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Well done on identifying the Riley, (which I happened to have photographed today at Tatton Park) but now think of a more human link between the two.

In 2007, William Riley (not to be confused with the founder of Riley Motors), who claims to be a descendant of the Riley family, although this has been disputed, formed MG Sports and Racing Europe Ltd. This new business acquired assets relating to the MG XPower SV sportscar from PricewaterhouseCoopers, the administrators of the defunct MG Rover Group, and intended to continue production of the model as the MG XPower WR.

Well done, over to you!

Woo So near yet so far with my last attempt!



What car is this the interior of?
Who designed it?
When and where did it make it's debut and why was it showcased there?
What engine was used, bhp and transmission?

The MG EX-E
Roy Axe started it, but passed onto Gordon Sked who worked with Gerry McGovern
1985 at the Frankfurt Motorshow - Promoted under the slogan "The concept car thats too exciting to keep secret" it was hailed as a research test bed for future Austin Rover projects.
To quote:
Underneath the stunning body of the EX-E lay the heart of the Group B MG Metro 6R4 rally car. In race tune this 24v 3.0 l V6 engine produced 410 bhp: de-tuned for road use an output of some 250bhp was predicted. Computer simulation at the time predicted a 0-60 MPH time of under 5 seconds for the EX-E with a top speed around 170 MPH.

To compliment this power unit came the 4 wheel drive transmission system of the 6R4. A central viscous coupling differential was used to feed limited slip differentials at front and rear. The whole system was modified from the rally car to account for the low stance of the EX-E.

An all round double wishbone suspension system was used with lower wishbones operating coil spring/damper struts. Braking was provided by ventilated disks all round and anti-lock systems were provided for the prototype. Plans were included for driver selectable damper control and various advanced suspension engineering studies were carried out.

In the field of body structure the design was leading edge for the time. The EX-E was built around an adhesive-bonded, high strength aluminium alloy frame and clad in a skin of lightweight non-metal panels. The modular design would allow the separate construction of mechanical and passenger modules with final assembly being a matter of combining 3 major units. The aerodynamics of the body were meticulously tuned for an advantageous combination of low drag (0.24Cd) and downforce.

I think MartinW covered all the very long list of; who, why, when, what, how and shoe size requested by Tui

Could we try and keep questions down to preferably requesting one or two or at a stretch three facts

Racing away in top gear, with four wins this week we have MartinW followed by Tsleight and Tui on two each.


There is no movement in the chasing pack...




Looks like MartinW has rog1963 in his sights now and Tui moves up to join David, with alanrt54 now just one point behind Bryan Young.



It's over to MartinW for MG Quiz question No. 323......

Ok, one for the Jubilee weekend:

By what name was the MG 1100 known as and on what car was it based when launched to the US market in 1964?

The MG Sports Sedan?

Sorry, the MG 1100 was launched as the Sports Sedan in 1962. There was a brief model launch in 1964 of another MG that only sold in small numbers for about a year. The clue is in the Jubilee weekend theme.

As Dalermgf said, the MG 1100 was originally launched in the US in 1962 and was known as the MG Sports Sedan



This is the press photo from the time, which shows a 2 door version with a UK registration, a thing which would not be seen in the UK until the release of the Mk II in 1967.


The special MG 1100 of 1964 was the MG Princess 1100


This was based on the lhd Vanden Plas Princess 1100 and is a very rare model.

The MG Princess, based on the Vanden Plas Princess, which is turn was based on the Morris 1100, was launched in America in 1964, presumably to trick the customer into thinking they were really buying a more luxurious MG and not a top of the range Vanden Plas. There were two body styles available either with, or without, a sunroof. 154 were sold.