I hope they restyle that car pretty thoroughly, as that current Mangusta is
uggggggly!
Also, didn't Qvale buy out the Jensen company back in the 70s? I think he
was responsible (at least partly) for the Jensen-Healey.
on 6/19/01 9:46 AM, Kai M. Radicke at kmr@pil.net wrote:
> MG announces buyout of the Italian subsidiary of the Qvale Auto Group,
> makers of the current Mangusta (think De Tomaso)... seems though MG will do
> little more than restyle the car and glue on the MG badge, as the chassis
> and drivetrain are to remain unchanged. MG keenly speculated a possible
> return to the USA, using this car to evaluate the brand's image in North
> America. Qvale Auto Group is based in San Francisco, and the Mangusta is
> currently available for purchase in the USA. The deal also gives MG access
> to Qvale's dealer network in the USA.
>
> Some of you may recall Qvale ran some MGBs in the late 60s / 70s in SCCA and
> various other motorsport events in the USA, and also was a large dealer
> chain of British Leyland vehicles on the West Coast.
>
> More as it comes...
>
> Kai
>
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