MGA LE MANS TWIN CAM ROADSTER
The thrills of a
1950s Le Mans special with the reliability and performance
of a modern sportscar
The MGA Le Mans Twin Cam Roadster by W.D.WINS is the ultimate road-going evolution of one of the Britain’s most historic and most beautiful race cars. Handcrafted in the UK by a team of highly skilled artisans… resulting in a classic racecar with the intoxicating thrills of a 1950s Le Mans special, yet thoughtfully and comprehensively re-engineered for reliability and modern performance.
Glamorous,
dangerous,
elusive,
pioneering…
Sportscar Racing in the 1950s was certainly all of these things, epitomised perhaps by the 24 hours race of Le Mans.
The first Le Mans race was run in 1923; an endurance through public roads dominated by French, British and Italian teams driving Bugatti, Bentley and Alfa Romeo. By the mid 50s, and following the formation of the World Sportscar Championship, Ferrari, Aston Martin, Mercedes-Benz and Jaguar began sending multiple car teams backed by their respective factories to compete for championship wins and also for share in a global sportscar market.
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1955 saw the appearance of 3 properly modern BMC prototype race cars. With a new chassis and special aluminium body, prototype EX182 from MG was quite a departure from the TD that it followed, and 2 of the cars finished an impressive 5th and 6th in class within an established field from the likes of Mercedes Benz and Triumph and despite chaos within an already dramatic race where Pierre Levegh's Mercedes Benz was catapulted into a crowd and killing over 80 spectators. Following tragic and fatal accidents later that year at the Ulster TT, BMC was to withdraw MG as a works team from Sportscar Racing. Prototype EX182 continued to be campaigned by privateers, and BMC developed into the successful MGA Roadster, selling over 100,000 cars between 1956 and 1962
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The Le Mans Roadster from W.D.Wins is an evocation of the pioneering glamour, speed and endurance from Le Mans. An MGA Roadster, with bespoke styling, and with historical relevance, it epitomises the era of Hawthorn and Moss, and the development of the great British Sportcar.
Bespoke details
Whether you’d like perfection in paint-to-sample and matching Connolly hide, or a 1950s race replica with your own hand painted livery, the build of your car is a true collaboration.
Digital Smiths instruments with GPS speedo.
The W.D.Wins Le Mans Roadster is available to order as an individual bespoke package with performance and styling upgrades to suit its driver. Brooklands screens, Connolly leather interior, and more purposeful powertrains can be specified, as can matching helmets and goggles.
Moto Lita steering wheel hand trimmed in Connolly Parkside hide.
Rally Timer clocks by Bremont can be specified.
JVC Head unit with CarPlay and hidden Focal speakers.
Handmade Aluminium Lightweight bespoke race seats with Connolly Parkside trim, door card saddle bags and bespoke door pulls, Wilton carpets
Modern crate 2 litre twin cam engine with Omex throttle bodies, bespoke aluminium cam covers, bespoke radiator and cooling, handmade stainless race exhaust and heat wrapped headers, Tilton race pedals, twin circuit brakes with bias valve…
Hand made aluminium bulkhead skin.
Bespoke stainless steel race exhaust with twin side exits, new Mazda 5 speed gearbox with quick shift,
Tilton race pedals, twin circuit servo assisted braking.
Crate 2 litre twin overhead cam engine with between 170 and 220 bhp. Red line at 7100 rpm.
Independent rear suspension in cradle with Quaife limited slip differential, and coiler suspension.
Bespoke coilover front suspension with vented disks and billet 4 cylinder callipers.
All livery is hand painted with full clear satin lacquer over, and painted underside.
All press and sales enquiries:
leigh@wdwins.co.uk
07779 711528