In the 80's while over in California buying some rust free MBG shells to convert to race cars back here in New Zealand I picked up a very early car (pull handle) with remnants of a Buick V8 still in it. Huge flares,a modified fire wall to get engine further back but other than that factory MGB..
It had some parts of old stickers on it , " Atlantic Series , 1963 .. Monterey "was readable , like scrutineer labels??
The flare's and firewall modification were sound , practical but rather crude..
We recently had " Old Yellow " and a few other US based historic sports cars down in NZ for a rather wonderful Historic meet . At an after race dust flushing function the conversation turned to talk of some MGB's getting fitted with Buick V8's in the early 60's for a Northern Californian series , It may have only run for one or two seasons.
Has anyone any info at all if there were such cars or series ??
We had to drag it out from under an old building in Marina Del Ray that had been an old MG workshop and the car had been there since at least 1969 .
Any info would be great , I have never got round to rebuilding it, Not being able to find out any early history that would indicate the Atlantic Series Buick V8 powered MGB's ever existed I was going to throw a Rover into it and turn it into a modified special .BUT I keep worrying I might have missed something and could be destroying history . If they did exist a period resto would be in order.
tony lowe
tonylowe@ihug.co.nz .
Page Lloyd Faust (Baloonfoot) on the MG Experience forum and ask him. He is the best MGB historian I know.
http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/list.php?1
Tony, I've been prodding around about this for a few days. I'll let you know if anything turns up. I hope something does!