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The never-built successor to the MG B with Pininfarina bodywork (EX234)

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Created on June 7, 2016

Reading time 3min

Written by:

Bruno von Rotz

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MG EX234 Prototyp (1965) - die linke und rechte Seite sind unterschiedlich gestaltet

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MG EX234 Prototyp (1965) - er hätte die Nachfolge von B und Midget antreten sollen

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MG EX234 Prototyp (1965) - wirkt flach und breit

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MG EX234 Prototyp (1965) - luftiger Roadster

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MG EX234 Prototyp (1965) - Heckansicht

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MG EX234 Prototyp (1965) - relativ kleine Räder

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MG EX234 Prototyp (1965) - unrestauriert, fast wie 1964 ausgeliefert

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MG EX234 Prototyp (1965) - viel Platz im Interieur und geschmackvolle Sitze, das Lenkrad wurde vermutlich nachträglich ersetzt und stammt vom TR7

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MG EX234 Prototyp (1965) - auch eine Rücksitzbank gab es, allzuviel Platz für die Beine war da aber nicht

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MG EX234 Prototyp (1965) - 100-Meilen-Tacho mit Hinweis, wie der Tageskilometerzähler zurückzustellen ist

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MG EX234 Prototyp (1965) - im Prototyp werkelt eine 1,275-Liter-Maschine, eine 1,8-Liter-Version war aber auch vorgesehen

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MG EX234 Prototyp (1965) - Motor der A-Serie

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MG EX234 Prototyp (1965) - die Prototypen-Seriennummer ist eingestanzt

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MG EX234 Prototyp (1965) - gefällige Frontgestaltung

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MG EX234 Prototyp (1965) - die Gestaltung der Scheinwerfer erinnern an Fiat 124 Spider oder Alfa Romeo Duetto

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MG EX234 Prototyp (1965) - MG-Zeichen auf dem Kühlergrill

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MG EX234 Prototyp (1965) - einfacher Türöffner

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MG EX234 Prototyp (1965) - Zierstreifen für die geschlossene GT-Version

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MG EX234 Prototyp (1965) - Zierstreifen mit Beschriftung auf der rechten Flanke

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MG EX234 Prototyp (1965) - Heckgestaltung mit Reminiszenzen an den Fiat Dino Spider

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MG EX234 Prototyp (1965) - Rückleuchten ähnlich wie beim Lotus Elan

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MG EX234 Prototyp (1965) - mit dem Hardtop sollte gezeigt werden, wie ein Coupé ausgesehen hätte

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MG B (1962) - präsentiert vor dem neusten britischen Airliner, der Vickers VC10

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MG B (1962) - kompakter Sportwagen mit grossem Spassfaktor

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MG B (1962) - Durchsichtsszeichnung - Blick auf die selbsttragende Konstruktion des Bs

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MG EX234 Prototyp (1965) - historisches Bild, aufgenommen bei einem Clubtreffen in Winterthur in der Schweiz im Jahr 1977

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Summary

MG engineers began thinking about a successor to the MG B as early as 1964, just two years after the launch of the sports car. Pininfarina was commissioned to design a completely new chassis with independent suspension and a 1.3-liter engine. The result was the MG prototype EX234, which for various reasons never made it into production. This report describes the history of the MG prototype and shows it in many pictures.

This article contains the following chapters

Independent suspension at last
Lighter and more spacious
Italian features
The planned coupé
Convincing right from the start
Other priorities

Estimated reading time: 3min

Preview (beginning of the article)

As early as 1964, MG engineers began to think about a successor to the MG B , just two years after the launch of the sports car. They hoped to modernize the B and replace the Midget, for which they had paid Healey license fees, at the same time. There were good reasons why a replacement for the MG B was considered early on. The independent suspension already planned for the B had fallen victim to the red pencil, but was increasingly becoming the standard among sports car manufacturers. Accordingly, the successor to the MG B, internally known as the EX234, was to be equipped with state-of-the-art suspension technology from the outset. According to in-house trends, this meant the use of Hydroelastic, as found in the Austin 1100, for example. The independent suspensions were supplemented by Lokheed disc brakes and a 1275 cm3 A-series engine with gearbox.

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