MGC

[david]

I THINK I HAVE 1 OF THE FIRST MGC V8 BUILT BY MIKE THE PIPE AND KEN COSTELLO CAN ANY BODY OUT THEY  HELP .CAR IS A  MGC V8 RED ROADSTER WAS  AT FIRST YELLOW I BROUGHT THE CAR FROM MIKE THE PIPE IN 2003 UNFORTUNATELY MIKE PASSED AWAY. I DID  NOT REALIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF A V8 C /CAR REG IS 5671MG CAR NOW FITTED WITH 4.6 GOES LIKE ///// OFF A  SHOVEL MANY THANKS DAVID

[lawrencew]

Hi David,

Well only two MGCs were modified by Costello Engineering, and just one of one is accounted for.

Perhaps if you can send some more details and photos to my email address (see website) then we can investigate.

MtP certainly did all the early exhaust modifications for Ken and his team, so this sounds promising.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Lawrence wood.

On 23 Aug 2013, at 17:00, "david [via MG Costello Forum]" <[hidden email]> wrote:

I THINK I HAVE 1 OF THE FIRST MGC V8 BUILT BY MIKE THE PIPE AND KEN COSTELLO CAN ANY BODY OUT THEY  HELP .CAR IS A  MGC V8 RED ROADSTER WAS  AT FIRST YELLOW I BROUGHT THE CAR FROM MIKE THE PIPE IN 2003 UNFORTUNATELY MIKE PASSED AWAY. I DID  NOT REALIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF A V8 C /CAR REG IS 5671MG CAR NOW FITTED WITH 4.6 GOES LIKE ///// OFF A  SHOVEL MANY THANKS DAVID

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[Robin]

Hi i remember that car being built very well. I already had a V8 C and Ken used my engine mounts as patterns. The C makes a much better handling car than the B with the rover engine i used a weber carb rear facing which sat in the vee very nicely i had a pattern made for a manifold to do this making a real tidy job.I cant remember what Mike used he did build several interesting cars i remember a Volvo/rover and a B V8 using kens adaptor kit.I will always remember the glorious exhaust note full chat almost F1.

[stephen mcmullen]

goodmorning ive just been looking at the Costello web site and come across your link. well l worked for Ken when he had the Farnborough garage & when I was there they were converting an MGC to a V8 & the car was in teal blue or that shade of blue at the time.hope this might help you trace it ? steve

[lawrencew]

Hello Stephen,

Thanks for your note. Sounds very interesting and you must have some observations or anecdotes the Costello community would love to hear.

Could you contact me via email (address, or link, is on the Costello site) and we can communicate that way?

Looking forward to hearing from you.,
Kind regards
Lawrence W.