MG Metro 6R4's still in use around the world

[Robin Plummer]

Hi, I am trying to create a database of all of the remaining Metro 6R4's in existence. Below is my complete list, is anyone out there aware of any others that are still "alive"?

PLATE ENGINE DRIVE OWNER
??7 HAM 2.5 RHD JOHN STONE
6LPB1 RHD PER EKLUND
A16 PLR RHD JOHN BRODIE
A2 ROV RHD
A658 NJO RHD DENNIS BIGGERSTAFF
B197 XUD 3.0 RHD
B979 YTC 2.5 RHD MARK JASPER
C2 DRC RHD DAMIAN COLE
C2 PLR RHD GARETH GRIFFITHS
C300 OCN 2.5 RHD PHIL GALLAGHER
C341 FWX 2.5 RHD MARTYN HARRISON
C379 PRN RHD JON MERCER
C511 RRC 2.5 RHD ROBIN HAMILTON
C571 VUY 2.5 RHD GEOFF COTTRILL
C64 WDU RHD PETER LLOYD
C643 PRN 2.5 RHD STUART ADAMSON
C749 LFM 3.0 RHD JIMMY MCRAE
C799 FHU RHD ANGUS MASON
C800 EHU RHD LYNDON BARTON
C818 FFC RHD STUART LARBEY
C862 VUY 2.5 RHD
C868 EUD 3.0 RHD
C869 EUD 3.0 RHD
C870 EUD 3.0 RHD DAVID CAMPBELL
C971 EHU RHD STEVE WINTER
C99 KOG 3.0 RHD
C998 LCA 2.5 RHD ANDY ELLIOT
D165 WVX 2.5 RHD COLIN MCRAE
D166 WVX 2.5 RHD
D376 COS 3.0 RHD GEORGE CHANNON
D528 NTM 2.5 RHD ANDY HORNE
D714 CFV RHD STEVE FURZELAND
D750 PDM 3.0 RHD
D770 GHP RHD RICHARD MOORE
D822 XTW 2.5 RHD JOHN STONE
D974 VAM RHD JOHN INDRI
D999 VFW 2.5 RHD JIM CARTY
E158 AWE RHD NIGEL PRATT
E264 AAM RHD DAVID JACOBS
E439 DFC
E562 TON? 2.5 RHD
E572 HTL RHD DAVID PEARSON
E99 FLD 2.5 RHD JOHN BOGIE
EXI 1465 2.5 RHD JOHN PRICE
F887 HAM RHD TONY JANNETTA
F948 FHR 3.0 LHD
G177 AWL 3.0 LHD
G361 SCJ 2.5 RHD WARREN PHLLISHARK
GMN 406G 2.5 RHD JOHN JOHNSON
P233 THR 2.5 RHD JOHN GRAY
Q191 CPF
Q491 VHR RHD KEVIN KING
Q511 VHR RHD LYNDON BARTON
Q528 NTM RHD TONY DAVIES
VEE 64V 2.5 RHD JOHN BURN
2.5 RHD PETER STOJANOV
2.5 RHD MICK GALLAGHER
3.8 RHD TERRY BRIGGS
3.5 RHD LAWRENCE GIBSON
ALISTAIR MCSKIMMING
ASHLEY REID
DANNY MCGINNLEY
JIM ODDY
JOCK GRAY
TOM MORRIS
JOHN ALLARD
CHRIS WOOD
MARK SLATER
DENNIS MARSHALL
MATTI SANTANI

[bigted]

I think terry briggs sold his to be broken up.

[chauffeur]

Has Rob Gibson still got his,he made a few brief appearances last year.

[imull]

I think Tony Janetta sold 'Hammy' to John Stone before he went to the USA. John Stone also owns 3 of them. White, yellow and blue all sponsoreed by Legend Fires

I didnt know that Damian Cole had one. I also think that Peter Lloyd sold his a while back to fund a WRC scooby.

[Stevie A]

Matti Santti's car now has a 3.5 DAM engine. It was rallycrossed as a 3.0 in the European Championships in the very early '90s by Finnish driver Pauli Silvennoinen.

Rob Gibson still has his 3.0. The registration of his car is C*** EUD i think. He used to rallycross it with the number plates on. Will have to check some old videos to find the number.

Ken Simms now owns Will Gollop's old 2.3 BiTurbo rallycross special. See current issue of Autocar magazine (0-100-0mph feature).

Terry Briggs' car (ex Guy Williams rallycross car) has been sold for spares. The spares have been split between Irishmen George Tracey and Dan Donoghue. I'm not 100% sure but i think Tracey's car is the red and white liveried ex Dermot Carnegie 3.5 machine. Donoghue's car is a 3.5. Both of these guys use the cars in the Irish Rallycross Championships.

