Classics Monthly

ROUND 11: MGF vs TR7

ere we are, the final round of this epic battle and things could not be more finely balanced with 15 points apiece. And while you have the advantage of being able to scan ahead and see the final results, at this point I really have no idea how this contest is going to end. It doesn't help that while these two contenders share many similarities, there are also major differences. As a newer model you'd expect the MG to score well in the survival stakes, but on the other hand their prices are only now starting to shift off rock bottom while the TR7s star has been in the ascendancy for a few years now. I suspect that it will all come down to production numbers in the end, and for this one Triumph can no longer count on its superior

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