famous at last

[tony]

guess whos car is on the cover of this months monstro ,it was a bit of a shock i can tell you,pity about that wheel arch though,fame at last:)

[Austin-Rover]

It looks very nice Tony, and the wheel arch isnt that noticeable...

:cool:

[D87 SMW]

Yes I have to say I noticed it was your car straight away!

[Maria]

Cover girl, eh? ;) May it be first of many! :D

[Simon]

Congatulations, never had the front page pleasure myself (but the again I'm not worthy) Lovely to see your car, and I'd love to see it in the flesh, as it were. Still, I hope you enjoyed my old Montego article...a tale from the heart!

[Maria]

Yes, excellent article, Simon. Had a lump in my throat at the end :(

[tony]

i know what you meen finding your car in the srappy,my old sd1 is just inside the srapyard gate and its still looks good after two years of beeing there i could cry ,

[tony]

p,s, me and the car are also reddy for supermaket opening and after dinner speechs:eek: please contact my pa for more details:) :) thanks for the kind words everybody(a smiley with two thumbs up to be put here)

[D87 SMW]

:laugh: :rolleyes:

[tony]

my copy of forward came today,only made page 16 in there thought:( ,i am very suprize about how much intressed the car has had,but saying that i get to see it every day,i am not used to all this attension,:) nice pic of yours in there maria,i all so like the fact that both clubs get on well together,rather than fighting,after all its all about the cars we like and drive:)

[CyrixDes]

Talking of fame I was thinking just the same. Although not getting the prestige of being featured on the cover of Monstro, i've spotted my 2.0i in no less than 4 pictures from MG 'M' in Monstro including a colour one on the back page! :cool: Just annoyed that I couldnt get to the BL Rally due to working 12 hour nights :rage:

[malcsmaesty]

well done tony,the monty looks great on the front page,i thought it may have looked better on page 3 seen as how its topless!:laugh:
mine managed page 13,1st time my car has been featured anywhere,fantastic:D

[D87 SMW]

Originally posted by malcsmaesty
I thought it may have looked better on page 3 seen as how its topless!

Good point! :laugh: :laugh:

[G51 NAV]

Not yet appeared in Monstro (and why not, I ask :) ) but G51 has appeared in MG Enthusiast (a few times, once on the front cover in 2000), Safety Fast (the MGCC mag), an American mag for an article on British hot-hatches (the name of which escapes me), and is to appear in Gran Turismo 4.

Anyone else had their car featured in magazines? E.g.: whose was the lovely Maestro Turbo featured recently in Practical Classics?

[D87 SMW]

Originally posted by G51 NAV
and is to appear in Gran Turismo 4.


You mean you will be able to race a Maestro???? :eek: :cool: :eek:

[G51 NAV]

Originally posted by F170 GGT
You mean you will be able to race a Maestro???? :eek: :cool: :eek:

Yep ... in the Historic Cars section. They're even using the number-plate, so it really will be my car. Sony invited me down to Millbrook Proving Ground in April for them to photograph it. They must have taken over 300 shots of it. And as thanks from a multi-billion-dollar organisation like Sony, all I got was a lousy tankfull of petrol for the journey home!

Ah well, I don't suppose I did it for the money, but to "Further The Good Cause And Spread The Word" :rolleyes:

[D87 SMW]

Originally posted by G51 NAV
Yep ... in the Historic Cars section. They're even using the number-plate, so it really will be my car. Sony invited me down to Millbrook Proving Ground in April for them to photograph it. They must have taken over 300 shots of it. And as thanks from a multi-billion-dollar organisation like Sony, all I got was a lousy tankfull of petrol for the journey home!

Ah well, I don't suppose I did it for the money, but to "Further The Good Cause And Spread The Word" :rolleyes:

That's brilliant! I have waited years for a Maestro to race on PS!
Hey, you're in Lancashire, why not come on the Manchester M Car Rally on the 25th, everyone's invited! just let me know in a PM.

[malcsmaesty]

guess whose going to be eagerly awaiting GT4 then???;) :cool: :D :D :D

[D87 SMW]

Originally posted by malcsmaesty
guess whose going to be eagerly awaiting GT4 then???;) :cool: :D :D :D

I'd have to get a PS2 before I can get that game, but I'll be having it! Have a go at whooping the odd Suburu Imprezas like the good ol' days when we had the 1.6 LX ! :laugh: :eek: :cool:

[G51 NAV]

Originally posted by F170 GGT
why not come on the Manchester M Car Rally on the 25th, everyone's invited! just let me know in a PM.

Have PM'd you...

[tony]

Originally posted by G51 NAV
Yep ... in the Historic Cars section. They're even using the number-plate, so it really will be my car. Sony invited me down to Millbrook Proving Ground in April for them to photograph it. They must have taken over 300 shots of it. And as thanks from a multi-billion-dollar organisation like Sony, all I got was a lousy tankfull of petrol for the journey home!

Ah well, I don't suppose I did it for the money, but to "Further The Good Cause And Spread The Word" :rolleyes:
did they record the engine as well can we hear it as well as race it,do u think there will be a dashboard shot as well?:)

[G51 NAV]

Originally posted by tony
did they record the engine as well can we hear it as well as race it,do u think there will be a dashboard shot as well?:)
The engine and exhaust were recorded at 1000rpm increments all the way up to 6000rpm. They took about 10 shots of the interior.

[D87 SMW]

Originally posted by G51 NAV
The engine and exhaust were recorded at 1000rpm increments all the way up to 6000rpm. They took about 10 shots of the interior.

Right, *claps hands together* I will be having that. :) :cool: :laugh: :D

[D87 SMW]

Hmmm, I've looked on the internet for this MG Maestro on GT4, and I haven't seen it. There is an official cars list, which includes an "MG EX257 LMP" - could this be your Maestro??

:banghead: :confused:

[Maria]

Nope, that'll be the Le Mans car.

[D87 SMW]

Originally posted by Maria
Nope, that'll be the Le Mans car.

Ah well, Maestro isn't on it then. :( :banghead:

[G51 NAV]

Originally posted by F170 GGT
Ah well, Maestro isn't on it then. :( :banghead:
The list doing the rounds on the 'net that claims to show all the cars that will feature in GT4 is NOT an official list. In fact, there isn't an official list; least not one on the 'net. The so-called 'official list' is mainly a "wish-list" - and an old one at that - and is NOT based on any official communication/leak from Sony or Polyphony Digital (the software house programming the game). About two month’s ago I was contacted by Sony to confirm various details about the car that weren’t asked on the day, such as BHP, tracking, wheelbase and gear-ratios, so the car must be ‘in’ or they wouldn’t have asked.