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United Kingdom MG RV8's

We all realise the MGRV8 was British Designed and Built in a low volume production facility under the Rover parent company.
The RV8 was originally intended for MG enthusiasts within the United Kingdom.
However as the cost of the finished product rose to 26,500 British Pounds sales slowed dramatically and the whole project was rescued by the then very wealthy Japanese and 75% of the total production was exported to Japan.
The Japanese market was responsible for many changes the most significant being the inclusion of air conditioning.

UK RV8’s are the real deal and have not been modified as were the exported cars. They remain unaltered and have not had to undergo modifications like Australian RV8’s (re the Australian Design Rules).

UK Specifications MGRV8's

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	Fog light switch
Picture showing extra foot well space without air conditioning and no circular air con vent on the extreme left of the dash.
	RV8 showing foglights and no front wheel arch extentions and no Rover badge on front wing
miles per hour speedo ( also showing a KPH conversion )
	PHILLIPS CAR RADIO UK RV8’s were fitted with a Phillips Car radio entertainment system, which differed from Japanese Exported RV8’s which were fitted with the Panasonic radio cassette entertainment system. The UK Phillips System has a unique security feature where the key in face plate was removable to deter would be thieves. There was also a protective case for the face plate usually housed in the glove box.
	UK vacuum advance setup connected to top of pelnum chamber

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Early UK RV8's Differ from Later Production Cars

	Early dual leaf rear spring
Early black seating reclining lever
	Early black hood fastener clip

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