MG Quiz

1 MGB GT non syncro on 1st gear
2 MK1 MG ZT SE
3 MK2 MG 1300 (ADO 16)
4 MG TF LE 500 (with a Red Devil air freshener)

As others have had a go at this I will put in my best guess

OK Martin;

1) MGB - As you like them
2) The upcoming MG7 1.8T - You have the MG6 perhaps you also have an eye on one of these
3) 1968 MG1300 MkII - You are renovating two of them so you obviously have a soft spot for them
4) 2010 MGTF LE500 - Very naughty adding the red herring of Red Devils air freshener to try and get people off track, but I'm sure this is your car.

Well, so far Red Devil is closest although he has no 2 wrong, but well spotted on the MGB GT Mk1 (no centre brace on the windscreen tells us it is a GT, and crooked lever says 3 synchro)), 1300 MkII (three round dials is MkII, strip speedo is MkI) and LE500.

Nobody has the ZT right yet, although Paul s closest in saying MG7 but not upcoming, this was the MG7 made by NAC, hence the LHD.

Fight amongst yourselves as to who sets the next question, but John (RD) was the most precise.

MG7


The interior you posted looks identical to the MG7 1.8 interior. As you declared Red Devil the winner this is just for completeness, would you let us know what No. 2 was a photo of.

As RD, probably, will not return until Monday pm perhaps anyone who has a question ready could post one just to keep things moving.

Sorry, I thought I had said No.2 was the MG7 made by NAC as you have shown in the above photo above. When you said the upcoming I thought you meant the new one based on the Episilon platform that has been spotted around as designed by SAIC/Longbridge. What I meant was that No.2 is the MG ZT based MG7 that was offered by NAC from 2007 onwards and that is still on sale, but due to be replaced by the upcoming MG7.

Anyway, over to John.

Was a hard one to identify! At first look, it looks like a MG ZT, but with closer inspection, you see the Chinese MG7 Sat Nav (though many owners have upgraded their car to this spec!). Also, there are Rover 75's at Longbridge that have been "MG ised" with badges and steering wheels etc. My view was that as the picture gives the impression of being LH Drive, then it must be a MG7!

1 Name this car (model etc not George or Mary or James..........)
2 What colour is she (full title please)?
3 How many were built?
4 What was it's model code?
5 What was the main difference between the front suspension on this model and her smaller engined sister?

1. MGC Coupe
2. Dark British Racing Green
3. Production 1967–1969
9,002 made
(4544 MGC, 4458 MGC GT)
4. ADO52
5. Torsion bar suspension with telescopic dampers

MGC GT

Black does not seem to be an option of the colour chart for that registration year (Aug 67/July 68) Soooooooo on my poor screen it is either
Alaskan Blue, Trafalgar Blue, Midnight Blue from the 64/67 paint options or
Cosmo Blue, Basilica Blue or Royale Blue from the 68/69 paint options.

To be honest I need a bigger blow up of thew car to tell colours from a small, on screen colour chart. Sorry.

Approx 4500 (9000 in total MGC’s split about 50:50 MGC to MGCGT

ADO 52

Front suspension of the C was by torsion bar rather than the B's coil spring.

I'VE JUST WASTED MY TIME i SEE

If it is British Racing Green - Dark then it is gN29 from the 68/69 colour options - not that I get any Brownie points for that

Its worse trying to see the colour on an iphone screen!!!

What's an iPhone

Both of you have all correct except for the colour :yesnod: