Maintaining the Breed: The Saga of MG Racing Cars Second Edition

‘Maintaining the Breed’ is the history of MG racing cars. It traces the development of the MG from its modest beginnings to the period of its all conquering supremacy in its class, and examines in some degree the effect of racing experience upon the design of the sports car. From the first of the Midgets to the EX series, John Thornley tells about the many types of MG's and what made them special. In addition, it covers the J,K, P, Q, and R types. Included are photographs, illustrations, charts, appendices (specifications, production life of MG cars, racing successes, EX 120, EX 127, EX 135 records, EX 179 and how to tune the XPAG and XPEF engines). The story is enlivened as opportunity affords by drawing upon the wealth of anecdotes to be found behind the racing scene.