Description
H&H Classic Auction @Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire
27th Nov, 2024 13:00
2005 MG ZT 260 V8 SE
Estimate
£11, 000 - £13, 000
Lot details
Registration No: BL54 MVW
Chassis No: SARRXGLGB4D000130
MOT: March 2025
One of just 187 Mk1 Mustang-powered ZTs understood to have been produced
Just 24, 500 miles from new
One of only 3 finished in Copperleaf paintwork and believed the only one with Oxford Cream leather interior upholstery
Entered from a small private collection of MG Rover cars
Offered with a history file including the combined service book and owner's handbook
After a long wait, the rear-wheel-drive MG ZT made an appearance in September 2003. Completely re-engineering the standard ZT shell to accommodate Ford's superb modular Mustang 4. 6-litre V8 engine which produced 256bhp and allied to a five-speed Tremec TR-350 manual transmission. SE-spec examples includes Harman Kardon sound system with a factory subwoofer and X-Power rear exhausts, really enhancing that V8 soundtrack. An AutoExpress report on the ZT 260s declared the Mustang engine cars as having ‘bags of torque, a well-engineered chassis and an intoxicating soundtrack, making this one of MG Rover's strongest products’. Limited numbers were produced with 187 Mk1 (pre-facelift examples) and 374 Mk2 examples understood to have been produced.
Number 130 is one of the rarer pre-facelift examples and is understood to have been manufactured in late 2003, remaining unregistered until being first registered on the 24th January 2005. Finished in striking Copperleaf Red paintwork, it is thought to be one of just three in this colour and is understood to be the only one of these trimmed in Oxford Cream leather interior upholstery. In desirable SE specification, it is a low mileage example having covered just 24, 500 miles from new and has been in the possession of just three former keepers. Entered into the sale along with two others from a small private collection of MG Rover cars, the ZT still boasts having its original tool kit, including the jack and spare wheel.
Benefitting from four new tyres in 2021, the ZT was recently provided with a full service and check of the brakes, steering and suspension by a classic car specialist in October 2023, some 2, 500 miles ago. Supplied with a history file that contains the combined service book, owner's handbook, a collection of MOT history, a no advisory MOT certificate until March next year, previous invoices and a current V5C document, as well as two keys. Presenting nicely and running and driving well during our recent photography session, these Mustang-engined ZTs are notably rare and becoming incredibly collectable.
