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A
PICTORIAL HISTORY
Without doubt, MG is one of the best-known marques in the
world. From its
origins
as the sporting by-product of Morris Garages' more conventional cars in the 1920s right up to its renaissance in the MGF of
1995, the MG in all its different forms has captured the imagination
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John Tipler
relates the story of MG, starting with the 1923
Raworth-bodied two seater; the first car to bear the
famous octagonal MG badge, and the 14/40s and more powerful
18/80s that followed soon after. |
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The Midget, introduced in 1928, was an instant hit, its
compact size and modest price- tag making
it more widely
affordable for enthusiasts. Its popularity was boosted by
numerous successes in trials and on the race track, and it
soon accounted for more than half of MG's total output. In
the halcyon days of the early 1930s, the Midget was joined
by an array of
Magnas and Magnettes, whose competition
derivatives were equally prominent in sport
and in record-breaking. The model range in the latter half
of the decade was rationalized, and the expensive
competitions department was closed down at the same time. |
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The
TC Midgets were the big sellers in the post-war era, establishing
the marque'5 reputation in the crucial US market, setting the stage
for the MGA and its successor the MGB of 1962. By the late 1960s,
however, MG had fallen victim to corporate politics, as other
cars from the British Motor Holdings (later British Leyland) stable
took
precedence over the MG product. Yet this is by no means the
end of the story: in the early 1990s the Rover Group made the
welcome decision to revive the MG as a sports car; fifteen years
after the last MGB rolled off the production line. The new K-series
engined MGF heralds the marque's jubilant comeback. |
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MG - A Pictorial
History is illustrated with over 200 specially researched
photographs from The National Motor Museum at Beaulieu; from
rare pre-War trialling shots and pictures of the
record-breaking EX Midgets to contemporary advertising
posters, all the photographs have been carefully selected
for their historic interest to provide a fascinating
overview of MG through the ages.
This
information was collected from the book cover "MG - A Pictorial
History" for more information in how to purchase this book, please
e-mail us.
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