1989 Hot Dog Concept by MGA Developments
No Reserve

Registration No: Un-Registered
Chassis No: Un-known
MOT: None

• Formerly part of the Coventry Transport Museum collection
• Known as the Hot Dog, Ford Fiesta XR2i-based roadster
• Displays c.3,100 kms

• Built by MGA Developments Ltd

PLEASE NOTE: The wing mirror cover is now not present with this lot

A Ford Fiesta XR2i-based roadster built by the Coventry based engineering company that had been involved in the DeLorean project, the 1989 Hot Dog Concept was not an official Ford concept but a pitch to make a speedster that could be used on both road and track featuring a central occasional third seat behind the front seats. By 1989, under MGA Developments Chairman Mike Gibbs, a near production-ready prototype had been built. Displayed at the 1991 Auto Tech Exhibition at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, it was unashamedly aimed at young buyers with a purchase price envisioned of £5,000 to £8,000 . Unfortunately, Ford had no interest in developing the project and by 1995, MGA (which had been established in 1979 to make design models gaining a reputation as an early pioneer in CAD) had unfortunately gone out of business.

Formerly part of the Coventry Transport Museum collection, the Hot Dog currently displays some 3,100 km and represents a unique opportunity to acquire one of the great might have beens of British motor industry ingenuity and engineering. A small, cheap to produce British sports car that had it been developed may well have successfully rivalled foreign competition in the market.

For more information, please contact:
James McWilliam
james.mcwilliam@handh.co.uk
07943 584760