MG Quiz

PQD44 wrote: :woohoo: Hari chalks up another win ~ firmly establishing her as the current T-Bar Ladies Champion :woohoo:

Well done, here's the MG Quiz keys Where will you take us next?

David Aiketgate wrote: Well done Hari,
I was determined not to answer any more parts as I find getting a new question very difficult.

bryan young wrote: Very well done Hari, you are a force to be reckoned with :slapme: Very clever girl, congratulations :woohoo:

Why thank you, thank you *bows*

Sorry for the delay in setting new question

Here's an easy one to get the ball rolling again...

2012 sees the 50th Anniversary of the MGB.

How many 'special' cars are being built, where?
How many interior and exterior colours are available?
What kind of chassis is being used and what engine is being used and why (6 reasons!)?
What is the power to weight ratio, 0-60 time and top speed?

being built at abbingdon
240 bhp per tonne
3 body colour options
6 interior colour options

limited production of 50
Winter pack; heated seats, heated windscreen and wiring looms £649.00
LSD £845.00
Luggage pack; rubber lined aluminum runners and leather case straps £279.00
Keyless entry system £249.00
Air conditioning £2,895.00
Painted wire wheels £49.00
Chrome wire wheels £295.00
Leather seats £495.00
3 eared spinners £149.00
Power steering £1,395.00
Quick steering rack £319.00
Rear seats £695.00
DAB Digital radio £174.00

Built on a brand new, bespoke British Motor Heritage body shell
Full seam welded body
1965 MkI GT specification wearing chrome bumpers and Dunlop wheels
Body available in three colour options;
Old English white
Sage green
Gunmetal grey
2012 Mazda 2.0 litre 4 cylinder aluminium engine. Billet crank, billet rods, Teflon coated forged pistons, solid lifters, variable cam timing
45mm direct to head throttle bodies
Omex engine management
2012 Mazda 6 speed aluminium manual transmission
3.9:1 ratio rear differential
* All cars built as 2 seater GT specification
* Fully lined with Dynomat sound deadening
* Dynaliner heat insulation applied to all floors, bulkheads tunnel and roof
* Alcantara coverings to all crash rails, dash top, centre tunnel and head lining with 'French stitch' seams (Choice of colours available)
* Wilton carpets throughout (Choice of colours available)
* Aluminium luggage rails to rear deck area (Optional)
* Leather luggage straps to rear shelf (Optional)
* Fully trimmed concealed storage area under rear deck
* Connolly leather door and panel coverings (Choice of colours available)
* Alcantara seat coverings (Choice of colours available)
* Connoly hide seat coverings (Optional)
* Hand formed alloy seat shells on adjustable runners
* Bespoke period Smiths instruments manufactured in the original style with fully digital internals. Each instrument states the chassis number of the vehicle
* Choice of period or contemporary steering wheels
* LM25 aluminium front suspension wishbones and uprights
* Front adjustable front telescopic dampers
* Bespoke spring and anti roll bar ratios
* Bespoke 5 link rear suspension system
* Fully adjustable coil over telescopic dampers and springs
* Billet alloy 4 piston front brake calipers with ventilated discs
* Stainless steel braided Goodridge hoses
* Zenon headlights
* Foot controlled hi / low beam dip switch
* Remote central locking (Optional)
* Electric windows
* Air conditioning (Optional)
* Winter pack comprising heated seats and front windscreen (Optional)
* Integrated premium JL Audio stereo system with iPod connectivity
* DAB Digital radio and blue tooth hands free (Optional)
* Rear heated screen
* Separate ignition and Bakerlite push starter button
* Power steering (Optional)
* Quick steering rack (Optional)
* Limited slip differential (Optional)
* Rear seats (Optional)
* Wire wheels (Optional)
* 3 ear spinners (Optional)



The MGB-GT is the prettiest shooting brake ever made. But its engineering is more than 50 years old. And it wasn’t cutting edge to begin with. Now Frontline Developments in the UK are giving the MGB GT the engineering it always deserved: A 215-horsepower Miata mill, six-speed gearbox, limited-slip diff and advanced suspension components. Oh, and did I mention all those goodies are attached to a brand-new reproduction body?

Frontline Developments have been making advanced suspension bits and performance parts for British sports cars since 1992. After restoring and driving dozens of the things, they decided to build a brand-new car with the latest tech.



