This volume focuses on the very wide range of prototypes, experimental cars and other behind-the-scenes projects launched under the MG banner from the immediate post-war years to the present. It reveals the birthpangs of the MGB, the MG TR7 proposal, the MG "EX-E" concept car of 1985, and the various sports car projects which led ultimately to the limited edition MG RV8 (1992) and beyond. David Knowles is the author of "MG V8: Twenty-One Years On".
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Excellent view of some of the lesser know aspects of the MG,
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This review is from: MG, the Untold Story: Postwar Concepts, Styling Exercises and Development Cars (Hardcover)
A large interesting book filled with great insights into never seen projects. Alot of excellent pictures. And, for those of us who love MG Sports Sedans, documentation of the fact that the MG 1100 was originally to be named the MGC. A must for lovers of MGs of any era.
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So I'll keep this short. This book is loaded with information. It isn't just "car porn" photography. This is a large-format (but not "coffee table") book from MBI: green cloth over hardback boards with a sewn binding and a dustjacket. 256 pp with probably 275-300 illustrations: mostly photos of cars with some technical drawings, pictures of MG bigwigs and visionaries, advertising materials, and some sketches. 5 Appendices.
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The story of the first MG-even allowing for the inevitable debate as to what exactly that means-is firmly rooted in the early 1920s. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
corporate sports car, concept design studio, hydrolastic suspension, pillarless saloon, sports car range, sports car project, coloured bumpers, styling clay, grille shape, impact absorbing bumpers, styling model, general election returns, bonnet bulge, grille badge, experimental shop, running prototype, badge engineering, scuttle shake, boot lid, emissions legislation, sports car market, rear bodywork, rear wheel arches, competitions department, chassis number Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Jim O'Neill, Syd Enever, Don Hayter, Aston Martin, British Leyland, Austin Rover, John Thornley, Morris Motors, Cecil Kimber, Morris Garages, Pressed Steel, Richard Hamblin, Morris Minor, Terry Mitchell, Denis Williams, Jack Daniels, Leonard Lord, Lord Nuffield, Roy Brocklehurst, Don Wyatt, Harris Mann, Twin Cam, Gerald Palmer, North American, British Motor Heritage New!
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corporate sports car, concept design studio, hydrolastic suspension, pillarless saloon, sports car range, sports car project, coloured bumpers, styling clay, grille shape, impact absorbing bumpers, styling model, general election returns, bonnet bulge, grille badge, experimental shop, running prototype, badge engineering, scuttle shake, boot lid, emissions legislation, sports car market, rear bodywork, rear wheel arches, competitions department, chassis number Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Jim O'Neill, Syd Enever, Don Hayter, Aston Martin, British Leyland, Austin Rover, John Thornley, Morris Motors, Cecil Kimber, Morris Garages, Pressed Steel, Richard Hamblin, Morris Minor, Terry Mitchell, Denis Williams, Jack Daniels, Leonard Lord, Lord Nuffield, Roy Brocklehurst, Don Wyatt, Harris Mann, Twin Cam, Gerald Palmer, North American, British Motor Heritage New!
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