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The
MGC was firmly based on the MGB, and was intended as a replacement for the
Austin-Healey 3000 which, by the time the MGC was announced in 1967, had had
its day. It was powered by an in-line, six-cylinder, pushrod, OHV engine of
2912cc capacity that was capable of developing 150bhp. The bodyshell was
essentially a basic MGB unit.
The MGC should have been one of the best-selling sports cars of all time,
because in concept it offered a much improved performance over the MGB on
which it was based, at a similarly low price. Sadly, however, the MGC was to
be very short lived, and was dropped in 1969 from the MG range.
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