As said, I mean you have to watch this:
http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=81576
I'm speechless...
Cool site, many more videos to watch.
http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=36034
http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/variants/vt104_ex181.htm
300 bhp and it ran faster than a bug veyron half a century ago. MG now and then, how's that for a story, eh?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGZeVc5HhFo more recent, 2003 mg ztt land speed record
Comparing to these, today's engineers seem to be just reinventing the wheel
I mean, in the first video, the man's using a chisel for last minute tune up, lol
Thumbs up for the MG!