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You're all too quick for me!

OK, here's the next question:

Name this car:




Now give the 2 cars that link it to 2 MGs...

Car 1 (Picture clue)
Car 2
Car 3
MG 1
MG 2

Car pictured is the De Tomaso Pantera.

The MG XPower SV (originally MG X80 concept car 2001) was developed from the Qvale Mangusta, which in turn was developed from the De Tomaso Bigua, as the project was sold to MG in 2001, the upgraded power version being the XPower SV-R.

95% there Tui. Car 2 is not one of the pnes you have mentioned, but is an important link...

Isn't the picture clue a De Tomaso Pantera which then lead to the Bigua and then the X80 and SV as described by Tui?

(I didn't say the cars were in date order...)

Tsleight wrote: wrote:

Now give the 2 cars that link it to 2 MGs...

Car 1 the pictured car is the De Tomaso Pantera

this lead to the Qvale Mangusta and then on to the MG SV.

OK the next link is rather clutching at straws but here we go...

Alejandro de Tomaso also owned the Nuova Innocenti group and reversing date order, Innocenti had produced the Innocenti Spyder which was based on the Austin-Healey MKII Sprite, as was the MG Mk I Midget

Nope. Clue?

The Pantera didn't lead to the Qvale but its very close relative did...

It was the Bigua that followed the Pantera, that was developed in partnership with Qvale. The Bigua got renamed the Mangusta as producation started - and then De Tomaso and Qvale parted company. The car was then rebadged as Qvale Mangusta. Qvale was bought by MG and the Mangusta was used as the basis for the MG Xpower SV.

But I think Tui had most of this!

Nope. You're looking in the wrong direction. I'm looking for a common ancestor...

You must be talking the Jensen Healey then? Kjell Qvell became a shareholder in Jensen. His son Bruce was the one who went into partnership with De Tomaso, and who set up Qvell Motors.

Any good?

Nope. Looking too far afield. Its very simple! You'll be kicking yourselves...