MG Quiz

Correct Tsleight

In 1952 MG became part of the British Motor Corporation (BMC) when the Nuffield group merged with Austin. The MGA sports car was launched in 1955 to meet competition form family rival Austin-Healey.

Nearly had to put up an Austin-Healey pic up!

I only got onto this because I was researching the Nuffield 4/25. A friend has one thats broken and so I've been roped into fixing it.
Made me laugh as it was once upon a time taxed, the disk says the 30/08/1982, thats 6 months before I was born!
God knows how old it is but they got the engineering right on those things, made out of pig iron and would probably run for 100 years! Just needs all the filters changing I think as its been run without servicing for the past 5 years....

Bombproof!

(Still cant believe I managed to get not 1 but 2 tractors on here! haha)

What are the 3 missing vehicles? (according to the source of this data. I will not be held resposible for errors!!!! :oops: )

1 Old No 1
2 Bullnose
3 PA
4 N typ
5 J type
6
7 TC Midget
8 TD Midget mk's 1 & 2
9 TF Midget (1250 i believe)
10 TF Midget 1500
11 YA Saloon
12 YB Saloon
13 YT Tourer?
14 ZA Magnette
15 ZB Magnette (two tone)
16 1500 Magnette Mk 3
17
18 MGA 1500
19 MGA 1600
20 MGA twin cam
21 MG Midget mk 2 (Frogeye sprite was mk 1)
22 MG Midget Mk 3
23 MG Midget 1500
24 MG 1100 (Mk 1)
25 MG 1300 (Mk 2)
26 MGB Roadster Mk 1
27 MGB Roadster Mk 2
28 MGB Roadster Mk 3
29 MGB Roadster Mk 4 (rubber bumper)
30 MGB Roadster Limited edition (bronze)
31 MGB GT
32 MGB GT Anniversary
33 MGB GT Mk 4
34 MGB GT Limited edition (pewter)
35 MGB GT V8
36 MGC Roadster
37 MGC GT
38 MGD *design only*
39 MG Metro 1300
40 MG Metro Turbo
41
42 MG Maestro 1600
43 MG Maestro EFi (mk 1)
44 MG Maestro 2.0i (mk 2)
45 MG Maestro Turbo
46 MG EXE
47 MG Montego EFi (mk 1)
48 MG Montego 2.0i (mk 2)
49 MG Montego Turbo
50 MG RV8
51 MGF 1.8i
52 MGF VVC
53 MG EXF (MG 253)
54 MGF Super Sports
55 MG 255
56 MGF 75th Annivesary SE
57 MGF Mark 2
58 MG TF

6 - M Type? There was a PB, too, as well as a TA and TB which I don't see.
17 - 1600 Magnette MkIV
41 - Metro 6R4

There are also a lot of the early ones missing

The L1 & L2 Magnas

The K types

VA

The Mk1 Midget was the Mk2 Austin Healey Sprite!

Not all ZBs were Varitone (two tone)

17 & 41 are correct (in my opinion)

Cant help being piccy

bryan young wrote: There are also a lot of the early ones missing

The L1 & L2 Magnas

The K types

VA

The Mk1 Midget was the Mk2 Austin Healey Sprite!

Not all ZBs were Varitone (two tone)

17 & 41 are correct (in my opinion)

Cant help being piccy

I did expect some errors!!! Hehe. I liked the mk1 Midget comment too...

MartinW wrote: 6 - M Type? There was a PB, too, as well as a TA and TB which I don't see.
17 - 1600 Magnette MkIV
41 - Metro 6R4

41 is correct.
17 has an alternative name?
6 is wrong but is in Bryan's comment...

The list should read as follows for 1 - 6 on the original:

1. 14/28
2. 14/40
3. 18/80
4. M-type Midget
5. 18/100 MkIII Tigress
6. C-type Montlhery Midget
7. D-Type Midget
8. F-Type Magna
9. J-Type Midget
10. K-Type Magnette
11. L-Type Magna
12. N-Type Magnette
13. P-Type Midget
14. Q-Type Midget
15. R-Type Midget
16. SA-Type 2 Litre
17. TA/TB Midget
18. VA-Type 1.5 Litre
19. WA-Type 2.6 Litre

....7. TC Midget...


So I guess K or K3 but as you can see there are others.

The correct use of Mark numbering is using Roman numerals so Mk I, II, III, IV, so unless the Magnette MkIV is not right, but that's how the reference books seem to refer to it, I can only think of the Riley names which were 4/68 and 4/72.

MartinW wrote: The list should read as follows for 1 - 6 on the original:

So I guess K or K3 but as you can see there are others.

The correct use of Mark numbering is using Roman numerals so Mk I, II, III, IV, so unless the Magnette MkIV is not right, but that's how the reference books seem to refer to it, I can only think of the Riley names which were 4/68 and 4/72.

K is correct, and the last answer is along the right lines. You should be able to find another either "name" or "version"...

If you mean the styling house as in Farina, then the MkIII 1500 Magnette is also a Farina styled Magnette, and some of the MkIVs were also DuoTone or Varitone the same as the 1100/1300.

Ok, now I am stabbing wildly in the dark...

MartinW wrote: If you mean the styling house as in Farina, then the MkIII 1500 Magnette is also a Farina styled Magnette, and some of the MkIVs were also DuoTone or Varitone the same as the 1100/1300.

Ok, now I am stabbing wildly in the dark...

Correct.

http://www.gregh.co.uk/html/mgfaq.htm

After the merger, the engines used in the MG range included:

1. B Series
2. A Series
3. C Series
4. Rover V8
5. O Series
6. K/KV6 Series
7. Ford V8
8. N Series
9. TCi-TECH

Can you identify the model ranges that used these engines? (Don't worry to type each individual model, just put, for example, the ZR/S/T range, or in certain instances state the actual model that used that engine.)

If you are feeling really clever, state the capacities used as in some cases these engines were available in smaller capacities but not used in MG models.

Yes i have got it all, but its going to take a while to type out or in, will do it later unless someone else pips me to it like Mr Forgetful (and i am still on year end accounts ~ boring, boring, much mor fun here )