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1958 MG A Twin Cam Roadster Pre-production [NDL/13/500]

1958 MG A Twin Cam [NDL/13/500] in Heights of Danger, Movie, 1953 Ep. Extra3

Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin:

1958 MG A Twin Cam Roadster Pre-production [NDL/13/500]

Seen only in an extra DVD contents

Comments about this vehicle

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dsl ◊ 2015-05-01 01:48	Two cars used in the Pathe-produced promotional newsreel, both with ORX 885 plates. Main and this batch of pics are mid-colour (which was apparently blue - see links at end) with black hood, and number plates have frames: I was intrigued by these sidescreens as possibly non-standard, but they are normal format for all MGA roadsters until July 59 update when the Twin Cam received the same updates (sliding sidescreens, split front minor lights with indicator segment, revised rear lights) until T-C stopped in June 60. Note the weathertight fit And then there's the second car with ORX 885 plates - paler (white?) with a pale hood and what look like painted plates without a frame: ORX 885 still survives .... ✔ Taxed Tax due: 01 August 2015 MOT Exempt Date of first registration :22 January 1958 Year of manufacture :1958 Cylinder capacity (cc) :1768cc Vehicle status : Tax not due Vehicle colour :RED .... as a much modified racer - http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/twincam/tc108-500.htm , but was originally the 3rd in a batch of 3 pre-production/prototype Twin Cams registered 5 months before the May 58 launch - http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/twincam/tc108.htm - and went to Dunlop as a test vehicle for ther all-round disc brakes and the new centrelock pressed steel wheels, plus use by BMC Engines Branch at Coventry for testing the Twin Cam engine. And used for publicity appearances and brochure shots. MG sold it off in late 61, but with an ordinary 1622cc pushrod engine so making it officially at that point an MGA Mk2 1600 Deluxe, and its new owner started its racing career - http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/twincam/tc108-500a.htm .
bd64kcmo ◊ 2015-11-06 15:26	This movie was made in 1953, yes, and verified through IMDB. Pushrod MGA production was not even started until 1955. The Twin Cam engine was the same displacement as the 1600 MkI: 1,588 cc (1.6 L) and production was started in 1958. I therefore have my doubts about the validity of this post. Sorry.
dsl ◊ 2015-11-06 15:44	The Heights of Danger film was made in 1953 - that date is solid. This MGA footage and the other Extras features were included as bonus items on the 2010 DVD (re-)release, as explained on the film's main page. When bonus features accompany commercial releases, we often include and reference them with this method, on the basis that if someone buys the DVD, they might want to know about everything on the disc, not just the centrepiece film. So it is perfectly valid within our systems, provided as I have done that it is annotated as coming from Extras - see the Ep.(isode) note above the main picture on this page.
58TwinCam ◊ 2017-01-06 19:36	This footage was taken from this film called "Sports Car of the year" http://www.britishpathe.com/video/the-sports-car-of-the-year-1 Yes there certainly seems to be two different colour ORX885 cars in this film. ORX885 was not white when it left the factory, so unsure at this stage which chassis number / car was the white Twin Cam. Alas these is no date on either film to help narrow the search, other than 1958. References to 1953 simply can't be correct, as the twin cam was not launched till 14th July 1958. ORX885 is one of two prototypes (so registered before the launch).

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