Qvale is an importer of historical note. He's based in San Francisco.
He got in a deal with deTomas (I think) to make the Mangusta, a
semi-exotic, a few years back.
They had failing out about a 1 1/2 ago, and Qvale tried to go it alone.
MG Rover bought him out a little over a year ago. And made a show
car, the X80, a designed over Mangusta. It wasn't well received, styling
wise.
The engine, I believe, is/was the Ford modular V8 from the Mustang.
Front engine, rwd, etc., etc. There are pictures all over the net.
Paul.
David Breneman wrote:
> Telewest SEZ -
>
>>Previous writer said -
>>>From what I have read some of the design issues that led to its very mixed
>>reception when announced some time ago were caused by having to retain
>>sufficient Mangusta engineering to keep its accreditation for the USA. So
>>presumably 'Yes'.
>>
>>But it's not a *real* MG ...
>
>
> So for the benefit of those of us who don't closely follow the
> British automotive industry as a whole, what is Qvale, a brand
> made by Rover?
>
> Of course, we all know that if it's not made in Abingdon, it's
> not a real MG. :-)
>
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