The Cars of BritishV8 2014

by Curtis Jacobson

An Overview, with Links to "How It Was Done" Articles

Note: the trend from carburetion toward fuel injection is apparently continuing. BritishV8 2014 was our first annual meet with parity between carbureted and injected engines. Twelve of the twenty-four sportscars shown below are fuel injected.

Al Wulf's 1967 MGB with Rover 3.9L V8 (fuel injected) - Wheat Ridge, Colorado

Bill Jacobson's 1973 MGB with Buick 215 V8 (supercharged and fuel injected) - Burlington, Washington

Calvin Grannis' 1974 Triumph TR6 with Chevy LS1 V8 (fuel injected) - Elk Grove, California

Carl Floyd's 1979 MGB with Buick 215 V8 - Kingsport, Tennessee

Charles Long's 1966 MGB with GM 3.4L V6 (fuel injected) - McDonald, Tennessee

Chris Jones' 1967 MGB with Buick 215 V8 - Denver, Colorado

Chuck Hassler's 1968 MGC (stock) - Colorado Springs, Colorado

Curtis Jacobson's 1971 MGB GT with Buick 215 V8 (fuel injected) - Longmont, Colorado

Dave Kirkman's 1980 MGB/LE with Ford 342cid V8 - Indianapolis, Indiana

Don Bonar's 1971 MGB with GM V6 - Prairie Village, Kansas

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Hank Ronish's 1974.5 MGB with Ford 3.0L V6 (fuel injected) - Denver, Colorado

James Bryan's 1971 MGB with GM 3.1L V6 (fuel injected) - Layton, Utah

James Spradlin's 1979 MGB with GM 3.4L V6 (fuel injected) - Denver, Colorado

Jim Legg's 1972 MGB with GM 3.4L V6 - Napa, California

Ken Hiebert's 1972 Triumph TR-6 with GM LS1 V8 (fuel injected) - Toronto, Ontario

Merv Hagen's 1973 Jaguar Series 3 2+2 with Ford 351 V8 - Dundee, Illinois

Mike Maloney's 1974 MGB GT Sebring with Rover 3.9L V8 - Tipp City, Ohio

Phil McConnell's 1974 Triumph Spitfire with Chevy 350 V8 - Swanton, Ohio

Robert Bennett's 1967 Jaguar XKE with Ford 302 V8 - Longmont, Colorado

Rob Ficalora's 1976 MGB with Ford 302 V8 - Cypress, Texas

Roger Haber's 1967 MGB with Chevy 350 V8 (fuel injected) - Black Diamond, Alberta

Steve Schweitzberger's 1959 Sprite with Alfa Romeo I4 (fuel injected) - Denver, Colorado

Ted Lathrop's 1976 Triumph TR-6 with Chevy 350 V8 - Wayland, Michigan

Bill Davidson's Mazda Miata (fuel injected) - Overland Park, Kansas

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Also present, but without sportscars:
• Larry Barnes - 1980 MGB with GM 3.4L V6 - Colorado Springs, Colorado,
• Nickolas Beckius - 1975 MGB with Rover 4.6L V8 - Colorado Springs, Colorado,
• Robert Bent - 1967 TR-4A with Ford 302 V8 - Palmdale, California,
• Dave Germain - 1980 MGB with Ford 302 V8 - Tucson, Arizona,
• PJ Lenihan - 1974 MGB GT with GM 3.4L V6 - Winston-Salem, North Carolina,
• Kelly Stevenson - 1978 MGB with Ford V8 - Fayetteville, Tennessee.

Note: the photo of James Spradlin's MGB was taken in 2013. All other photos were taken during BritishV8 2014. All photos by Curtis Jacobson. Copyright 2014. All rights reserved.