I don't think I should stick a'B engine in my Magnette. This
Magnette, a Mk. III Farina, runs like clockwork. There are only 46,
000 miles on that engine, and both previous owners pampered the car.
Since there are only seven in the world, (or 44, depending on who you
ask. Practical Classics says 7), is it really advisable to modify a
very original, low milage, rare MG just for the sake of driving on
the highway? I don't think so. This is not your more common ZA or
ZB... this is a whole 'nother MAgnette all together. Only the engine,
the transmission, and the rear and are shared between the cars.
This car has different final gearing, and different carburettors. Oh,
yeah, and a totally different body. If you haven't seen it, it
looks ALOT like an MGB. Same shape fins, and the little nose behind
the MG crest.
But about that Jag, I've been looking into it, how about an early
seventies V-12 XJ sedan? I have to look at it, but I hear it's nice.
John
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