So a little while ago we were thinking about cars that didn't get modified that much, ones that also had bags of potential.  Sitting pretty at the top of the list was the MGB, cheap, plentiful and a great shape to work with.

Recently I set out to find some modified examples.  There are a lot of V8 conversion floating around, what is good to see is the number that have received some kind of aesthetic modification, not all perfect to our eyes but at least people are trying things out.

The home of a lot of these cars is the American site British V8.  If you look through their page of MG conversions you'll find some really interesting work done on the MGB platform.

Here are a couple of our favourites :



Don Coleman's car not only packs a 4.9ltr V8, but also has a really nice look going on, the dished Intro Custom Wheels are a nice addition with a cleaned engine bay and some serious detailing completing the look.

Read all about it here




Terry Schulte's car has smoothed out the body nicely with the removal of the front bumper, clear indicators and some subtle flares.  Whilst I'm not a great fan of the wheels, they actually match the details in the engineering.

Read all about it here




How about a car from the UK now, Darren Jones' Sebring kitted V8 is a mean purposeful looking car, but it didn't start out like that.  With pretty much everything upgraded the finished article is as eye catching as it is fast.

Check out the full build up from tatty rubber bumper car to roaring V8 Sebring here




Finally a break from the V8, Kyle Bingham's SR20 DET powered car is scare on detail and has been floating around the net for a couple of years.  Is the smaller 4pot turbo power the future for MG modification, or just the stuff that great sleepers are made of?

There isn't much info on the site, but some more pictures can be found here, if anyone knows any more we'd love to hear it.


To our eyes there is still some way to go before the perfect marriage of aesthetics and power is made in the MG scene, but we're keeping an eye on things and will jump up and down excitedly the moment we see it.