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

[Bill Rosen (razpootin]

Hi Larry,
The 400+ HP I mentioned, was a race motor for a hydroplane, not anywhere 
near useable in a car.  It had a power band about 1500 RPM wide, 6500 to 
8000, above that it would blow up.  That's why I said 325 to 350 HP. 

An interesting side note, there were 2 specials, made by the MG racing 
shop on the B and C chassis.  The MGGTSs then known as MGCGTSs.  They 
initially had a 2 liter four pot B engine, then graduated to an alloy 
version of the MGC 6 banger.  SN's RMO 699F and MBL 546E. They don't 
have a long racing history, but an impressive one. 

outright win and a class 1-2-3 in the 1965 Brands Hatch 1000-mile race
outright win - 1966 Marathon de la Route 84 hour race, at the 
Nürburgring,  5260 miles, despite early crash damage
9th OA and 3rd in class - 1967 Targa Florio behind two Porsche 910-8 - 
despite losing 12 minutes in pits with brake problems
class win at Sebring in 1968

RMO 699F <http://www.automag.be/IMG/jpg/MG_GTS_1969.jpg>
MBL 546E <http://www.automag.be/IMG/jpg/MG_GTS_Vernaeve.jpg>

Bill

LarryT wrote:

> That MGB with 400hp sounds incredible - scary fast I bet!!  re the 
> Stag - one of the uglier ideas to come out of Triumph. IMHO of 
> course.   I agree - the MGB V8 would have been far more successful but 
> the powers at JRT/B-L were intent on killing of MG IMO.
>
> Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
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