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David Wilkins

Yesterday, I mentioned that the Austin Metro contained a fair degree of carryover from the original Mini. The Metro was a decent seller but over time, the limitations imposed by the legacy Mini bits, in particular the inability to provide a gearbox with more than four speeds, began to tell. Initiatives such as launching this sporty MG version, seen at the Great British CarJourney, helped to keep it going a bit longer against the competition.

Green metallic MG Metro, frontal view
Green metallic MG Metro, side view
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David Wilkins

The recently featured Austin Healey Sprite and MG Midget were big sellers. But did you know that these British sisters had a couple of arguably more glamorous Italian cousins, the Innocenti Spider convertible, and this car, the Spider’s fixed-head counterpart, the C Coupé? Sold between 1961 and 1968. The bodies were built by Ghia of Turin. Snapped at the Practical Classics resto show. Rare.

White Innocenti C Coupé in unrestored condition with raised forward-hinged bonnet, front quarter view
White Innocenti C Coupé in unrestored condition, rear quarter view
White Innocenti C Coupé in unrestored condition, side view
#davidsdailycar#AustinHealey#MG
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David Wilkins

In 1961, the Austin Healey Sprite lost the ‘Frogeye’ look sported by yesterday’s Mk1 version in favour of this more conventional look. The Sprite also acquired a badge-engineered MG sister, the Midget. I saw this Midget, like the Sprite, at the Practical Classics resto show. After yesterday’s Old English White, today we appear to have an example of British Racing Green. But tomorrow, something Sprite/Midget related that is less British…

Green MG Midget, front quarter view
Green MG Midget, rear quarter view
Green MG Midget, interior view
#davidsdailycar#AustinHealey#MG
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David Wilkins

Today, the most spectacular car of the 2000-2005 era at MG Rover, the MG XPower SV. This was a rebodied version of the Qvale Mangusta, a project which at one stage, as the name suggests, had been linked to De Tomaso. Like yesterday’s ZT-T 260, the SV used a Ford V8 - albeit one with more power in the case of this high performance ‘R’ version seen at last week’s Practical Classics resto show. Bonkers!

Light blue MG XPower SV-R, front quarter view
Light blue MG XPower SV-R, side view
Light blue MG XPower SV-R, rear quarter view
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David Wilkins

Today another post on the initiatives of the ‘independent era’ 2000-2005 MG Rover, and a car, the high performance MG ZT-T 260 estate, that embodied four of them.

1) The decision to offer the Rover 75 in a sporty rebadged alternative version, the MG ZT, in 2001.

2) The introduction in 2001 of an estate body for the 75/ZT (the MG version was designated ZT-T)

3) The 2004 75/ZT ‘single headlamp’ facelift (1/2)

Dark blue MG ZT-T 260 estate, front quarter view
Dark blue MG ZT-T 260 estate, rear quarter view
#davidsdailycar#MG#Rover
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