TV show Car SOS revives the most important MG Metro 6R4 ever built

The most important and historically significant MG Metro 6R4 rally car of all time has been taken from scrapyard to showroom condition in an epic salvage mission - and you can watch the full rebuild process of the Group B legend for yourself next month. From scrapyard to showroom condition: It might not look it, but this MG Metro 6R4 Group B rally car is the same one that won the 1987 British National Championship. The 20 6R4 'works' competition cars went on to race in other series, including winning the 1987 British National Championship, driven by Scotsman David Gillanders Owner of the MG Metro 6R4, Brian McKay from County Down in Northern Ireland, has had the car since 2007. After the first lockdown was eased in the summer, the team returned to put the final touches to the rebuilt '80s legend Finished in all its glory: The car fully completed, including being returned to the racing livery it had when it won the British title in 1987 - some two decades before the history-filled motor was found in a scrapyard Fuzz and Tim returned the car to owner Brian and his son Gerard in an elaborate rouse where the petrol heads had been told they were simply visiting a hotel for lunch Commenting on the importance of the project, Fuzz said: 'We're not going to be able to get our hands on a genuine competition winning car full stop, let alone the one and most important 6R4 to grace the surface of the planet. The Car SOS 6R4, given its British title success, is likely worth even more The Metro 6R4 featured earlier in February alongside other Group B rally icons including two Lancias: A 1986 Delta S4 sold for €810,560 and a 1985 037 was bought for €548,320 The same classic car sale in the French capital in February also saw the final Audi Sport Quattro S1 Group B machine produced in 1988 bought for a staggering €2million - almost £1.8million - making it the most expensive rally car to sell at auction of all time.