The new age

There is no denying that the following for MG Rover’s ZR is very strong in the MG community as the cheeky hot hatch lends itself well to a host of affordable upgrades and modifications from the interchangeable MG Rover parts bin.

This was the exact approach MG ZR fan Tom Yates was going to take but he felt his then ‘daily’ ZR was getting too rusty for the job he had in mind which was a 1.8 K-series 200bhp turbo conversion. He set his sights on an Ignition Blue ZR. Well, that was the plan. “I looked for five months but I just couldn’t find one in good nick.”

Predictably, Zeds are becoming harder to find in good condition so the net just needed widening. “I eventually found this Starlight Silver (MBB) ZR 120 on , in September 2017, with just 34,000 miles on the clock. It was in mint condition with very few rust bubbles. The paintwork was really good and the interior