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Old 9th July 2019, 19:55   #1
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Default Possible Destruction of MG Prototypes

Or l should say MG Rover:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/cla...ldKZfr5fZpXDLw
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Old 9th July 2019, 20:04   #2
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Oh, my eyes, my poor eyes



That looks hideous, like a lovechild of an illicit mating of a ZT and a Vectra C

I wouldn't shed a tear to see that weighed in.

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Old 9th July 2019, 20:51   #3
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That looks hideous, like a lovechild of an illicit mating of a ZT and a Vectra C

I wouldn't shed a tear to see that weighed in.

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Old 9th July 2019, 21:00   #4
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Old 9th July 2019, 21:04   #5
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Why don't they send them to Gaydon?

There are a lot of prototypes there already so a few more would not do any harm.
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Old 9th July 2019, 21:19   #6
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A bit more info (not much though):

https://www.aronline.co.uk/opinion/m...blPD5CowHOhnys
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Why don't they send them to Gaydon?

There are a lot of prototypes there already so a few more would not do any harm.
Except that the British Motor Museum at Gaydon is Ram Jam Full. I do wonder if they have separate storage facilities elsewhere, though. They do manage to rotate vehicles around sometimes and vehicles seem to go out on loan.
Several times I have seen the last 75 off the line there but never the first, even though they say they own it. The curator said it was out on loan but was not forthcoming who to.
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Old 9th July 2019, 21:34   #8
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At least it has a small bonnet line gap lol
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Sorry guys, but you're all missing the point

It may not be as good looking as a 75 but it's an important piece of MG Rover history and shows where they may have been going, setting a new path away from the 'retro' idea.

Accept it for what it is, it'll certainly be a sad day if this and other prototypes get crushed.
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