The MGB roadster is about as English as it gets. Throw a gallon of British Racing Green on the sheetmetal, and what you have is an ode to the old country, with a welded differential and Carrera shocks ...

1990: Riding in the Beater '73 Civic that Made Me Give Up on British Sports Cars I was proud of my daily-driver British Racing Green MGB-GT, but a first-year Civic bested it in nearly every way.

Richard Hammond, as you might be aware, is not simply a famous TV presenter, he’s also the owner of a classic car repair shop called The Smallest Cog. He may also soon be the owner of a racing team ...