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MG Cars on the
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MG SUPER
SPORTS |
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Of huge
significance to the history of MG, the Super
Sports was built during the mid 1920s before the
formation of the MG Car Company in 1928. MG
founder Cecil Kimber started modifying Morris
Cowleys for purchasers seeking something a
little different from the vehicles coming out of
Morris Garages. Mostly fitted with
lightweight bodies, it was a foretaste of things
to come. |
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| MG TC |
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Introduced in 1945 as a worked-over prewar TB,
the MGTC is a vehicle that has taken on cult
status. With its 1,250cc four-cylinder, it was
good enough for 75mph. However, the TC
introduced a generation of motorists to
seat-of-the-pants sports cars. It was the TC
that fired America's interest in British sports
cars and was the forerunner of many thousands of
similar cars in the future. |
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| MGA |
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The MGA
was the last MG sports car to feature a separate
chassis. Early models
with
four-cylinder 1.5 litre engines ran just under
100mph, but later models fitted with
1.6 litre
and DOHC engines managed it easily. With over
100,000 built between 1955 and 1962, it was by
far the most popular MG built to date, also
available with an attractive fixed head coupe
body. |
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MGB/C/V8 |
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Still very popular among British classic car
enthusiasts, the MGB was built between 1962
and 1980 in greater numbers than any British
sports car. The MGB was the first monocoque
MG and while most were fitted with a 1,798cc
four-cylinder, the MGC was available with a
3-litre six-cylinder and, in the case of the V8,
the ubiquitous Rover alloy V8. |
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MAGNETTE ZA/ZB |
sedan |
1953-58 |
10000 |
6500 |
2000 |
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MGA1500 |
sports
& coupe |
1956-58 |
30000 |
23000 |
13000 |
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MGA
1600 |
sports
& coupe |
1959-60 |
35000 |
28000 |
14000 |
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MGA
1600 MK2 |
sports
& coupe |
1961-62 |
35000 |
28000 |
14000 |
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MGA
Twin Cam 1500/1600 |
sports
& coupe |
1961-62 |
55000 |
30000 |
20000 |
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MGB
chrome bumper |
roadster |
1963-75 |
18000 |
13000 |
5500 |
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MGB GT |
coupe |
1965-74 |
16000 |
12000 |
5000 |
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MGB GT
V8 |
coupe |
1970-74 |
27000 |
19000 |
12000 |
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MGB
MK1 |
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1962 |
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18000 |
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MGB
rubber bumper |
roadster |
1976-81 |
16000 |
12000 |
5000 |
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MGC |
6-cvl
roadster |
1967-69 |
28000 |
20000 |
8000 |
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MIDGET |
sports |
1962-77 |
13000 |
9500 |
4000 |
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TC |
sports |
1946-49 |
35000-40000 |
20000 |
10500 |
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TD |
sports |
1950-53 |
30000 |
20000 |
12000 |
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TF |
sports |
1953-55 |
35000-40000 |
22000 |
11000 |
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YA&YB |
sedan |
1947-53 |
18000 |
12000 |
2500 |
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YA&YB'T |
tourer |
1948-51 |
24000 |
18000 |
2000 |
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ZB
(Varitone) |
sedan |
1957-58 |
12000 |
7000 |
3500 |
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ZC
(Farina) |
sedan |
1959-68 |
6000 |
3500 |
1500 |
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Chrome-bumper MGB/BL prices depend on year; later is
higher. |
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