Lagoon V8 ZT - Page 5

Nev The Bear · 9th May 2016, 16:04

Your new V8 looks stunning, I look forward to seeing your new car at a meet.

Reebs · 10th May 2016, 22:54

Having now gone through some of the paperwork that came with #158, it's interesting to see that the car left the production line on 8th December 2003, but wasn't registered for first use until 24th January 2005 so the car had either been stored or was on display at Longbridge or a dealership for a year and a month before being purchased.

I've also discovered that the first owner was none other than Actor Ken Morley (AKA Reg Holdsworth from Coronation Street) who bought it just 3 months before MG Rover Group collapsed. He owned quite a large collection of American cars at the time and obviously loved the ford Mustang engine to buy this one.

Looking at the car's MOT history, it's amazing to see that in the year between it's 1st and 2nd MOT in 2009, Ken had only driven it 7 miles! He ultimately owned it for 5 and a half years before selling it on. In his ownership it had covered a total of 12,977 miles.

Ravinder · 10th May 2016, 23:01

That's interesting. Some nice history to it..

Scaramanga · 11th May 2016, 09:21

Another car in the club with an interesting background

Coronation Street stars seem to love these cars.....

rich17865 · 11th May 2016, 10:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scaramanga

Coronation Street stars seem to love these cars.....

I suspect they were offered them at a discount to aid brand promotion.

Jezzer 1 · 11th May 2016, 15:23

Having added a V8, I hope you are not going to be playing snap every time you see one that matches any of the Reebs fleet

Very nice car and a great collection. Wonder if there was ever a LWB in Lagoon

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Tam · 12th May 2016, 21:05

Congratulations on your purchase Paul! Another gorgeous car

I added another to my fleet today as well although possibly at the other end of the scale

Will have to change my signature now though

Reebs · 13th May 2016, 21:14

I did a bit of updating on the V8 today, firstly I replaced the after market silver MG bonnet badge with a brand new original one, as well as updating the number plate, and towing eye cover which was only half painted?

Before:

After:

and at the back, Replaced the Union/check flag badge, as well as the MG logo boot badge which again had an aftermarket silver MG badge, and changed the number plate for a nice big smiley one

Before:

After:

And to finish with, a bit of MG art

Teflon · 13th May 2016, 21:56

Coming together nicely Paul - those new MG badges really do make a difference and the "smiley" plate is a must have in my view. Really looking forward to seeing this car at some point.

Cliff

Nev The Bear · 13th May 2016, 22:14

Car is looking really good, the smiley plate makes a real difference.

10th May 2016, 22:54	#42
Reebs Owners Club Director Rover 75 Conn SE V6 / MG ZT 260 SE V8 / MG ZT 180 SE V6 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 20,935 Thanks: 645 Thanked 6,851 Times in 2,537 Posts	Having now gone through some of the paperwork that came with #158, it's interesting to see that the car left the production line on 8th December 2003, but wasn't registered for first use until 24th January 2005 so the car had either been stored or was on display at Longbridge or a dealership for a year and a month before being purchased. I've also discovered that the first owner was none other than Actor Ken Morley (AKA Reg Holdsworth from Coronation Street) who bought it just 3 months before MG Rover Group collapsed. He owned quite a large collection of American cars at the time and obviously loved the ford Mustang engine to buy this one. Looking at the car's MOT history, it's amazing to see that in the year between it's 1st and 2nd MOT in 2009, Ken had only driven it 7 miles! He ultimately owned it for 5 and a half years before selling it on. In his ownership it had covered a total of 12,977 miles. __________________ Check your trim here . Check your spec here Check your colour here . Check Project Drive here Check your original price here

11th May 2016, 09:21	#44
Scaramanga I really should get out more....... Firefrost 75 CDTi Conn SE manual Tourer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Wales Posts: 2,319 Thanks: 1,409 Thanked 695 Times in 500 Posts	Another car in the club with an interesting background Coronation Street stars seem to love these cars..... __________________ My current 75 is my 4th... 1. Starlight Silver 1.8 manual Saloon- RIP - HGF before I joined this forum 2. White Gold CDTi manual Saloon - RIP - Car accident 3. Midnight Blue 2.5 V6 auto Saloon- 'The 5th Gear Car' - Now owned by another forum member 4. Firefrost CDTi manual Tourer Lee [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Last edited by Scaramanga; 11th May 2016 at 09:23..

11th May 2016, 15:23	#46
Jezzer 1 I really should get out more....... 75 V8 Connoisseur SE Saloon: 75 V8 Contemporary SE Saloon and others!!! Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Warwick Posts: 2,320 Thanks: 1 Thanked 180 Times in 77 Posts	Having added a V8, I hope you are not going to be playing snap every time you see one that matches any of the Reebs fleet Very nice car and a great collection. Wonder if there was ever a LWB in Lagoon . __________________ *Best regards,* *Jeremy.*

12th May 2016, 21:05	#47
Tam Posted a thing or two 05 ZT+, 04 ZT+, 64 P6 2.0, 74 P6 V8s, 75 P6 V8, 92 214Si, 04 25 Td, 02 Defend , 05 ZR 105+ x2 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Kirriemuir Posts: 1,319 Thanks: 701 Thanked 203 Times in 136 Posts	Congratulations on your purchase Paul! Another gorgeous car I added another to my fleet today as well although possibly at the other end of the scale Will have to change my signature now though __________________ Lagoon, last one built! And Horizon 1 of only 2!....MY CARS

13th May 2016, 21:14	#48
Reebs Owners Club Director Rover 75 Conn SE V6 / MG ZT 260 SE V8 / MG ZT 180 SE V6 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 20,935 Thanks: 645 Thanked 6,851 Times in 2,537 Posts	I did a bit of updating on the V8 today, firstly I replaced the after market silver MG bonnet badge with a brand new original one, as well as updating the number plate, and towing eye cover which was only half painted? Before: After: and at the back, Replaced the Union/check flag badge, as well as the MG logo boot badge which again had an aftermarket silver MG badge, and changed the number plate for a nice big smiley one Before: After: And to finish with, a bit of MG art __________________ Check your trim here . Check your spec here Check your colour here . Check Project Drive here Check your original price here

9th May 2016, 16:04	#41
Nev The Bear This is my second home Does not matter Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: . Posts: 3,996 Thanks: 2,397 Thanked 1,575 Times in 987 Posts	Your new V8 looks stunning, I look forward to seeing your new car at a meet.

10th May 2016, 23:01	#43
Ravinder This is my second home Rover 75 saloon x2, Rover 75 Tourer x2, Rover 220 Coupe Turbo Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife Posts: 9,036 Thanks: 2,278 Thanked 2,852 Times in 1,718 Posts	That's interesting. Some nice history to it..

13th May 2016, 21:56	#49
Teflon This is my second home Lagoon 2.0 V6 75 Conn SE Saloon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Chertsey Posts: 5,201 Thanks: 2,825 Thanked 2,920 Times in 1,570 Posts	Coming together nicely Paul - those new MG badges really do make a difference and the "smiley" plate is a must have in my view. Really looking forward to seeing this car at some point. Cliff __________________ No. 4 of 6

13th May 2016, 22:14	#50
Nev The Bear This is my second home Does not matter Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: . Posts: 3,996 Thanks: 2,397 Thanked 1,575 Times in 987 Posts	Car is looking really good, the smiley plate makes a real difference.

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