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MGA
Manufactured: 1958-60
Engine: BLMC 'B' series 1588cc
Configuration: front engine, rear-wheel drive
Driver: Nick Taylor
Class: Modsport
Date taken: June 1972 at start line, Cadwell Park
Image Copyright: Colin Stubbs
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MGA FHC Le Mans
Manufactured: 1958 - 60
Engine:BLMC 'B' series 1588cc
Configuration: front engine, rear-wheel drive
Driver: Mike Entwhistle
Class: MG Championship
Date taken: June 1976, main straight, Croft
In this case, the designation TC stands for twin-cam, a limited edition of the MGA. About 2000 TCs were produced between 1958 and 1960; the much more powerful TC version (100+bhp) of the "B" series engine proved too fragile and was not offered during the last two years of the MGA's production. The model shown here is a very rare fixed head version, open top models being by far the most popular. The lap record for the TC was over 73mph, which may seem slow when compared to the Midget TC, but this was on a par with the very modern, highly sophisticated, production Lotus Europa with a similar engine capacity. The 2001 entry for The Le Mans Legends race featured Mike Entwhistle driving an MGA FHC LeMans
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MGA
Manufactured:1958-60
Engine:BLMC 'B' series 1800cc
Configuration: front engine, rear-wheel drive
Driver: M.J. Chalk
Class: Modified Sports Cars 1501-2000cc Blackwall Tunnel
Date taken: December 1979 at Brands Hatch
Image Copyright: Robert Brown
This car was entered in the Blackwall Tunnel Modified Sports Car race at a BARC meeting on the 2nd of December 1979.
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