[Deerhunter]

I know that Per Eklund's Metro is in the Fordonmuseum in Arvika (Sweden),
links and pictures:
http://home.ict.nl/~mikjager/history/museum.htm

Regards,
Mike
http://drive.to/eklund

[Cryos]

Carl Cleary has an red Metro 6R4

[Cryos]

George Tracey aswell,
Dan Donoghue aswell,

theres loads over here not on that list which ill make an list of

[Robin Plummer]

Thanks for all your info guy's it will be most helpfull

[BertMk2]

Originally posted by chauffeur
Has Rob Gibson still got his,he made a few brief appearances last year.

Is that the same car that Phil Winter drove a few years back at Lydden? Or is that another one?

[Stevie A]

Is that the same car that Phil Winter drove a few years back at Lydden? Or is that another one?

Yes it is, it was the opening round of the season at Lydden 2001, he was just renting it for the day.......and i presume you mean Phil Windsor.

Have also just thought of another rallycross 6R4. Ian Rowlance made a brief appearance in his on August Bank Holiday at Lydden in 2001 if i remember correctly. It was a 2.8 version i think.

[Graham Goodwin]

Do Williams still have a 6R4 in their museum, they certainl had one about a decade ago when I was there!

[Cryos]

Acctuly speaking of Museum i think mondello have one at theirs.

[BertMk2]

Originally posted by Stevie A
...it was the opening round of the season at Lydden 2001, he was just renting it for the day.......and i presume you mean Phil Windsor.

That's the chap who the hell is Phil Winter?

The reason that car stuck in my memory was the signwriting on the rear spoiler 'BERT' in big fat letters, they really should have let me have a go!

[429CJ]

Santti's car is on sale.

http://www.carclassic.com/html/DM27.htm

[FIRE]

chassis number 166



The car is owned by Dutchman Joop Schouten. He imported the car from Australia.

Website SCT Rally Team: http://www.sctnl.com/rally/index3.htm
Contact info: http://www.sctnl.com/rally/contact_R.htm

[moyzer]

There is a one of the Computervision liveried cars in the Heritage Motor Museum nr. Warwick. I'm pretty sure that the plaque stated that it wasn't registered, and I can't remember if it had a number on it. Nevertheless, it's definately there in all its glory, along side one of the 6 protatype Ford RS200's.

[6r4 twin turbo]

F128 YBV is an international rally spec 3.0 twin turbo'd car used for sprinting and won the National Sprint Championship a few years ago.

J172 JRN, one of the last original Gates demonstrators has just re-surfaced with 4000 miles on the clock and a brand new Cliff Humphries' 3.0 litre international spec engine. available on 01508 48 8364

[MG Rover Sport]

Thanks for the update '6R4 twin turbo' - very much appreciated.

[MG Rover Sport]

I wonder if any of the mod team feel that the #18 and #19 posts on this thread should be moved over to the Group B MG Metro 6R4 History and then this thread be closed? Bare in mind that this thread was six years old until it was recently updated.

Otherwise we might have two 6R4 threads running consecutively, which will become diluted and awkward to follow in my opinion. Just my tuppence worth of course, and I don't mean to tread on anyone's toes!

[M.Lowe]

Originally Posted by 6r4 twin turbo

F128 YBV is an international rally spec 3.0 twin turbo'd car used for sprinting and won the National Sprint Championship a few years ago.

J172 JRN, one of the last original Gates demonstrators has just re-surfaced with 4000 miles on the clock and a brand new Cliff Humphries' 3.0 litre international spec engine. available on 01508 48 8364

I watched my video I took of J172 JRN on the 91 Pendragon Stages as course car
Its also advertised on my 6R4 site with pics

[Pato]

D994 EUE is driven by Mark Pollard in the Time Attack series.

[OilBurner]

VEE64V ( previously C288JFM ) now carries the registration C170CST. Up until this year it was still competing in forest and tarmac rallies, mainly in Scotland.
This is the ex Jon Burn car, which won the Scottish Rally Championship in 1999.
Owned and run by R.E.D boss Geoff Fielding in 1985 and 1986 . Also owned by the late Tony Davies.


Q777RDS is Murray Griersons old Metro 6R2. Hart powered with Hewland gearbox. Recently recommissioned last year, will be competing in various events this year.

[BertMk2]

Originally Posted by OilBurner

Q777RDS is Murray Griersons old Metro 6R2. Hart powered with Hewland gearbox. Recently recommissioned last year, will be competing in various events this year.

Interesting - I've seen some of the Millington powered 4R4 cars but I've not seen one with a Hart engine.

There was a 6R4 out at Rockingham in December (C800EHU):

[OilBurner]

Originally Posted by BertMk2

Interesting - I've seen some of the Millington powered 4R4 cars but I've not seen one with a Hart engine.:

Been tucked away for a while , it won the Scottish Rally Championship in 1993 and not done much since. I suppose, technically it should be called a metro 4R2