This website attempts to unite the owners of the remaining Costello MGB V8s of the early 1970s, so that they may share experiences, admire each others' vehicles and generally celebrate the car that convinced British Leyland to build their own V8 model (theirs was not considered to be as good as Ken’s ‘original’, but thereby hangs another tale).

Listed on these pages are all the roadsters, GTs, racing Costellos and restoration projects that the author has traced to date (since January 2008). Those owners who have not so far provided photographs and details are encouraged to do so in order to make the site as exhaustive as possible. It is not currently known how many Costellos still remain, but so far, cars as distant as New Zealand, Australia and South Africa have been discovered, and there are a number of enthusiastic owners in Northern Europe too.

Browse the Articles, view more images of owners' cars in the Gallery, and post your thoughts and any discussion topics on the Forum.

If you own a Costello MG today, or have owned one in the past, please do contact Lawrence via lolwood@yahoo.co.uk, introduce yourself, and send some anecdotes, pictures, stories, whatever you wish.

This is an independent, non-profit website - so there is no fee required, just your enthusiasm!

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Who is behind the site?

I’m Lawrence Wood, a dyed-in-the-wool V8 MG fan from London, UK.

But there are V8s and V8s. Having purchased my first Costello (following the sale of a V8-powered converted GT), I was so impressed that I set myself the task of finding all the other remaining Costello cars worldwide. I’ve unearthed 33 to date and I’m still searching!  The result, I hope, will be the first authoritative register of the marque, a compendium of useful and interesting images and information – and a long overdue tribute to the man himself.

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