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M&G B.GT of 1973: a light commercial vehicle of class N1 with a 1,798 cm³ four-cylinder engine, 1,056 kg kerb weight, 1,731 kg gross weight and a width of 1,500 mm
About the firm behind this register entry nothing certain can be said here, but the vehicle class is clear: with a gross weight of 1,731 kg the B.GT sits firmly in class N1, the light commercial vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes that can be driven in Europe on a category B licence. Vehicles of this size from a 1973 build were usually simple panel vans or estate-style vehicles on a lengthened car chassis, built for trades, small business and family firms that did not need a heavy lorry but more load space than a car.
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The B.GT carries a four-cylinder engine of 1,798 cm³, a medium displacement for its class, pointing to a vehicle with a noticeable power demand, whether from payload or body weight. Kerb weight of 1,056 kg against a gross weight of 1,731 kg gives a payload of about 675 kg – for a narrow vehicle 1,500 mm wide with a 2,320 mm wheelbase, a decent load that suggests a compact but practical body.
N1-class vehicles of this size from the early 1970s ran without a catalytic converter and without the driver-assistance systems common today; brakes and steering usually worked without power assistance or with only simple assistance. The narrow track and short wheelbase made such vehicles nimble in tight yards and lanes, but also more sensitive to crosswind and uneven loading.
When buying such an old vehicle, what counts above all is the state of corrosion on the sills, floor pan and wheel arches, the condition of the brake lines and fuel system, and whether wearing parts for the four-cylinder engine can still be sourced at all. A test drive should check steering play, braking behaviour and the state of the suspension under load.
Sources: SpecCodex-Register: Kennwerte des Modells B.GT
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