{"id":2260,"date":"2026-02-14T08:51:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T08:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mgmetrocup.co.uk\/?p=2260"},"modified":"2026-02-14T09:23:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T09:23:05","slug":"mk1-mg-metro-turb-for-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mgmetrocup.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/02\/14\/mk1-mg-metro-turb-for-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"For Sale – MK1 MG Metro Turbo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Price: \u00a34,500<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A rare opportunity to acquire an ex-championship winning race car project, last campaigned circa 2009 and dry-stored ever since. This car has lived its entire life as a dedicated race car and therefore does\u00a0not<\/strong>\u00a0have a VIN or registration number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Specifications<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Correct engine (matching MK1 Metro Turbo engine) included<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Engine & gearbox currently not fitted<\/strong> – both will require inspection and likely rebuild due to unknown condition<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Full mechanical & electrical recommissioning required before track use<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Solid race shell<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Car will require a full paint to freshen it up<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Included:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Brand new pair of MK1 headlights<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • MK1 MG Metro grill<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Uncut MK1 Metro slam panel<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • MK2 bonnet<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Exhaust system<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      History & Documentation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • Supplied with a history folder containing setup information<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Period race history when the car was campaigned under the name \u201cPreston\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Period race footage available on YouTube (search: \u201cJon Flanigan MG Metro Turbo\u201d<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        The car is located in Perth, Central Scotland. Delivery to anywhere in the UK can be arranged at an additional cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Please contact if you require more photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Contact:<\/strong>
        Niki
        Mobile: 07831 511639<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Price: \u00a34,500 A rare opportunity to acquire an ex-championship winning race car project, last campaigned circa 2009 and dry-stored ever<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":3511,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"[]"},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-for-sale"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/mgmetrocup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Unknown-26.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mgmetrocup.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2260","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mgmetrocup.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mgmetrocup.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mgmetrocup.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mgmetrocup.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2260"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/mgmetrocup.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2260\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3512,"href":"https:\/\/mgmetrocup.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2260\/revisions\/3512"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mgmetrocup.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3511"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mgmetrocup.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mgmetrocup.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mgmetrocup.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}