Projects and prototypes

Sports car projects

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BMC and BL were both knocked for some of their bread and butter cars, but revered for their sports cars. Here, we take a closer look at some of the sports cars that did not make it.


ADO56

Although he is known to have favoured rear-wheel drive for sports cars, Alec Issigonis nevertheless instigated the development of this Mini-based MG coupé...

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ADO34, 35 and 36

These three related projects produced a number of prototypes for a small, Mini-based sportscar series, to be sold in MG and Austin-Healey forms.

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MG EX234

The Pininfarina styled, Hydrolastic suspended Midget/MGB replacement. It had all the ingredients for success - but not the commitment of the management.

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ADO68: Project Condor

Having recently headhunted the gifted Roy Haynes from Ford, BMC had put this man's talents to good use. The first fruits of his labour were the Marina and Mini Clubman, but the Cowley based designer had plans for a range of sporting coupés based on the floorpans of their more humble saloon cousins...

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ADO21

After an already long innings, MG looked again at the idea of developing a replacement for the MGB. This time, the company began to actively pursue something more dramatic...

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ADO70: The Michelotti Mini

The MG Midget and Austin-Healey Sprite needed a replacement and this stylish Michelotti-penned creation was to be that car...

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The Triumph projects: Bullet, Lynx and Broadside

Triumph needed a next generation of sports cars to replace the rapidly ageing TR6/GT6, and with the help of Michelotti the new cars were soon forthcoming.

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The Aston MGB

When BL announced that it was going to close Abingdon, Aston Martin's chairman, Alan Curtis, led a consortium to buy the factory. The venture was a failure, but it did give us this interesting facelifted MGB...

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·MGB/MGC development story
·Triumph TR7/TR8 development story
·Development project codes

Projects and prototypes