Description
Offered for sale is this unique 2004 MG ZS 1. 6, professionally built as a road-going tribute to Anthony Reid's iconic MG ZS British Touring Car Championship racer.
Unlike many replicas, this car features a bespoke body conversion that cannot be bought off the shelf, with professionally handmade components produced by Area22 Designs. The result is an incredibly faithful recreation of one of the most recognisable BTCC touring cars of the early 2000s.
The car's quality has been recognised throughout the MG community. It was featured on the front cover of MG Enthusiast magazine, accompanied by a multi-page feature, and has also been signed on the bonnet by Anthony Reid himself, who described it as "the best replica I've ever seen."
Having covered just 52, 717 miles, the car was acquired by Area22 Designs around two years before my ownership and transformed into the stunning BTCC tribute you see today. Since then it has appeared at events including the Brooklands Autumn Motorsport Show, Super Touring Power at Brands Hatch, and the BTCC meeting at Thruxton, where it consistently attracts attention from touring car fans and motorsport enthusiasts alike.
Specification:
- 2004 MG ZS 1. 6 Twin Cam
- 52, 717 miles
- Anthony Reid BTCC tribute
- Featured on the front cover of MG Enthusiast magazine
- Multi-page MG Enthusiast feature
- Signed on the bonnet by Anthony Reid
- Professionally handmade one-off body kit by Area22 Designs
- Bespoke front splitter
- Bespoke rear wing brackets
- Touring car rear wing
- Lowered suspension
- Straight-through exhaust
- OMP bucket seats
- OMP harnesses
- Original MG steering wheel currently fitted
- Currently fitted with the original MG steering wheel, with the OMP removable racing steering wheel and quick-release boss supplied with the sale
- Rear seat delete
- Rust-free
- Road registered and MOT'd
A rare opportunity to own what is arguably one of the finest MG ZS BTCC tributes ever built.
I bought the car in January 2025 as a lifelong fan of the BTCC golden era.
Since then it has been kept garaged and used mainly for shows (including Super Touring Power at Brands Hatch, and the BTCC meet at Thruxton) and fair-weather drives. It has always attracted plenty of attention and started conversations with fellow enthusiasts.
The car starts, drives and sounds exactly as you'd hope. The straight-through exhaust gives it the touring car character to match the looks, while remaining fully road registered and MOT'd.
During my ownership it has been kept garaged and maintained as required, with around £700 spent last year, including a replacement rear tyre, renewal of the front left outer CV joint boot. The corresponding invoices will be included with the sale.
One of the highlights of owning the car was having the bonnet signed by Anthony Reid, and together with its feature on the front cover of MG Enthusiast magazine, it gives the car a story and provenance that very few tributes can match.
It always makes people smile, and it has been a pleasure to own. I hope it goes to someone who enjoys it just as much.
