Looking remarkably like an MGB, this car was developed to eventually replace MG’s famous sports car, but the success of the MGB and Midget led to the cancellation of the project.

Begun in 1964, MG’s Chief Engineer Syd Enever oversaw the development of EX 234, which had a uniquely designed steel platform and various mechanical elements from multiple British Motor Corporation (BMC) models. 

The rolling chassis was sent to Pinninfarina’s design studios in Italy for specially made body work. It returned to Abingdon to have a braking system installed and it was then taken for testing. The hard top roof is for show, having no mechanism to fix it to the car, and was created to illustrate the look of a fixed-head coupe. 

By the time the prototype was completed, however, BMC had lost confidence in the project due to the roaring success of the MGB and the Midget which had not long been on the market. According to a development mechanic, the car was left in a storage space at the factory along with other abandoned prototypes and was eventually given to Enever’s friend Syd Beer. It was bought by a private owner in 2016.

On loan from Christophe Pund.