MG Quiz

Ok, hopefully this one hasn't been covered before.

Who is pictured?
What is his television connection to MG? (Series name)
When was it aired and on what channel?
Model/year/colour of MG concerned?

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Mark Evans "An MGB is Born" on the Discovery Realtime Channel first aired in 2005.
Rebuilt a 1973 MGB and painted it James Bond Silver with a red leather interior.

and it's over to you

Funny how there are often more than one correct answer...

"Dream Machine" was another programme presented by Mark Evans in 2003 on Channel 5. In the series they restored a car and then gave it away at the end of the show.

One of the cars they restored and gave away was .......................a 1964 MGB Roadster

The cars featured included;

Porsche Speedster

Mark Evans and a team of mechanics strip down a VW Beetle and build a kit-car version of the classic Fifties Porsche 356 Speedster over its floor pan, adding features including a rear-mounted air-cooled engine and a luxury leather interior


Custom Truck

Transformed an ordinary white van into a state-of-the-art supertruck. While they're doing all the hard work, Amanda Stretton investigated the customisation scene


MGB

Mark Evans and the mechanics restore a 1964 MGB Roadster : the quintessential two-seater British sports car : to its former glory, while Amanda Stretton takes a cruise in one and learns about the history of the MG


VW Beetle

Mechanics restored a 1971 VW Beetle Cabriolet to its former glory, patching up corroded bodywork, replacing the soft top with a waterproof roof and giving the interior an overhaul. Meanwhile, Amanda Stretton met a man who has owned a staggering 98 Beetles


Cobra

The team built a kit-car version of the AC Cobra, using a few parts taken from an old Ford Granada and a huge Chevrolet engine.


Aston Martin

Mark Evans and a team of mechanics restored a water-damaged 1974 Series 3 Aston Martin to its former glory, replacing the V8 engine, all the steel components and just about everything else besides


Ferrari

Mark Evans and a team of mechanics restored a 1981 Ferrari 308 to its former glory.

Channel 5 ?? Who watches that :lol:

Thanks PQD. good info

Ok...

What were there no more than 56 of?

rog1963 wrote: Channel 5 ?? Who watches that :lol:

Thanks PQD. good info

You mean there is more than B&W BBC and ITV ?? :ohmy: Oh G** I knew I should do something when the aerial blew down in the great storm of 1967. What have I missed !!??

Tsleight wrote: Ok...

What were there no more than 56 of?

1959 MGA Twin Cam RHD CKD cars (probably to Australia) True if probably not the correct answer!! :woohoo:

Tsleight wrote: Ok...

What were there no more than 56 of?

Any chance of a clue ??????? :silly: please

Yes Bryan, the 56 are MG related

PQD44 wrote: Yes Bryan, the 56 are MG related

Thank you, i have got it now, but will leave for someone else to answer

It is a very good question, which was one i had "in stock" for future use. i was going to use a photo though, of the MG in question.

bryan young wrote:

PQD44 wrote: Yes Bryan, the 56 are MG related

Thank you, i have got it now, but will leave for someone else to answer

It is a very good question, which was one i had "in stock" for future use. i was going to use a photo though, of the MG in question.

Photo was going to be the last clue! The second clue is:

Only 1 of the 56 is apparently RHD.