MG letting another piece of history rot

[Adam2003]

I came across a YouTube video where someone went into longbridge (2019) where they found, abandoned (new) MGs and a very odd looking Rover 75!

It seems to be stretched like a limo. I have researched the plate and it’s untaxed and had no MOT since 2011 but is SORN. And it’s sitting, rotting in the back of a Longbridge car park. The interior looks poor, and it doesn’t look as if it’s moved for years. However I can’t see any rust. It’s not the first time MG SAIC have neglected MG Rover history, like when they attempted to scrap rare prototypes.

Is there any hope for this car? Could the British motor museum add it to their collection and save it? I hope someone saves it.

Here’s a screenshot from the video:


Link to the video: https://youtu.be/OKy1disXfZI
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[BigJohn]

Hi Adam, it is indeed a shame that this example is left languishing. It is as you have suggested a limousine. There are a few examples about and there’s plenty of info on this site about them. From memory they were initially marketed as the Rover 75 Vanden Plas and converted by MacNellies a coach builder and converter of police carriers etc. I think subsequently the work was done in house (I maybe wrong) and they became the Rover 75 Limousine. It certainly should be saved

[Adam2003]

Originally Posted by BigJohn

Hi Adam, it is indeed a shame that this example is left languishing. It is as you have suggested a limousine. There are a few examples about and there’s plenty of info on this site about them. From memory they were initially marketed as the Rover 75 Vanden Plas and converted by MacNellies a coach builder and converter of police carriers etc. I think subsequently the work was done in house (I maybe wrong) and they became the Rover 75 Limousine. It certainly should be saved

I just hope somebody can save it. Would look great in a museum when it’s all restored


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[trikey]

I think this one will be long gone by now.


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[Adam2003]

Originally Posted by trikey

I think this one will be long gone by now.


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Registered as sorn and the pic is from 2019 so it’s maybe forgotten about, but I don’t think it’s gone. I might give MG Longbridge a call and see if they know anything.


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[trikey]

Originally Posted by Adam2003

Registered as sorn and the pic is from 2019 so it’s maybe forgotten about, but I don’t think it’s gone. I might give MG Longbridge a call and see if they know anything.


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Worth a try, but I wouldn’t think they would care about it tbh, they scrapped off a lot more interesting stuff off a few months ago.


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[Adam2003]

Originally Posted by trikey

Worth a try, but I wouldn’t think they would care about it tbh, they scrapped off a lot more interesting stuff off a few months ago.


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Do you know what they scrapped?


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[trikey]

Originally Posted by Adam2003

Do you know what they scrapped?


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A lot of prototype stuff, search on here as there was a thread about it.


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[Olde faithful]

there all scrapped !! and cab 1 and cab 2 nearly gone too the round house next for destruction...

just q gate and the conference centre left out of 569 acres of Longbridge only 69 acres left in service sad

son went to buy a brand new MG3 70 plate week so i was there.. the old MG rovers are crushed... only one MR Rover Streetwise on site and thats in the showroom Olympic blue on a 2005 05 plate in really good nick too and not a prototype either a real British road going car FX05 JHJ

Looks fantastic , very late registered too August 2005

[Gigagator]

Why do they have a Streetwise in their showroom? Are they trying to sell it?

... I want it.