27th Nov, 2024 13:00

Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire

 
Lot 21
 

2005 MG ZT 260 V8 SE

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(including buyers premium)


Lot details

Registration No: FE05 VDR
Chassis No: SARRXGLGB4D000375
MOT: October 2025

  • One of just 374 Mk2 Mustang-powered ZTs understood to have been produced
  • Just three former keepers and current ownership since 2012
  • 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 included a 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.

Manufactured in 2005, ‘FE05 VDR’ was registered new on the 16th March that year and is one of 374 Mk2 examples. Finished in Black paintwork with complementary Black leather interior upholstery, it is a desirable SE specification example. Entered into the sale along with two other cars from a small private collection of MG Rover cars, the ZT has resided there since 2012 and has had just three former keepers. Offered with c.105,600 miles on the odometer, the MG benefitted from a full service and a check of the brakes, steering and suspension by a classic car specialist in October 2023, at just shy of 100,000 miles, as well as new rear brake discs (costing some £500) by MG specialists Retro Sports Cars.

Further improved with a new headlining and front brake discs and pads in 2022, costing c.£1,400, the MG was fitted with a GZWM LPG kit in 2012, which the vendor informs is fully functioning. It is being supplied with a history file that contains the combined service book and owner's handbook, a collection of MOT history, a large collection of previous invoices, documentation relating to improvements, maintenance and servicing and a current V5C document. These Mustang engined ZTs are notably rare and becoming incredibly collectable.

For more information, please contact:
Paul Cheetham
paul.cheetham@handh.co.uk
07538 667452

 

Auction: Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire, 27th Nov, 2024

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