Hobby Posted August 4, 2019 Author Share Posted August 4, 2019 If a MINI does then the "Z" series MGs based on the 25/45/75 certainly do! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Not mine. Just saw it while out taking granddaughter for a walk this morning. Also clocked a red Hillman Imp in a garage (not photable) and an MGF under restoration. It’s only a small village too. steve 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Remembered this one from a car show a couple of years ago. steve 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted August 12, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 12, 2019 Nearly all mk2s on turbo alloys now as the original TDX tyres are so hard to find now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobby Posted August 12, 2019 Author Share Posted August 12, 2019 Not sure which thread for this. My daughter's Metro at the local classic meet tonight alongside Roger Moore's original Saint car! 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted August 15, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 15, 2019 On 12/08/2019 at 20:03, steve1 said: Remembered this one from a car show a couple of years ago. steve That's a nice little car. The Metro 1275 S was quietly regarded as the best engine to leave Longbridge. Lots of clubman racers would buy the motor to strip down to obtain the vital parts, especially the crankshaft.I'm not sure, but the wheels were made in Cardiff, where we did anything from a Metro, to Rolls-Royce. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted August 16, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 16, 2019 (edited) On 12/08/2019 at 20:06, russ p said: Nearly all mk2s on turbo alloys now as the original TDX tyres are so hard to find now The finished wheels left Cardiff, to travel to (Walsall, I think) to have the tyres fitted to the wheel . Then, once fitted, balanced & inflated, they then went to Longbridge to be fitted to the car. This was an early development of JIT (Just in Time). All of the tyres went to that factory, including alloys & steels. International Tyres....? Hmm, forgive me, it was about 30 years ago... My involvement came about because Rover complained that the completed alloy wheels were arriving at Longbridge in damaged condition. Upon inspection, it transpired that a worker at the tyre fitting factory was short in height. So, to get at the wheels, he would tip over an entire pallets-worth of brand new wheels onto the floor. Oh dear, P45 time.... Edit: Having a quick Google ( ooh,err, missus) and I'm pretty sure it was International Tyres. I don't know about TDX nowadays, probably a long-gone model/style. Cheers, Ian Edited August 16, 2019 by tomparryharry Poor memory. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprintex Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 My MG Montego Turbo had TDX tyres - 195/65/VR365 - 10mm wider tread than the standard Montego tyres and V-rated rather than H-rated. They were unique to the MG Turbo model, and therefore were much more expensive to buy at the time than a pair of rear tyres for a Porsche 911 Turbo!! Paul 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kickstart Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Alfa used TRX tyres on some models. Same style wheels in both metric and imperial sizes. The metric ones are virtually worthless. A set of metric tyres (if you can find them) cost more than a set of imperial wheels and tyres All the best Katy 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted August 17, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 17, 2019 I've often wondered if its possible to have a TDX alloy wheel turned on a lathe to accept a normal tyre Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
royaloak Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 42 minutes ago, russ p said: I've often wondered if its possible to have a TDX alloy wheel turned on a lathe to accept a normal tyre It would probably remove too much metal so the strength would be lost, and I cant really see an engineering shop taking the risk either. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted August 17, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 17, 2019 Thats what I've thought k, but if you are only removing about quarter of an inch off circumference it may work Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
royaloak Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 (edited) 33 minutes ago, russ p said: Thats what I've thought k, but if you are only removing about quarter of an inch off circumference it may work It may well indeed work and it is an interesting idea, but my second point would then raise its ugly head especially in this litigious society we now live in. Some of those TDX wheels were quite nice and it is a shame they have nearly all been scrapped. Edit- One way around the issue might be to mark the modified wheels as 'show only' or state a maximum speed of 30mph or something. Edited August 17, 2019 by royaloak Added info. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted August 18, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 18, 2019 A few from Mini in the park at Mallory park Nice Mazda pick up on a detailing stand 3.5 V6 engine in it 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnlambert Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 On 17/08/2019 at 22:17, russ p said: I've often wondered if its possible to have a TDX alloy wheel turned on a lathe to accept a normal tyre The shape of the bead on TRX wheels is different to standard rims, I suspect it's not something you'd mess with without potentially dire consequences. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 may be of use to some on here https://rimmerbros.com/content--name-MG-Rover-Sale?src=UK1819W&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mgrover19lookalike&fbclid=IwAR0mY35hHWSjKLWbih4UGGDKRRF2lSGTHWaNtTB7pRSr5YwhZnkU4iA4slw 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Not just an old Range Rover but a pimped up Overfinch. steve 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
royaloak Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, steve1 said: Not just an old Range Rover but a pimped up Overfinch. steve And parked on double yellow lines as fits with the stereotype. Edited September 13, 2019 by royaloak 2 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Andy7 Posted September 13, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 13, 2019 58 minutes ago, royaloak said: And parked on double yellow lines as fits with the stereotype. Probably broken down with an electrical issue. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 (edited) flicking through my old pic files found some of these old spoof adverts from the MG owners club website may amuse some apologies in advance for nsfw language Edited September 15, 2019 by peanuts 3 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted September 15, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 15, 2019 Certainly amused me as a ZR and ZT owner 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianusa Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 On 13/09/2019 at 05:16, royaloak said: And parked on double yellow lines as fits with the stereotype. Parking ON the line? Please don't tell me that's an offence too! Brian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
298 Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 On 13/09/2019 at 07:37, steve1 said: Not just an old Range Rover but a pimped up Overfinch. steve Looks like it might have some history with a royal owner. Which probably means Phil the Greek has crashed it into some proletariat's Kia Belgrano. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classsix T Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 On 15/09/2019 at 14:43, peanuts said: flicking through my old pic files found some of these old spoof adverts from the MG owners club website may amuse some apologies in advance for nsfw language The elephant in the room being, unfortunately, not enough people did want some. How the MG badged Rovers stacked up performance wise against RS Fords and VXR Vauxhalls I've no idea but I remember ads for the the ZR&S in lad's mags of the time. Meanwhile Renault and Citroën were doing similar. How on earth they expected to compete directly with companies with massive budgets and/or state funding I have no idea. I saw the writing on the wall with the citicar and plastic festooned 25 "urban on-roader" (that'd be a car then). For volume sales you need commercials (vans)/fleet repmobiles, family car and performance marques. For a profitable small range you need bespoke performance and/or luxury and a full order book. Neither were forthcoming. Shame but with a kind of inevitable omnipresence of doom about it. C6T. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted September 16, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 16, 2019 On 17/08/2019 at 19:12, Kickstart said: Alfa used TRX tyres on some models. Same style wheels in both metric and imperial sizes. The metric ones are virtually worthless. A set of metric tyres (if you can find them) cost more than a set of imperial wheels and tyres All the best Katy The Ford Granada and Citroen CX (and a BMW 5 series I seem to remember) used the TRX tyres, were the TDX unique to the MG range? Any information on the differences between them? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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