A01=Roger Parker
Author_Roger Parker
automotive history
BMW ownership
car development
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classic British cars
classic car
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front-wheel drive
K Series
Longbridge
Lotus Engineering
MG Car Company
MG enthusiasts
MG F
MG Rover Group
MG RV8
MG Sport and Racing Ltd
MG XPower
MG Zeds
performance saloons
Phoenix Consortium
Powertrain Ltd
racing MGs
rear-wheel drive
Rover 400
Rover 45
Rover 75
V8 engine
ZR
ZS
ZT
ZT-T
Product details
- ISBN 9780719847158
- Weight: 869g
- Dimensions: 215 x 260mm
- Publication Date: 29 Sep 2026
- Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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For too long, the skills and achievements of the men and women behind MG Rover were overshadowed by press coverage focused on the company’s often controversial leaders. Only after the company’s collapse did the quality of their work really come to light, sparking renewed appreciation and demand for the cars – though, by then, it was too late. Fully illustrated with over 290 photographs, MG Zeds – The Complete Story tells the story of the MG Zeds, three highly effective MG sporting saloons created with remarkably limited resources, and includes details of their development, production, racing history and technical specifications.
Roger Parker has spent a lifetime immersed in vehicle engineering, both professionally and privately. A dedicated MG enthusiast since the early 1960s, he bought his first MG – a 1968 MGB – in 1973 and still owns it today. Over the years, he has modified and upgraded many of his MGs, attracting considerable attention in the national and international motoring press. Most notably, in the mid-1980s he converted his MGB to electronic fuel-injected (Rover) V8 specification, a project that became a significant driving force in the development of the Rover Adder programme, which ultimately evolved into the MG RV8. Alongside his enthusiast activities, he enjoyed a distinguished career as a highly skilled Police Traffic and Motorway officer. In 1987, he developed the first patrol cars equipped with integrated video recording and enforcement systems. By the mid- 1990s, he had pioneered the introduction of Automatic Number Plate Recognition technology into these vehicles, creating the first fully mobile ANPR systems, at a time when previous systems were transportable but limited to static operation. Following his retirement from the police in 2001, he became a full-time technical author with the MG Owners Club, writing hundreds of motoring magazine features and authoring three MG-related books for Crowood. Although he retired from the MG Owners Club in 2003, he remains actively involved in MG circles.
