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The MG that never was – except as a model

One of the most fascinating aspects of motoring history is the subject of ‘what might have been’. Every manufacturer goes through a process of designing and building prototypes which are either abandoned or refined into something more suitable for mass production. BMC was no exception and many sketches and grainy photos exist of cars that never made it to the showrooms.

Until a few years

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