Frontline Developments are proud to announce a strictly limited production of 50 very special vehicles to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the MGB.

Being built in conjunction with British Motor Heritage, the LE50 (Limited Edition 50) has been created to deliver the charm, style and elegance of 1962, but to 2012 standards. This means not only an incredibly high level of production engineering, but also truly staggering performance, comfort, build-quality and reliability.


So, there you have it – the LE50 is a new car. A little shooting brake capable of hitting 60 in just 5 seconds and reaching a terminal velocity of 160 miles per hour. To make sure it doesn’t kill its drivers, the LE50 is equipped with Frontline’s trick front wishbones, telescopic dampers (shocks) and a five-link rear suspension. It also has four-piston calipers up front to bring the car to a halt. Inside it’s all Alcantara, Wilton carpets and Connoly leather. Retail price for the car? About $80,000.

To lear more about the LE50, check out their site. You can also watch a short documentary about the LE50 over at Dep-O Magazine.


also more here http://www.frontlinedevelopments.com/products/le50/le50.shtml

amnd a list of related aricles ect here http://www.frontlinedevelopments.com/products/le50/vision.shtml

...Shooting brake?

Not a term I had seen before David but good old wiki helps explain the term Shooting brake or break

Shooting brake or shooting break is a term for a car body style that has evolved through several distinct meanings over its history.

Shooting-brake originated as an early 19th century British term for a vehicle used to carry shooting parties with their equipment and game. The term brake was initially a chassis used to break-in horses — and was subsequently used to describe a motorized vehicle. More recently used to describe Estates / Station Wagons and most recently applied to three door hatchback layouts.

Still a rather odd term to use for the MG LE 50 :dry:


Back to the MG Quiz and well done MGF MARK your post and links cover all the questions asked by Tui. Look forward to your new question. :yesnod:

Quick update of the T-Bar Pies;

Once again you all came up with great questions - two of which the poster answered themselves :pinch:

David Aiketgate leap frogs a couple of people this week to run alongside bryan young in joint fifth place. Hari (Tui), true to her word, has left the other girls behind and slipped across the track to join pie 2 :yesnod: MGF MARK continues to make good progress and is now just 1 point behind his old friend Red Devil.

Heat one now looks like this..




Here is how they line up on the start grid..




Mark please take centre stage and announce the new question

hmm just 2 more correct answers and i jump 5 places :woohoo:

ok here we go

aston martin what ties them to mg
what did they produce
what did aston try to do
and who was the designer
and where was the work done
and why was it a black day for mg


good luck

Aston Martin was part of a consortium that wanted to take over MG when BL announced it was going to close down.
Their designer, William Towns, produced DOL 341V under the instruction it must be finished within 6 days.
It was registered on 13th Feb 1980 by BL cars Ltd and then sold to Aston Martin Lagonda where it remained in storage until being sold privately in July 1984

Owing to arguments on who would own the rights to the MG name, talks lingered on for a while.
When an agreement was finally reached, Aston Martin was having problems of its own due to the recession, as were the other backers who now weren't so keen to commit. Eventually BL lost patience with the consortium and closed the factory.
Oh, I'm not sure where the work was carried out, but I'm guessing Newport Pagnell?

nice one rog

hers the ful story
http://www.nutleysports.co.uk/AstonMGB-Silver.htm


your turn

Well Done rog1963 look forward to your new question.

Just one request ladies and gentlemen, please use the search facility to check if the question your are thinking of asking has appeared in the MG Quiz previously

Aston-Martin MGB prototype in previous MG Quiz question

:thanks:

I love that colour. Who says a brown car can't be sexy!!

Next question then ...
First some photos .....

and some dates ...
May 27th 1971
Sept 18th 1971

and some advertising jargon...
'A great idea'

And the question...
Who's the chap pictured and what is the story?

rog1963 what a brilliant question, I recognised half the photos but had no idea about the story of what they did with it until today, thank you I enjoyed that one.

PQD44 wrote: rog1963 what a brilliant question, I recognised half the photos but had no idea about the story of what they did with it until today, thank you I enjoyed that one.

Thank you for the kind comment PQD44. I also knew nothing of this until last night when I was browsing a borrowed book. Couldn't wait to get it on the quiz and was lucky enough to pounce on Mark's question today.

A few more clues:

A milestone for MGB.
A presentation took place at the Road Race of Champions in Atlanta, Georgia.
The car colour is Brilliant Orange.