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Author:  cush [ Tue Nov 06, 2007 11:29 am ]
Post subject:  ADO34
How good is this?

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http://www.minimarcos.org.uk wrote:
ADO34 MG Mini Prototype, 1966
Designed as a possible replacement for the MG Midget, ADO34 used Mini subframes and Mini Cooper 'S' mechanicals. The body was styled in Italy by Pininfarina. Regrettably the car was never put into production. (Photo: © 2004 R. Porter)


AS IF they didn't make that! I love it...
Author:  sports850 [ Tue Nov 06, 2007 11:47 am ]
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I have heard that the MG owning public were not amused with it at the time , soft top mg sports cars had to be rear wheel drive .... MG1300's were accepted as they were a saloon (NOT a sports car old boy) but a sports car was not to be front wheel drive . That attitude had gone by the time Rover made the MG metro turbo however .
Author:  drmini in aust [ Tue Nov 06, 2007 11:51 am ]
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sports850 wrote:
I have heard that the MG owning public were not amused with it at the time , soft top mg sports cars had to be rear wheel drive .... MG1300's were accepted as they were a saloon (NOT a sports car old boy) but a sports car was not to be front wheel drive . That attitude had gone by the time Rover made the MG metro turbo however .

Just wouldn't be a real MG old chap... everybody knows REAL sports cars are RWD. :shock:
Funny how the old Morris 850 on 5.20x10 crossplies when it arrived used to outhandle a Bugeye Sprite...
Author:  sports850 [ Tue Nov 06, 2007 11:54 am ]
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Well we all know the MGA was the last real MG sports car , but even they were more of a two seat production car . Then again , the last real MG sports car would have to be the one that most MG owners refuse to accept , the MG Metro 6R4 , purpose built road registered race car , not trendy convertible ... A Metro body shell with a rear mounted V6 driving all 4 wheels , now that's a car ...

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Author:  dove grey 64 [ Tue Nov 06, 2007 12:01 pm ]
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nice find cush, i believe a Japanese collector also has one, but its red. i saw it in mini world once. its a great looking car, when i retire i might have a crack at making one
Author:  Blokeinamoke [ Tue Nov 06, 2007 12:19 pm ]
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The Midget that never was. Looks even cuter in the metal.

http://www.austin-rover.co.uk/sportsado34f.htm
Author:  Wombat [ Tue Nov 06, 2007 12:24 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: ADO34
cush wrote:
How good is this?

http://www.minimarcos.org.uk wrote:
ADO34 MG Mini Prototype, 1966
Designed as a possible replacement for the MG Midget, ADO34 used Mini subframes and Mini Cooper 'S' mechanicals. The body was styled in Italy by Pininfarina. Regrettably the car was never put into production. (Photo: © 2004 R. Porter)


AS IF they didn't make that! I love it...


Me too - great looking car
Author:  Mort Subite [ Tue Nov 06, 2007 1:18 pm ]
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I wonder what other gems were lost - especially things the experimental engineers got up to here in Oz factory.....
Author:  cush [ Tue Nov 06, 2007 3:04 pm ]
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Blokeinamoke wrote:
The Midget that never was. Looks even cuter in the metal.

http://www.austin-rover.co.uk/sportsado34f.htm


that hard top ado35 definately looks like a Pininfarina job... another ripper..
Author:  peterw [ Tue Nov 06, 2007 3:30 pm ]
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It's a nice style job (like most Pininfarina do) but I don't think the poms would have bought it because it looks too much like a Fiat. Doesn't look British enough old chap.

Pete
Author:  cush [ Tue Nov 06, 2007 3:35 pm ]
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sports850 wrote:
6r4


one i took of it in adelaide...

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sounded amazing..
Author:  watto [ Wed Nov 07, 2007 8:20 am ]
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ADO 34 was a great looking car and could have been a real seller, but it was seen by the heads at MG, which of course was part of BMC, that it was too much like the Spridget (Sprite/Midget) which had been released in 1961, and would have been unneccessary competition for it, so was killed off there and then.

The ADO71 from a few years later was based on a 1275GT (Clubby) and was nowhere near as attractive, though still very interesting.

Cheers,
Watto.
Author:  cush [ Wed Nov 07, 2007 9:24 am ]
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might just do a sheet metal pressing course and make one myself.. :)
Author:  TheMiniMan [ Wed Nov 07, 2007 10:52 am ]
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Cush, the 6R4 metro is one of my most favourite cars of all time, i really would like to own & race one, one day.

& there are another couple of cars (kit cars tho) that i`d like to have & that is the "Bantum" (Bannum-- spelling???) they make a bugeye sprite body with all mini running gear & reckon it`s got to be one of the very best kits ever!!!!!!!!!!!!, BMC should have done it way way back.

& the other is an early Porsche roadster looking thing with all mini running gear too, it`s hot also, but not quite everyones cup of tea i spose

anyways, they`re not really mini varients so i probably should`t be posting here about them, just drooling again/still

i`ll just go back to making alloy flywheels & roller rockers :-)
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