Ultra-rare Fast and Furious-inspired car dubbed ‘slightly mad’ goes on sale for £79,000

A SUPER uncommon Fast and Furious inspired MG is connected merchantability for an eye-watering sum.

Dubbed "slightly mad", the MG XPower SV-R exemplary is 1 of lone 42 made and could beryllium yours for $79,000.

Celebrating its 20th birthday, the unsocial 175mph car is officially connected the market.

The XPower SV-R tin bash 0-60mph successful conscionable 5 seconds, and has a 4.6 litre V8 325 bhp engine.

The exemplary is regarded arsenic the rarest MG ever made and it lone has 10,500 miles connected the clock.

It is being sold by classical car trader DM Historics, arsenic reported connected Luxury Auto News.

A DM Historics spokesperson said: "The SV-R, which celebrates its 20th day this year, is simply a portion of British automotive history: the rarest and astir potent MG of all.

"It's a car with a fascinating backstory, styled by the decorator of the McLaren F1, Peter Stevens and inspired by the Fast and Furious films.

"The SV-R represents a clip of plucky optimism successful the UK's motoring industry.

“It took the combat to the supercar constitution successful the aboriginal 2000s - the likes of Ferrari, Porsche and Maserati - combining V8 power with a cutting edge, lightweight, carbon-aluminium construction.

"Now a cult show hero, and 1 of conscionable 42 cars made, it's got each the makings of a existent British classic."

Jack Twinam, Sales Manager, DM Historics, said: "We’re delighted to connection this good illustration of the cult-classic MG XPower SV-R for sale.

"While it ne'er sold successful the numbers MG Rover mightiness person hoped for, 20 years connected from its launch, the XPower SV-R stands retired arsenic a bold, brave - and, it indispensable beryllium said, somewhat huffy - experimentation successful the history of British sports car engineering.

"It’s a instrumentality that conjures up an property of optimism and ambition successful the UK car industry, and is remembered fondly by enthusiasts arsenic a instrumentality that dared to beryllium different.

"Thanks to its innate quality and charm, coupled with rarity and superior show credentials, arsenic it passes its 20th birthday, the SV-R has go a sought-after collector’s item.

"This illustration has been pampered by enthusiast owners since caller and presents successful exceptional information throughout.

"It’s apt the champion and lone SV-R disposable connected the market."

Meanwhile, two uncommon classical cars that were stored successful a barn for 40 years person sold for thousands of pounds.

The vintage motors had been hidden distant successful Framlingham, Suffolk, earlier they emerged aft the decease of their owner.

A Talbot Darracq from 1921 and a 1952 Mercedes Benz 220 Type A convertible person sold for astir £50,000 combined astatine a caller auction in Colchester, Essex.

The greenish Talbot - which was purchased successful 1967 for £750 - sold for £10,500, portion the achromatic Merc fetched a chill £37,000.

It comes comes arsenic a classical Jaguar E-Type and a Rolls-Royce were precocious re-discovered unneurotic successful a barn - having been tucked distant for astir 4 decades.

The iconic vehicles, which some necessitate implicit restorations, were enactment up for merchantability astatine the Oulton Park Gold Cup courtesy of Hampson Auctions.

According to the auctioneers, the E-Type, which is from 1970, was a 21st day acquisition to the seller’s precocious hubby and was utilized by the household until 1986.

Elsewhere, an ultra-rare classical creation deco Bentley fitted with a hand-wound timepiece could beryllium yours for a whopping £300,000.

The Bentley Mark VI, the lone 1 among 4,000 to person its coachwork completed by Mulliners of Birmingham, a renowned British coachbuilder from Bordesley Green, underwent a large paintwork alteration successful 2010.