MG Quiz

:slapme: Before we lose the plot completely here is a reminder of what this is all about...

PQD44 wrote: Just to keep the ball rolling whilst we await the return of Tsleight..... here is a new MG Quiz question

Can you name four major differences and the price of ...

... when they were first offered for sale in the UK.

See the first post on this page for more clues

Any help?

mgf trophy against a cup car

ok here we go
price for cup car 24k price for trophy 18k

differencec

straight cut close ratio 5 speed box
210/605/16 dry tyres dunlops 215/55/16 throphy
Target weight....970kg (standard car@1060kg)
also the road trophy did not have a limited slip dif
also cup car ran dry sump


here it is all its glory for the cup car
Competition MGF Race C ar
Specifications



Body
Two door steel monocoque, seam-welded and stregthened for improved rigidity, it has also been fitted with an integral roll cage
Engine
All alloy, four cylinder, twin overhead cam K series. All engines are sealed units, which were developed especially for racing, with steel con-rods , crankshaft and forged pistons. It has a drysump lubrication system
Capacity........... 1796cc
Bore/Stroke ..........80.0/89.3mm
Compression Ratio ..........11.0:1

Transmision
Close-ratio five speed sealed unit with straight cut gears, Quaiffe limited-slip differential and AP Racing clutch

Suspension
Front & Rear: Independant hydragas with double wishbones and external dampers and three-setting anti-roll bar

Brakes
AP racing discs forward and aft, with driver-ajustable bias. Control brake pads are supplied by Mintex

Wheels.......16 in 6 spoke light-alloys

Tyres
Dunlop Sport:
Dry weather tyre......210/605R16 A8D 894
Wet weather tyre.....210/605R16 A22W 404

Car Dimensions
Length.............3910mm
Width..............1630mm
Height.............1200
Wheelbase......2380mm
Front Track.....1400mm
Rear Track......1410mm
Target weight....970kg (standard car@1060kg)

I'm sure you are right Mark. However Paul, the first picture is of the FIFA World Cup Trophy to give it's correct title i believe and the second is of the 1967 I.O.M Tourist Trophy 'Replica' Trophy No specific Cup as such both are Trophys. Now I know Brain - sorry Bryan will come along (eventually) and I don't want to seem picky but could you not find a CUP instead of two TROPHYS if the question was about such ?

it was the only connection i could make

if i have got it correct ill put up a new question tomorrow pm if thats ok
off to bed shortly

I've been thinking along similar lines.

However I think the answer is £500 and 4 coil springs

I'll explain my thinking if I'm right!

John

Mark you got it :woohoo:

I was after four major differences, you could have had the;

MGF Cup was 195 bhp the Trophy 160 bhp
MGF Cup was not a road legal car the Trophy obviously was
MGF Cup had an independent hydragas at each wheel ( none of the spheres were connected any other) Trophy had standard set up
MGF Cup came as standard with an integral roll cage,Trophy did not.

Mark over to you for the next question

Just on the clues Mr F ..I was trying to give you a bit of a challenge and after the clues you've posted in the past you have absolutely no room to talk :lol:

Welcome to the quiz John, nice to see new faces. You may have had a perfectly logical answer, unfortunately this time not the one I was after. We have found that there are often several answers which could apply to any set of given clues, just adds to the fun.

Well done Mark!

TBH I didn't even know there was an MG Cup car! I was thinking Trophy and Sprint (The Isle of Man Tourist trophy being run as a Time Trial - sometimes referred to as a Sprint) (tenuous I know!!) Ah well, I've subscribed to the quiz so will have to get my thinking cap on with the future posts.

Thanks,

John

The MG Quiz has been a steep learning curve for me John. When it started in October I knew very little about the history, people or the cars apart from a few bits of general knowledge.

Take a look at a few of the past questions. Some are very straight forward, others (Mr F's) you may need to take a cryptic, off the wall approach to.

We all enjoy the quiz because it's a great way to discover more about the fascinating world of MG's.

Just before Mark or Tsleight post a question here is an update of the T-Bar Pie.

Since the 'Love Story' and the last update the MG Quiz has seen us add up every MG ever built Take a look at a Dutchman's Symphony Discovered what goes into a native American hunchbacked fluatist Worked out there are far fewer ways to skin a cat than engines to replace the underpowered TF's one :dry: Some said MG's went round the TG Power Lap and they did very well in fact Had a big TD in a skip and a small, very small French TA wannabe :ohmy: Charlie Dimmock squeezed in to give us a wave Then Captain Scarlet in a Mclaren F1 lead us to the World Cup.... phew

Due to the popularity of the quiz I have had to bake another pie :yesnod:

Coming up on the inside we have.....


jockeying for position we have....


Keep up the great questions Ladies and Gents, you are all winners :woohoo:

KentJohn wrote: Well done Mark!

TBH I didn't even know there was an MG Cup car! I was thinking Trophy and Sprint (The Isle of Man Tourist trophy being run as a Time Trial - sometimes referred to as a Sprint) (tenuous I know!!) Ah well, I've subscribed to the quiz so will have to get my thinking cap on with the future posts.

Thanks,

John

the only reason why i knew about the mg cup car was due to Techspeed down the road who did the wifes F hg and they use to look after the cup cars
iv got a bit more to do on the question ill post when i get home

hi all well my question is in two parts
part one is easy

there is a police station on this site now

so waht was there

and the second part a little harder
what type/ name of car did this come from