Sporting MGs go under the hammer
Rover's motorsport history is auctioned off next week
MG SV under the hammer
One of the final chapters in the British car maker’s history is being auctioned by Wyles Hardy on 25 March at Groveley Lane, Birmingham B31 4PT, (the site next to the Longbridge factory) on behalf of administrators. If you can’t attend on the day Wyles Hardy has set up a live webcast, allowing you to bid online for any of the hundreds of lots up for sale.
Wyles Hardy has experience in the sale of ex-racing and classic car collections, being responsible for auctioning off the Simtek F1 team and the assets of the TWR Group, including the legendary Silk Cut Jaguars.
Reserve prices
If you are interested in buying the ex-Gwyndaf Evans rally car, expect to pay between £32-38,000 for it, while the heavily modified 765bhp Rover 75 ZT-T, which competed in the Bonneville Salt Flats Speed trials is likely to fetch around £20,000.
Also in the sale is the MGTF ‘500’, a unique Cosworth-engined track car (guide price £20-25000), plus a one-off ZT V8 480bhp Belcup Endurance Race Car, the last race car to be built by the Sports and Racing Division (£30-40,000)
Proof of other projects MG S & R was involved in prior to the appointment of the administrators, include a concept V8 MG ZT destined for the DTM German touring car series (£10-14,000) and the XPOWER SV series coupe, two examples of which are in the sale (£ 40-£65000). The SV was the last road going sports car to have been built by MG S & R.
Many other MG Rover rally and track cars are also going under the hammer, most of which are capable of getting a motor sport enthusiast up and running to rally or race for an outlay of just a few thousand pounds.
Anyone who wants a piece of MG Rover motorsport history should think about attending the auction. Hundreds of lots, from motor show concept cars to memorabilia are being auctioned - you can even buy engine, suspension and bodywork components to modify your road going MG Rover.
"This auction provides a historic opportunity for motoring enthusiasts to buy some very unique cars," said Matt Hardy, managing director of Wyles Hardy. "The lots will make anything from a few pounds to tens of thousands, giving everybody from the MG Rover enthusiast to a serious car collector something to bid for."
For a full list of lots complete with photos, visit the Wyles Hardy site.
www.wyleshardy.com/salesCatalogue.asp?WhSalesCatelog=11,17&Auctionid_in=29&pageval=40
This heavily modified MG XPOWER ZT-T is the current holder of the world land speed record for an estate car. Having been constructed by So-Cal Speed Shop and code named X-15, this ZT-T reached a top speed of 225.609mph on its final run at the 55th annual Bonneville Speed Week Nationals in August 2003, driven by a Bonneville veteran, Pat Kinne.
It contains a 6.0-Litre EFi Ford SVO V8 Engine by Rousch Racing which develops circa 765bhp, has Carbon Fibre Intake Manifolds and drives through a Jerico 5-Speed Manual Gearbox. The car has a bespoke competition Fuel Delivery System with Weldan Fuel Pump. Steering is through a Flaming River Custom Rack and Pinion Steering Rack whilst stopping power is provided by Wildwood Front Discs, Currie 11" Rear Drums and Two Parachutes! The car rolls on 15" Taylor Made Wheels with 'Moon Disc' Covers which are shod with Goodyear Eagle Land Speed Tyres. Other modifications include revised Floorpan, Full SCTA/BN1 Specification Welded Steel Roll Cage, Three Flame Out Plumbed in Fire Suppression Systems and Custom Sub-
Frames with Morrison Cross-Members, Struts & A-Arms
VMAX here I come! 
An MGTF '500' 2-Door Hard Top Roadster
This car has been built and developed as a Track Car having - Seam Welded Body Shell, 6-Point Welded Steel Roll Cage, 'Cosworth' 2.0-Litre Engine with 'X-Trac' 6-Speed Sequential Gearbox, Intercooler System, AP Racing Twin Remote Servo Adjustable Braking System (incl. Pedal Box), Twin Green/Black Suede/Leather Cobra Race Seats each with TRS Full Race Harness, 2-Way Adjustable Dampers, Wider Track & Competition Suspension complete with Various Spares
danhay said:
An MG 'ZT-T 765 Bonneville' Land Speed Car
This heavily modified MG XPOWER ZT-T is the current holder of the world land speed record for an estate car. Having been constructed by So-Cal Speed Shop and code named X-15, this ZT-T reached a top speed of 225.609mph on its final run at the 55th annual Bonneville Speed Week Nationals in August 2003, driven by a Bonneville veteran, Pat Kinne.
It contains a 6.0-Litre EFi Ford SVO V8 Engine by Rousch Racing which develops circa 765bhp, has Carbon Fibre Intake Manifolds and drives through a Jerico 5-Speed Manual Gearbox. The car has a bespoke competition Fuel Delivery System with Weldan Fuel Pump. Steering is through a Flaming River Custom Rack and Pinion Steering Rack whilst stopping power is provided by Wildwood Front Discs, Currie 11" Rear Drums and Two Parachutes! The car rolls on 15" Taylor Made Wheels with 'Moon Disc' Covers which are shod with Goodyear Eagle Land Speed Tyres. Other modifications include revised Floorpan, Full SCTA/BN1 Specification Welded Steel Roll Cage, Three Flame Out Plumbed in Fire Suppression Systems and Custom Sub-
Frames with Morrison Cross-Members, Struts & A-Arms
I'd buy it, repaint it, badge it as 75 and go round really PISSING off BMW M series owners.
Yugguy said:
An MG 'ZT-T 765 Bonneville' Land Speed Car
This heavily modified MG XPOWER ZT-T is the current holder of the world land speed record for an estate car. Having been constructed by So-Cal Speed Shop and code named X-15, this ZT-T reached a top speed of 225.609mph on its final run at the 55th annual Bonneville Speed Week Nationals in August 2003, driven by a Bonneville veteran, Pat Kinne.
It contains a 6.0-Litre EFi Ford SVO V8 Engine by Rousch Racing which develops circa 765bhp, has Carbon Fibre Intake Manifolds and drives through a Jerico 5-Speed Manual Gearbox. The car has a bespoke competition Fuel Delivery System with Weldan Fuel Pump. Steering is through a Flaming River Custom Rack and Pinion Steering Rack whilst stopping power is provided by Wildwood Front Discs, Currie 11" Rear Drums and Two Parachutes! The car rolls on 15" Taylor Made Wheels with 'Moon Disc' Covers which are shod with Goodyear Eagle Land Speed Tyres. Other modifications include revised Floorpan, Full SCTA/BN1 Specification Welded Steel Roll Cage, Three Flame Out Plumbed in Fire Suppression Systems and Custom Sub-
Frames with Morrison Cross-Members, Struts & A-Arms
I'd buy it, repaint it, badge it as 75 and go round really PISSING off BMW M series owners.
Just go and buy a MG ZT V8 slap on a S/C and you could have a good time doing just that.
not really that much there and quite a lot of tat...
the lots arnt done that well either... the scalextric cars and the t shirts are idividually listed and then you get 10 shelves of mixed interesting stuff as one lot!!!
You'd have to be mad to buy a part built sv and most of the other cars seemed to have stuff missing...
the belcar zt v8 and the dtm replica looked nice though....
I was half tempted by a part built SV and mod it to race but unless you got one of the proto cars very cheap a non starter really....
there are 2 zs's that look like race cars complete with sequential boxes but when you open the engine bay there is a set of computer steering wheel and pedals.... lol
Still I'll probably go on saturday..
If your after a ported k-series head though it would be worth going along and some other k-series engine bits but you'd need to know exactly what you want
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