Ferrari Mailing List: Re: My Experience with a Kit Car Owner

[Bill Rosen (razpootin]

Sadly the MGB V8 was killed by the consolidation JRT, 
Jaguar/Rover/Triumph group, because Triumph successfully lobbied the 
administration, saying that the Rover 3500 V8 powered MG, would 
negatively impact the sales of their Triumph Stag (a project IMO, that 
should have been left as stillborn).

The Rover (nee Buick) alloy 3500 V8, which was used off the shelf for 
the MG, actually weighed much less than the four cylinder engine it 
replaced.  It was much more reliable that the Stag OHC and had roughly 
the same HP.  A friend of mine used the Buick engines in some National 
Class hydros, for years.  He was getting up to  400+ HP from them, can 
you imagine an MGB or GT with say 325 or 350 HP and less weight than stock?

Bill

> From: Britt2Asa [at] aol.com
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] My Experience with a Kit Car Owner
> To: francis [at] fntn.co.uk
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> Ah well I guess I know diddly squat about MGs but I knew there was a V8 out 
> there!
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> Britt
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> > When MG went into the British Leyland group they started producing,  
> > in 1973 their own V8 engined MGB, called an MGB GT V8 which stayed in  
> > production till 1976. There was also subsequently in 93-95 the MGR V8  
> > which had an overall similar look to the the MGB but with a more  
> > curvaceous body
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> > Francis
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> BR in the UK
> 1986 328GTS (LHD 89,940km) Died August 19, 2006 Shrewsbury UK
> 1980 400i (RHD 72,000 miles)
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