1978 MG ROADSTER V8

Vehicle description

THIS HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT MG B IS CAR NUMBER 2 OF 4 BUILT VIA ROVER SPECIAL PRODUCTS NAMED PROJECT ADDER AND BELIEVED TO BE THE ONLY EXAMPLE LEFT IN THE U.K. ( DEV 1 WAS DISMANTLED AND DEV 4 WAS USED FOR SHAKE TESTING ) THE HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT MG B KNOW AS DEV 2 WAS BUILT AS A PRE DEVELOPMENT ROADSTER OF THE ICONIC MG RV8. THE B PICTURED WAS PROFESSIONALLY ASSEMBLED FROM A BRITISH MOTOR HERITAGE SHELL UPRATED WITH THE 3.9 LITRE FUEL INJECTED ROVER V8 UTILISING A DONOR GT VEHICLE WITH THE REGISTRATION MARK YWU 486S. THE ROADSTER WAS BUILT IN SECRECY BETWEEN NOVEMBER 1990 AND FEBRUARY 1991 BY A HERITAGE TECHNICIAN WITH COMPANY APPROVAL. THE ROVER INCORPORATES THE V8i 3,946 CC ENGINE ( MORGAN PLUS SPECIFICATION ) 5 SPEED LT 77 MANUAL GEARBOX AND QUAIFE LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL, MG BGT V8 WITH 4 POT CALIPERS ALONG WITH NUMEROUS OTHER PARTS SUPPLIED BY MG AND LANDROVER IN SOLIHULL. THE ROADSTER ALSO BENEFITS FROM ANTI TRAMP BARS, TWIN ELECTRIC COOLING FANS, ROLL OVER BAR, BESPOKE EXHAUST AND COMPOMOTIVE 15 INCH RIMS. A OUTSIDE DESIGN AND ENGINEERING COMPANY WERE CONTRACTED IN TO CARRY OUT EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR DESIGN WORK. THE BODY SHELL IS A MODIFIED RUBBER BUMPER MODEL FITTED WITH THE RV8 FRONT BUMPER, A BULGE ON THE BONNET TO COVER THE PLENIM CHAMBER, SLIGHTLY FLARED WINGS AND CUT OUT INNER WINGS TO INCORPORATE THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS. IN 1991 THE MG WAS TAKEN TO SCANDINAVIA FOR COLD CLIMATE TESTING AND THEN UTILISED BACK IN ENGLAND FOR EXHAUST AND COOLING DEVELOPMENT WORK. THE B WAS THEN USED AS A REFERENCE VEHICLE FOR MEASURING PROGRESS WITH THE RV8 PROTOTYPES. A WELL KNOW MG WITH IMPRESSIVE DOCUMENTATION DETAILING THE ROADSTERS HISTORY TO THE PRESENT DAY. READY TO GO WITH A CLASSIC CAR INSURANCE DISCOUNT IF REQUIRED.