"It looks like an MGB to me..."
I think that's the root of the issue here. It *looks* like an MGB. But it
has fibreglass bodywork, no MG interior fittings, and an engine that, while
a version of a design that was fitted to the factory MGBGTV8, is a
very substantially different spec. The suspension is likely different too
(although the article doesn't say). So, arguably, if few of the components
in that car are actually shared with any standard factory MGB, it's more of
a "silhouette racer". But then it's listed as a '72 - is that just
fanciful, or did a real '72 car donate enough of itself (i.e. more than it's
title!) that it's soul lives on in this vehicle?
I'm not saying there's anything wrong with any of that, and I'm glad that
someone is rich and daft enough to put together such a car. It looks like
an impressive machine.
I guess the question is, philosophically, how much of a car needs to be made
of genuine MG parts for it to be an MG? And that's a question that could
keep us going a long time...
I think few, if any, of the people on this list have any objection to MGs
being raced on grounds of rarity. Not yet, anyway.
Richard
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