MG’s fabled Competitions Department enjoyed near constant success on the international racing stage. With victories in road racing, rallying, trials and Land Speed Record attempts, the postwar competition and special tuning department in Abingdon, England, was synonymous with “Giant Killing” performance right up through 1967. However, the late ’60s brought about a groundswell of change in the British automotive industry that would severely test the resilience of many storied marques, including MG. With corporate change afoot, MG and parent company…
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