MG Quiz

It is called the Lightweight Special, built by Alec Issigonis who designed the Morris and the Mini along with other related cars such as the MGF. George Dowson helped him build the car and they shared it. It was built from light weight aluminium and plywood making it strong and light, hence the name.

It made it's first debut in 1938 at Prescott and featured in other races such as the Brighton Speed Trials, winning first in it's class on a number of occasions. It was raced until after war time.

Oh no!! Pipped to the post! Although do I get extra points for naming the debut?

din't I get a point for the female MG workers in 1947?

Laz, .... .....looking back. ..... :dry: ..... after Mr Forgetful's clue...... you said......

Laz1957 wrote: ...Does this have anything to do with female employees by any chance?

To which Mr Forgetful replied give me some details.... which you didn't .... :dry:

Sorry Laz we can't start giving slices of pie for ...Does this have anything to do with Abingdon .... or ...Does this have anything to do with petrol engined vehicles

Mark and Tui - well done, I was going to give clues to friends, but you answered to quickly, the answer I prepared was;

What links this to the MGF? - Alec Issigonis for specifying and his other friend Alex Moulton for designing the suspension which eventually, over time and after further development went in to the MGF (Hydragas)
When did it make its début? - 1938
Who built the car? - Alec Issigonis and his friend George Dowson
How, allegedly, did the car get its name? - According to the Motor Heritage Centre, when funds were low, so with time on their hands, Alec Issigonis and George Dowson would spend the time drilling holes in the car to reduce weight as much as possible, hence the Lightweight Special.

I think Mark has to get the point for his answer as it came in first. - Well done Mark over to you

Darn it! I even rang Gaydon to find out info :slapme:

That's nothing I did a 220 mile round trip yesterday for that question

Nice photo! I'm hoping to go when I go to visit my Mum in Stratford upon Avon in July, as long as I can drive by then.

tui wrote: Darn it! I even rang Gaydon to find out info :slapme:

i just looked at the museum web site then looked for other parts once i had the name

as iv been at work ill get me dinner and then post the next one

MGF MARK wrote: .. i just looked at the museum web site then looked for other parts once i had the name

as i've been at work i'll get me dinner and then post the next one

Been at work ??? :lol: judging by your MG Quiz input lately your not getting much work done at work

:dry: perhaps shouldn't have said that, the next question may well be the most obscure MG question set to date

lol all my questions come from me looking for answers im lucky i have from 6 till bed time to play
today found it during lunch as i go home only work 2 miles from home


ok we all know about the mg F but and a big but it might of been totaly different

so what do the makers of the reliant robin and mg (rover bl) have in common and whats the connection with the F and what was the the reason behind it

have fun as i was shoked when i came acros this

In the Mr Bean animated series, Mr Bean drives a Green Mini with a black bonnet, Mini's being made by British Leyland.



A blue Reliant Regal, Reliant Supervan III, features in many episodes.



BMW bought Rover Group in 1994 and insisted that even a compact car such as the Mini must feature iconic BMW characteristics, such as rear wheel drive. Rover unveiled the first successor to the Mini, the ACV30, at the 1997 Monte Carlo Rally. This was a 2 door coupe with a mid-engined, rear wheel drive chassis from the MGF.

The early Reliants used the original Austin 7 engines and I believe the rights to the engine may have been sold to Reliant when Austin 7 production finished.
Also the Austin FX4 taxis main competition in its later years was the Metrocab originally designed and built by Reliant.

but I think the answer is that Reliant designed and built the PR2 one of the 3 prototypes which were part of the design process for the MGF

(By the way in my reply to an earlier question regarding the Rover V8 I said that I believed that the Repco F1 engines used by Jack Brabham and Denny Hulme to win the 1966 and 1967 World Championships were based on the same Buick V8 GM sold to Rover. In fact they were based on the Oldsmobile version which used a different cylinder head design)