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MG SV – Frankenstein’s Sports Car

By Paul September 6, 2021 Cars 0 Comments
The MG SV (and later SV-R) is the oft forgotten pinnacle of MG Rover’s sporting intent. It’s birth was anything but a formality. With the backdrop of the parent company pulling the plug, it’s a miracle anything was produced at all,...
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MG Metro – Unfortunate Son

By Paul August 15, 2021 Cars 0 Comments
The Metro had the most difficult follow up since the second Godfather film. By 1977 the Mini was really quite old and British Leyland were reviewing designs for a replacement. The utilitarian Metro was launched in 1980, intending to replace one...
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The Lotus Eclat – Serious Wedge

By Paul August 10, 2021 Cars 0 Comments
The Lotus Eclat (Type 76) is a sports car designed by Oliver Winterbottom and produced from 1975 to 1982. The Eclat was the first Lotus car to feature a hatchback. The Eclat helped take Lotus down a different path, both in...
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