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NOTABLE TWIN CAMS from the Production List - TC-107

At 12:55 AM 4/9/05 -0700, Blake Urban wrote:
>>Many years ago, the Twin Cam group of the MGCC published a booklet listing all 2111 twin cams and their production history. At the front there is a smaller list of "Twin Cams Destined or Later Achieving Historic Recognition".

To this I am adding more lines (in bold) as may strike me as pertinent. (Barney)
Also see: Pre-Production Twin Cams and Notable MGA Deluxe

ND?/13/498 - 1958 Twin Cam Prototype - More information
YDL/14/499 - PJB147- 1958 Twin Cam Prototype - More information
NDL/13/500 - ORX885 - 1958 Twin Cam Prototype - More information

Special Twin Cams:
TC-107-SP1 - Sectioned Twin Cam Coupe from Earl's Court Motor Show 22nd Oct - 1st Nov 1958 - More information

Production Twin Cams: - Also see Twin Cam Production Data (off site)
YD1.501 - PMO 326 - April 1958 Factory demonstrator - More information
YD1.502 - PMO325 - Factory demonstrator - More information
YD1.503 - VLP 500 - Restored by Bob West - More information
YD3.504 - Currently in Michigan, USA. - More information
YD3.505 - Currently in Melbourne, Australia - More information
YD3.505 - Rebodied car - Chris Meyers in Burlington, CT, USA. - More information
YD3.515 - Currently in Australia - More information
YD1.524 - Development in Competition Department,Abingdon - currently in GB
YD1.526 MFX 850 - Often raced in early years by Geoff Dear.- currently in USA - More information
YD1.527 - 73 GTB - Often raced by Ted Lund - currently in GB - More information
YD1.528 - PRX 707 - Liege-Rome-Liege Rally car - currently in GB - More information
YD1.530 - PMO 946 - Factory Demonstrator - currently owned by Robert Waterhouse in the UK - More information
YM1.551 - 9915NO - (suspected) Earls Court Motor Show late Oct. 1958 - More information
YM1.552 - (suspected) Earls Court Motor Show 1958 - More information
YM1.553 - The third Twin Cam Coupe (factory rally car) - currently in GB - More information
YM2 554 - raced in 1959/60 - currently in South Africa - More information
YD3.564 - 1958 Paris Show Roadster, early Oct 1958 - More information
YD1.573 - 1 MTW - Dick Jacob's car much racing history. - currently in GB - More information - (prior references to registration "1 OSTW" is believed to be an error)
YM3.594 - Paris Show Coupe, early Oct 1958 - currently in USA - More information
YM1.596 - RMO 101 - John Gott/John Sprinzel rally car..- currently in GB - More information
YD1.600 - VUF 541 - Fitzwilliam MG Team car used in racing - More information
YD3.620 - 1959 Detroit Auto Show - More information
YD1.622 - RHJ 950 - Dick Jacob's reserve team car. - currently in GB - More information
YD3.624 - 1958 Turin Show car
YD3.625 - 1958 Turin Show car
YD1.627S - SRX 210 - Renowned Lemans car - currently in GB - More information
YD1.652 -777ENK - John Gott's own raced car - currently in GB - More information
YD3.668 - Exotic body creation after a fire - More information
YD2.669 - Fitzwilliam Race Car driven by Paul Fletcher - More information
YD1.676 - 119 EMB - Sent to Shell Research Centre, Thornton UK for test. - More info
YD1.??? - VYY.567 - Sent to Shell Research Centre, Thornton UK for test. - More info
YD1.700 - First owned by Sir Boyd Tunnock (before he was knighted) - More information
YM1.722 - Special Bodied Production Twin Cam - More information
YDH5.929 - YRX 310 - Bob Olthoff's raced car - currently in Virgina, USA - More information
YD2.931 - 1959 Sebring coupe, changed from roadster by Comp. Dept.
YD2.932 - 1959 Sebring coupe - More information
YD2.933 - 1959 Sebring coupe
YD2.934 - 1959 Sebring coupe
YD3.964 - Jim Holody - "Pick of the Litter" - currently in USA - More information
YM3.1037 - NY Coliseum Show car 1959 - currently in USA - More information
YD1.1048 - David Dixon car often raced in major events in early days - currently in GB
YD1.1085 - 2 MTW - Dick Jacob's car with much racing history - in GB - More information
YM1.1224 - 10.887 JTD - Dennis Seabrook car strong club racing history - currently in GB
YM2.1235 - 1959 Geneva Show car - (currently in USA ?)
YM2.1270 - The last MGA Twin Cam to race from green to checker at Sebring (2012) - currently in Canada - More information
YD1.1314 - Mike Waterhouse modified race car - currently in Japan - More information
YD1.1580 - XWU 285 - Ran in 1959 Tulip Rally - More information
YD1.1626 - SBL 707 - FSK 152 - Ran in (2) 1959 European rallies, raced in South Africa, currently in Switzerland - More information
YM1.1701 - The rebodied Stephenson project car - currently in GB - More information
YD3.1725 - Previously reported (assumed) to be Valencia Show car (see next line) - now in US and converted to RHD - More information
YD3.1726 - Valencia Show car - now in the U.S. - More information
YD1.1782 - TWN900 - the 3rd Fitzwilliam's team Twin Cam - More information
YD1.1823 - 738 HBH - Ralph Canby club raced car. - Last seen in UK 197x, guess or estimate of the date (not on DVLA registration database)
YD1.1885 - SUT 866 - Dick Crosfield lightened race car - More information
YD1.1903 - WXW 611 - John Halton's much raced car. - currently in GB
YD3.1969 - ex Dick Baker (2nd Owner) race car, 1961-19?? - More information
YD3.1993 - 1959 Barcelona Fair car
YM1.2064 - Alexandra Holt's Coupe converted to Roadster - currently in GB - More information
YM1.2388 -390 XMU - Dave Ryland's Modified race car. - originally in GB - More information
YD1.2388 -RAS 362 - Owned by Stephen Beasley in England, 2003 to 2007 - More information
YD1.2388 -DT 67 009 - Owned by Soren Rimmen in Denmark, August 2007 - More information
YD3.2453 - 1959 Paris Show car.
YM3.2462 - 1959 Paris Show car - currently in New Zealand.
YD1.2487 - 1959 Scottish Show car - currently in GB - More information
YD1.2495 - 1959 Earls Court Show car - currently in GB - More information
YD1.2521 - 282 GHT - Colin Jones often raced club car. - currently in GB - More information
YDH5.2535- A CKD car shipped to Mexico in 1959 - More information
YD2.2571 - 1960 Sebring car #40 - currently in USA -.More information
YD2.2572 - 1960 Sebring practice car #P - currently in USA(Cuba) - More information
YD2.2573 - 1960 Sebring car #38 - currently in Munich, Germany - More information
YD2.2574 - 1960 Sebring reserve car - currently in Canada - More information
YD2.2575 - 1960 Sebring car #39 - currently in USA - More information
YD1.2611 - The last twin cam built. More information

Find or record details of any production MGA Twin Cam car here:
www./mgaregister.nl/external_prod.html


Also see: Pre-Production Twin Cams and Notable MGA Deluxe

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