Over the last few days, I’ve posted several of MG’s super-streamlined record breaking cars used in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. If you were wondering how these creations influenced the design of MG’s road cars, the answer appears to be ‘not at all’. This is the 1954 MG TF Midget, which very much sticks with the traditional British sports car look. Note the MG-typical octagonal instrument surrounds. Pics taken at the British Motor Museum, Gaydon.
One last MG speed record car from the British Motor Museum collection at Gaydon. This is the 1957 EX181, which was powered by a supercharged MGA twin cam engine. In 1957, Stirling Moss took it to 245.6 mph on the Utah Salt Flats. With a slightly enlarged engine, Phil Hill was able to improve on this with a speed of 254.9 mph in 1959.