Here we have another "short" list of some one of a kind modified MGA. These have been specially prepared for racing, although there is often some crossover to street use. The determining factor here is that the car was known to be raced, or was obviously prepared for racing with the primary objective of maximizing performance, often within restraints of a certain competiton class.

1960 MGA-Judson This MGA appears to be a serious early effort to race with a Judson supercharger. More information.

Bonneville "A" 243.970 MPH - 1957 MGA with a blown fuel injected Chevy V6 engine running on gasoline, dynoed at over 900HP!
http://www.mgcars.org.uk/mgcc/sf/990801.htm
Note that this did not beat the fastest MG set in 1959 by Phill Hill in a 300+HP supercharged MGA Twin Cam.

Coupe on steroids This 1959 MGA coupe was for sale on ebay.

Dragster, vintage This MGA dragster from Denver, Colorado, was built by Guzman and Ward in 1966. It started life as a ’58 MGA, but was converted to a big block Chevy with a 6-71 GMC blower. (Photo from Hot Rod Magazine, April 1968).

Dragster, modern This highly modified MGA dragster took the German championship series top honors in 2002 and 2003, then had engine problems in 2004. It is back for on-track testing in 2005 with an eye on a repeat championship in 2006. Booked as the world's fastest MGA, it is (maybe) quickest in the dragstrip run, but not fastet for unlimited top speed. More phots and long article.

Ferrari MGA For a brief moment in history there was an MGA with a 2 liter Ferrari engine. (Photo from Rod & Custom, August 1966). The engine originated with the very last production four cylinder Ferrari s/n 0708 MDTR. In 1959 the engine was for a time transfered into a racing Lotus 15 named "Ferrotus". Then it was transfered into the MGA for speed trials at Bonneville in the 1960's, after which the MGA languished in storage until 1988. The MGA was then sold to England (just to get the engine). Shortly thereafter the owner of the original Ferrari (then in Australia) arranged a creative engine swap deal to get the engine back to restore it into the original car. No information is known about the current status of that MGA, but the Ferrari is now back in the Unites States and is expected to be active in vintage racing. Find the story of that Farrari at: www.cavallino.com/articles/finalfour.html

Hawk This fastback MGA was raced by Bob Lester. It has a Marshall blower and a lot of period competition parts on it. Note a resemblance to the Studebaker Hawk. More information.

Kent Prather Racing - Sixth national championship in G Production. 2005 - www.networksplus.net/kprather

Wide MGA Most race cars are more than just a fancy paint job, and they tend to be put together fairly well. This one has the entire chassis and body widened enough to carry a V8 engine in style, and wide tires which fit nicely within the stock profile fenders. For photos in process se Metalshapers Association photos by Jim Bailie.