek roofline was designed by Pininfarina.

With only 97 ponies on tap, performance was leisurely by modern standards, with zero-to-sixty times in the low teens and a top speed only barely over a hundred, but the MGB in either coupe or convertible form is the epitome of the old adage that it's way more fun to drive a slow car fast than it is to drive a fast car slow.

This Bermuda Blue coupe is a 1969 model, going from the presence of FMVSS-compliant side marker lights and their location on the front fenders.

It was photographed with an Olympus OM-D E-M1X and an M. Zuiko Digital 12-200mm f/3.5-6.3 zoom lens in October of 2024.