I had a '68 MGB, black with red leather, threw a rod in it. Did'nt British Leyland offer a V8 in the MGB-GT? A Rover engine I think it was.
I'm going to start looking for a '90 or '91 Miata just for fun. Would you need specialty car insurance on a V8 Miata? I can imagine my State Farm agent asking, "a WHAT Miata"?

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'79 450 SL
76,000 miles