A Longbridge Anomally?

[reddiesel]

https://angliacarauctions.co.uk/auctions/2741-31-J...

I remember after the closure of Longbridge wandering around the site with a mate who has a plant hire business . Little security we roamed much of the site identifying the mates plant for removal and there were a couple of these MG SV X variants sat in one of the sheds we entered . Probably the last hurrah for the company and in the years since whenever the topic has come up , opinions have varied from "what could have been" to "what a pointless waste of money" for a company already on the verge of insolvency .
Be good to see where this ends up price wise , possibly with a dealer rather than a private buyer ?

[ferret50]

One assumes that spare parts are in the hens teeth parts bin!

[ARH]

ferret50 said:

One assumes that spare parts are in the hens teeth parts bin!

In reality it was probably built from old Metro bits.

[TomTheTyke]

ferret50 said:

One assumes that spare parts are in the hens teeth parts bin!

Not really. As with most things MGR under the skin it s fairly uncomplicated and uses a fairly common parts bin.

Mustang V8, Tremec 5 speed manual box as well, same as the Mustang and the ZT 260. Brembo brakes easy to source pads etc etc.

As far as I know there aren’t many metro bits though, unlike my TF!

[WPA]

TomTheTyke said:

ferret50 said:

One assumes that spare parts are in the hens teeth parts bin!

Not really. As with most things MGR under the skin it s fairly uncomplicated and uses a fairly common parts bin.

Mustang V8, Tremec 5 speed manual box as well, same as the Mustang and the ZT 260. Brembo brakes easy to source pads etc etc.

As far as I know there aren t many metro bits though, unlike my TF!

Body panels are the biggest issue plus they are near uninsurable with all the carbon parts and shortage of body panels

[sixor8]

It got a mention and an engine start up (I think) on the very first series of the re-vamped Top Gear, the one with Jason Dawe before James May joined.

[FlyVintage]

WPA said:

Body panels are the biggest issue plus they are near uninsurable with all the carbon parts and shortage of body panels

The shortage of parts shouldn’t translate into uninsurable, otherwise nearly all of my exotic classics would be similarly uninsurable.

[Jader1973]

WPA said:

Body panels are the biggest issue plus they are near uninsurable with all the carbon parts and shortage of body panels

Yup. It’s a carbon fibre bodied Rover. It’s not worth a lot, so while the body could be repaired it’s likely any insurance company would just write it off and scrap it because of the cost involved.

It might make sense to repair a CF bodied supercar, but not this thing.

[DickyC]

Jader1973 said:

WPA said:

Body panels are the biggest issue plus they are near uninsurable with all the carbon parts and shortage of body panels

Yup. It s a carbon fibre bodied Rover. It s not worth a lot, so while the body could be repaired it s likely any insurance company would just write it off and scrap it because of the cost involved.

It might make sense to repair a CF bodied supercar, but not this thing.

John Thornley would have loved it.



And Cecil Kimber.

[hidetheelephants]

I'd have thought CF panels would be quite simple to reproduce provided an undamaged example is available, although not particularly cheap; it's pretty basic laminating.