Saw something unusual today, and wondered if I'd seen a Prodrive/MG development car...

Saturday 02/06/2001 around lunchtime, spotted at the junction of the A449 and M5 Junction 6 (North Worcester).

An MG 75 (ZT? ZS?), in WR Blue (ish), with what looked to me like Prodrive PD7 wheels in gold. 17"+...

Now, it would be strange enough to spot an MG like this, but with those wheels, and the announced colaboration with Prodrive/MG on the new V8 saloon - Was I lucky?

Mr. Wood, any comment?

(Didn't notice if it had normal or trade plates)

Any one else spotted something like this??

Cheers,
Squizz.

 

......dude u spotted me out in my spare car - what luck!!!

 

not the only one to spot something odd. Last night I spotted on the A449 a 75 "touring" in a horrible green loadsa paint shipped of the loooooowwww front spoiler and you guessed it huge gold wheels... it was quite loud too.

 

Blimey! Coincidence?

I didn't get a chance to hear the MG saloon. Obviously a decent exhaust running off a yank V8 is quite distinctive.

I remember I used to see a 75 estate every day whilst going past Longbridge on the train starting about a year ago. It was a white one sat atop some other ones in the corner of the compound. So much for secrecy!

So what's the Worcester/Kiddy connection for either Prodrive/MG or someone else tuning Rovers/MG's ??

I always liked the 75, and always fancied getting one slammed on the deck with OZ super T's and getting the V6 supercharged, etc...Hopefully Prodrive will make a great job of the V8. I'd love one!

 

Squizz

I saw possibly the same car as you about 3 months ago on the M42 at about 7am on a Sunday morning. IIRC it was quite a light metallic blue and definitely had big gold wheels and a fairly big spoiler.

It was doing 68-70mph and I went past it slowly looking sideways at it. I think the driver clocked me doing it 'cos when i slowed down to 60-ish to let hime go past to have another look, he slowed down to even less and stayed resolutely behind me.

 

Squizz

Strange coincidence - we were at Listers today picking up our new MY01's, and at about 17:45 pm saw THREE MG 75's on trade plates at speed in convoy on the Worcester to Stratford road - very close to your sighting.

 

Off testing on the A44 ?

Cheers

Ian

 

Squizz...

Eh?

 

Squizz,

It was probably one of the new X range of MG cars. There was an article in evo magazine earlier this year.

Personally, and I hate to admit it, the Rover 45 version looks very nice.

In the magazine it was almost sonic blue in colour with a scaled down version of the Sti type rear spoiler, and running 17's.

Can't remember what engines they are running, but they are supposed to be pretty powerful.

James

 

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Eh?
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Sorry, meant the "Prodrive" Mr.Wood...

Interesting stuff, don't you think - Yeah I kinda assumed they'd been giving it large on the Welsh roads for testing, and were on their way back to Longbridge or something.

Like I said a light blue MG 75, with all the proper MG front and lowish rear spoiler. Oh, and damn big PD7 style gold alloys.

MartinM - Stratford road, eh? Towards Stratford...And then Banbury?? Prodrive country. (After all, I don't think they MG have stuff in Cowley anyomre do they?)

PS. I used to work for Softlab that did the IT stuff for Rover.

 

It was a MG 75 (ZT), running on temporary compomotive wheels (the correct 18" ones are not used yet). They also won't be gold.

The V8 is still in a garage somewhere yet to be released.

 

Scooby Steve? Was it you I spotted then, or one of your colleagues or something?

So, anything else you can tell us??