The son of one of Britain's greatest aviation pioneers is opening an MG dealership, with the help of race ace and pilot Jason Plato, who will make a guest appearance at the opening.
Rivervale MG features a three-car showroom in Victoria Road, Portslade, and has a staff of six headed by Director Neil Chapman. As well as selling the MG6 GT fastback and MG6 Magnette sports saloon, the new dealership has a full service and parts operation.
Neil Chapman said: "There has already been a tremendous amount of interest in the new generation of MGs and having such a talented driver as Jason Plato here for our opening is just fantastic.
"Mind you I will be closely watching my demonstrators in case the temptation gets too much for Jason and he decides to take one out for an extra practice run!"
Jason, who will be challenging for his third BTCC championship in the MG6, said: "The MG6 is a great driver's car, but I restrict my high-speed driving to the track."
Both the award-winning MG6 GT fastback and MG6 Magnette sports saloons will be available for test drives and Rivervale can arrange finance options. The cars are designed and engineered at MG Motor UK's Birmingham factory where final assembly of the UK models also takes place.
Rivervale becomes the second new MG dealership to open in the UK in 2012 following Pinkstones MG in Stoke-on-Trent.
