1957 MG EX 181 Land speed record car

1957 MG EX 181 in Heights of Danger, Movie, 1953 Ep. Extra2

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Seen only in an extra DVD contents

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dsl ◊ 2015-05-01 23:05	EX-181 driven to records at Bonneville for Class F land-speed series for cars with engines between 1.1 and 1.5 litres. 23 Aug 1957 - 1489cc producing c290 bhp @ 7000 rpm Supercharged MGA Twin cam engine, running on 86% methanol laced with nitrobenzene, acetone and sulphuric ether. Driver: Stirling Moss 245.64mph - 395.31 km/h (taking the Experimental project 1100-1500cc record from previous record holder who held it at 203mph). 3 Oct 1959 - increased to 1506cc producing over 300 bhp @ 7300 rpm, driver: Phil Hill - 254.91 mph - 410.23 km/h (Experimental project 1500-2000cc class record) - to this day still the fastest MG ever. (http://silodrome.com/mg-ex-181/ , http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/variants/vt104_ex181.htm ) Footage is 1957 visit only. "Sterling" Moss according to the DVD caption: Design: Build: Preparation: Blast-off: Job done: Our other 2 entries for EX-181 are clearly the same 1957 event, but do not seem to use this Pathe footage.

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◊ 2015-05-01 23:05

EX-181 driven to records at Bonneville for Class F land-speed series for cars with engines between 1.1 and 1.5 litres.
23 Aug 1957 - 1489cc producing c290 bhp @ 7000 rpm Supercharged MGA Twin cam engine, running on 86% methanol laced with nitrobenzene, acetone and sulphuric ether. Driver: Stirling Moss 245.64mph - 395.31 km/h (taking the Experimental project 1100-1500cc record from previous record holder who held it at 203mph).
3 Oct 1959 - increased to 1506cc producing over 300 bhp @ 7300 rpm, driver: Phil Hill - 254.91 mph - 410.23 km/h (Experimental project 1500-2000cc class record) - to this day still the fastest MG ever.
(http://silodrome.com/mg-ex-181/ , http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/variants/vt104_ex181.htm )

Footage is 1957 visit only. "Sterling" Moss according to the DVD caption: