This right-hand-drive MGB GT Jubilee Limited Edition from 1975 is number 508 of just 751 examples produced. Its history leads directly from the original owner and his family to the current collector, who has owned the coupé for around 14 years. The mileage of 79,000 miles is documented by historical MOT records and invoices; Matching Numbers and Matching Colors have been verified. The car is also accompanied by its original British vehicle documents and a carefully treated underbody, which was ice-blasted and subsequently painted, deliberately without being concealed beneath underseal.
The MGB GT combines the manageable dimensions of a classic British sports car with the practical enclosed coupé body. In the vehicle offered here, a 1,798 cm³ inline-four producing 96 hp or 71 kW is combined with a manual gearbox and rear-wheel drive. Front disc brakes and rear drum brakes form part of the recorded technical specification.
This example belongs to the Jubilee Limited Edition, which according to the verified documentation was created to mark MG's 50th anniversary. A total of 751 vehicles were produced in this special series. The characteristic combination was British Racing Green with gold-colored decorative stripes. The vehicle offered here carries the confirmed series number 508.
The body is finished in British Racing Green with the gold-colored decorative stripes characteristic of the Jubilee special model. The photographs show a closed, classically proportioned GT coupé whose green paintwork and gold accents immediately identify its special status within the MGB range. Matching Colors have been confirmed by the verified documentation.
Particular attention was paid to the underbody. It was completely ice-blasted and subsequently painted. A covering layer of underseal was deliberately avoided. This leaves the structure of the underbody visible rather than concealing it beneath an additional protective coating. According to the verified information, no welding work was required.
The car has been stored dry in a hall by the current owner and driven only a few miles during the summer months. No specific condition rating is given due to the absence of a separate appraisal.
Inside, the British Racing Green exterior is complemented by a black cloth interior. The restrained color scheme provides an effective counterpoint to the gold accents of the exterior and corresponds to the confirmed Jubilee configuration.
As on the outside, the interior retains the character of a classic British GT: a compact cockpit, analogue instruments and a functional design that places the driver directly at the center of the car. The verified documentation confirms the original color and equipment configuration.
The MGB GT is powered by a 1.8-liter inline-four producing 96 hp. Power is transmitted to the rear wheels through a manual gearbox. Matching Numbers have been confirmed by the verified vehicle documentation.
The mileage is 79,000 miles, equivalent to approximately 127,000 kilometers. The important point here is less the mathematical conversion than its traceability: the mileage is documented by numerous historical MOT tests and invoices.
The MGB was started and driven in 2026. The structured data set nevertheless currently lists the vehicle as unregistered and not roadworthy. No further statement about its current technical condition is therefore made.
The ownership history is one of this Jubilee's strongest attributes. The vehicle was delivered new to a dentist and subsequently remained within his family. Only around 37 years later did the MG pass from this family ownership to the current collector, who has now owned it for approximately 14 years.
A small episode gives this history an unusually personal touch. The original owner's son was just ten years old when his father first picked him up from school in the newly delivered MG. Decades later, according to the current owner, contact with this family still exists. Such memories do not replace documentation – but here they stand alongside a verified paper trail consisting of vehicle documents, MOT records and invoices.
Since its acquisition, the Jubilee has been stored dry and driven only sparingly during the summer. This long-term, restrained use also explains why the current owner placed particular emphasis on preserving the underbody in visible condition.
The vehicle comes with its original British vehicle documents dating from before Brexit, as well as numerous historical invoices and MOT records. These documents in particular substantiate the mileage of 79,000 miles and support the traceable ownership history.
The work carried out on the underbody – ice blasting followed by painting – is also documented. The Jubilee identity and serial number 508 of 751, as well as Matching Numbers and Matching Colors, have been confirmed on the basis of the verified documentation. No separate condition or valuation report is available.
For limited-edition special models, production numbers alone do not determine their significance to collectors. The real interest arises when rarity is combined with a traceable history. That is precisely what this MGB GT Jubilee No. 508 of 751 offers: family ownership from new until its transfer to the current collector, followed by around 14 years in his care, and a mileage of 79,000 miles documented by MOT records and invoices.
Matching Numbers, Matching Colors, the correct Jubilee color scheme of British Racing Green with gold-colored stripes, and the original British documents complete the picture. Particularly appealing is the transparent treatment of the underbody: ice-blasted, painted and left without concealing underseal. This is therefore not an anonymous MGB GT, but a clearly identifiable anniversary model with an unusually personal and largely continuous history.
Special editions can sometimes amount to little more than paint, stickers and marketing. With this Jubilee, that very simplicity has become part of its charm. British Racing Green, gold stripes and number 508 give it identity; the story behind it gives it personality. I particularly like the fact that the car did not pass through countless hands: first one family, then the same collector for the past 14 years. And somewhere there is still the boy who, at the age of ten, was picked up from school by his father in the then brand-new MG. Stories like that cannot be restored.
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