Bless you - the cheque is in the post. A friend of my wife asked if it
was true we were having the carpenters in - to make the door frame
bigger, if you get my drift.
PR5 is certainly a stunner - I was shown it two years ago during a visit
to Gaydon (not the museum, but the engineering HQ next door) to
interview Don Wyatt (profiled in the book) and I was gobsmacked at how
stunning it was. Here, I knew, was the source of all those "leaks" and
"scoop stories" about new Austin-Healeys. I also saw the wire-frame
model of "Adventurer".
On the subject of future MG's, I recently interviewed Gerry McGovern,
Chief Designer of the MGF, and the interview itself will be in issue two
of MG World, along with a competition to design a new MG for the year
2000. It would be nice to have plenty of entries from around the world -
the nice Mr. Raby will I am sure provide you with details of the
magazine and competition when ready.
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From: Paul.Kile@Aerojet.com
To: 'David Knowles'
Cc: 'mgs@autox.team.net'
Subject: PR5 prototype, was Never seen MG
Date: 13 October 1997 22:56
The PR5 is not the same as the RV8, and it is a GREAT looking car. I
may be blaspheming here, but I saw an RV8 at Gaydon this summer, and it
looked like what might have resulted if an American Kustom car guy got
hold of an MGB. Much more muscular looking, with a frou-frou leather
and walnut interior.
The PR5 was much sleeker, and looked more like a individual car rather
than an evolved MGB. I'll bet they could have sold like hotcakes in the
US.
Just got hold of David Knowles' new book "MG - The Untold Story". I
would have called it "MG - The More Detailed Story". David has
succeeded in re-telling all the MG lore that has been touched upon in
previous books (like those from Harvey, McComb, and Robson), but in much
more detail, and with a goldmine of photos of weird prototypes and
one-offs. The PR5 design effort is well documented in the book. I had
to cringe at all the planned iterations of the "BL Corporate Sports
Car", the car that became the TR7. What a horribly misguided effort!
Thanks, David, for a great book. I don't think I will need to buy
another tome on MG, after this one (I have your "V-8 - 20 years on" book
also).
Cheers, Paul Kile
1962 MGA 1600 MkII Roadster (The Hangar Queen)
1974 Factory MGB-GT V-8 (The Rustbucket)
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