Barrie has supplied a photo of UMG 400, which was a development car for the MGA. The story:
In 1951 Chief Designer Syd Enever built a streamlined body as a “one off” for an MG model TD to be driven by George Phillips in the Le Mans 24 hour race. Although it was designated by the the factory reference “EX176“, this car is more commonly known by its registration number UMG 400.
Barrie continues: "UMG 400 was built at Abingdon for LE MANS, designed by Sid Enever and built on a TF chassis with the view of improving the aerodynamics but it didn't finish. The only reason I have the photo was that Sid, with Alec Hounslow, took it out one Sunday morning and called in to show dad, who was his big mate."
In 1951 Chief Designer Syd Enever built a streamlined body as a “one off” for an MG model TD to be driven by George Phillips in the Le Mans 24 hour race. Although it was designated by the the factory reference “EX176“, this car is more commonly known by its registration number UMG 400.
Barrie continues: "UMG 400 was built at Abingdon for LE MANS, designed by Sid Enever and built on a TF chassis with the view of improving the aerodynamics but it didn't finish. The only reason I have the photo was that Sid, with Alec Hounslow, took it out one Sunday morning and called in to show dad, who was his big mate."
The photo below shows Barrie standing next to this unique car outside the family home at Kennington, near Oxford. Barrie recalls that the house was named, perhaps appropriately, Montlhery, after the Autodrome de Montlhéry (just South of Paris) where the C type Midget was so successful in 1931.
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