MG 40 Event An event to celebrate 40 years of the post-Abingdon MGs To celebrate the 40 years of the post-Abingdon transition for MG, the V8 Register is supporting the event at the RAF Museum at Cosford over the weekend Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th July 2022. Where is the RAF Museum Cosford? It's just south of the M54 between Telford and the M6, both north of Wolverhampton to the west of the M6. Map Posted: 220122 An event to celebrate 40 years of the post-Abingdon MGs Two decades after the MG Factory at Abingdon closed and then with British Leyland also no more. its successor had evolved into the Rover Group which was trying to create a niche in a competitive market place. To maintain the MG brand the Rover Group embarked on a bold plan to recapture some of the old MG sportscar attraction - the result was the retro classic MG RV8 built between 1992 and 1995 which paved the way for a new generation of popular MG sportscars. In 2002 and 2023 the V8 Register will be celebrating the launch of the MG RV8 model and its production and sale to enthusiasts in the Uk and Europe and substantial sales in Japan. Many of the RV8s exported to Japan are finding their way back to the UK and many also are going to V8 enthusiasts in Australia and New Zealand where they are seen today as a very desirable classic MG with a retro classic style and a modern injected engine. The RV8 was certainly part of that transition from a low point in MG history through to the next generation of post-Abingdon MGs. To celebrate the 40 years of the post-Abingdon transition for MG, the V8 Register is supporting the event at the RAF Museum at Cosford over the weekend Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th July 2022. Details of the event to follow soon.