Two MGBGTV8s in a rare colour - Limeflower

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A further MGBGTV8 in Portugal is reported by Victor Rodrigues as Glacier White 0643 which was previously owned by Alberto Cruz . It was sold to Bruno Rodrigues in 2014.

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Limeflower is a very rare colour for a Factory MGBGTV8 - in fact there were only two early cars - VIN 0118 and 0156. Mike Dunlop, who has had his V8 (0118) for many years, was keen to know where the other car was today. Well it has been traced to Portugal with the help of Victor Rodrigues in Zurich who reports the car was advertised on eBay in 2005 and bought by Alberto Cruz. It was no longer in Limeflower but had seen a respray in Glacier White plus a change of interior from Navy Blue to Autumn Leaf. The car was later sold to Domingos Faria (an active board member of the MAIA MG Car Club Portugal) and then sold again to the present owner Dr Paulo Sousa. Victor says "let's hope we see this car in Limeflower again one day".

Both Limeflower V8s were Pre-production cars. Limeflower 0118 was built in March/June 1973 and despatched to BLMC Austin/Morris in Longbridge as a Public Relations
car for press demonstration and other uses. It still carries the characteristic "HOH" number plate. Limeflower 0156 was built in May/June 1973 and originally despatched in early August 1973 to Carey and Lambert in Southampton

Limeflower is often mistaken for Harvest Gold and vice versa as they are similar colours unless you have two V8s in those colours alongside each and then the subtle difference can be seen - see the Harvest Gold V8 in the "profiles" banner below. The first MGBGTV8 produced in Harvest Gold was 0106 followed by 0111, 0116 and 0123 and then of course more followed in the production run of both chrome and rubber bumpered V8s. A total of 183 were produced in Harvest Gold, some 7.04% of total production - 152 with chrome (8.16%) and 31 with rubber bumpers (4.19%).