MG Quiz

Mark and everyone else, Mr Forgetful put up a couple of clues late last night in the Shoutbox;

MGF Mark should be on this one - with his knowledge of mechanical things?

The Queen is very intersted in what you sometimes measure these in?

So Mark I think we all need to change our line of investigation

Mr Forgetful wrote: Oh ****** I thought you could at least wait until an "engineer" came along and gave a proper answer. Where are they when you want one. Anyway, thank you Mark so the NEXT QUESTION for the MG Quiz is

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A is followed by B is followed by C is followed by WHAT and justify

Thank you

Just to remind everyone of the current question - I have to go to golf and wild horses wouldn't drag me away from that.

well aftrer digging around i found this so if the answer is not here then god knows

The earliest model, the 1924 MG 14/28 consisted of a new sporting body on a Morris Oxford chassis.[5] This car model continued through several versions following the updates to the Morris. The first car which can be described as a new MG, rather than a modified Morris was the MG 18/80 of 1928 which had a purpose designed chassis and the first appearance of the traditional vertical MG grille. A smaller car was launched in 1929 with the first of a long line of Midgets starting with the M-Type based on a 1928 Morris Minor chassis. MG established a name for itself in the early days of the sport of international automobile racing. Beginning before and continuing after World War II, MG produced a line of cars known as the T-Series Midgets which, post-war, were exported worldwide, achieving better than expected success. These included the MG TC, MG TD, and MG TF, all of which were based on the pre-war MG TB, with various degrees of updating.

MG departed from its earlier line of Y-Type saloons and pre-war designs and released the MGA in 1955. The MGB was released in 1962 to satisfy demand for a more modern and comfortable sports car. In 1965 the fixed head coupé (FHC) followed: the MGB GT. With continual updates, mostly to comply with increasingly stringent United States emissions and safety standards, the MGB was produced until 1980. Between 1967 and 1969 a short-lived model called the MGC was released. The MGC was based on the MGB body, but with a larger (and, unfortunately, heavier) six-cylinder engine, and somewhat worse handling. MG also began producing the MG Midget in 1961. The Midget was a re-badged and slightly restyled second-generation Austin-Healey Sprite. To the dismay of many enthusiasts, the 1974 MGB was the last model made with chrome bumpers due to new United States safety regulations; the 1974½ bore thick black rubber bumpers that some claimed ruined the marque MGB. In 1973, the MGB GT V8 was launched with the ex-Buick Rover V8 engine and was built until 1976. As with the MGB, the Midget design was frequently modified until the Abingdon factory closed in October 1980 and the last of the range was made. The badge was also applied to versions of BMC saloons including the BMC ADO16, which was also available as a Riley, but with the MG pitched as slightly more "sporty".

The marque lived on after 1980 under BL, being used on a number of Austin saloons including the Metro, Maestro, and Montego. In New Zealand, the MG badge even appeared on the late 1980s Montego estate, called the MG 2.0 Si Wagon. There was a brief competitive history with a mid-engined, six-cylinder version of the Metro. The MG Metro finished production in 1990 on the launch of a Rover-only model. The MG Maestro and MG Montego remained on sale until 1991, when production of these models was pruned back in order for Rover to concentrate on the more modern 200 Series and 400 Series. High performance Rover Metro, 200 and 400 GTi models had gone on sale in late 1989 and throughout 1990 as the MG version of the Metro was discontinued in 1990 and the versions of the Maestro and Montego were axed in 1991.

The Rover Group revived the two-seater with the MG RV8 in 1992. The all-new MGF went on sale in 1995, becoming the first mass-produced "real" MG sports car since the MGB ceased production in 1980.

Following the May 2000 purchase of the MG and Rover brands by the Phoenix Consortium and the forming of the new MG Rover Group, the MG range was expanded in the summer of 2001 with the introduction of three sports models based on the contemporary range of Rover cars. The MG ZR was based on the Rover 25, the MG ZS on the Rover 45, and the MG ZT/ZT-T on the Rover 75.

The MG Rover Group purchased Qvale, which had taken over development of the De Tomaso Bigua. This car, renamed the Qvale Mangusta and already approved for sale in the United States, formed the basis of the MG XPower SV, an "extreme" V8-engined sports car. It was revealed in 2002 and went on sale in 2004.

In 2011 MG launched the MG 6 in saloon and hatchback versions.

so a then b then c then METRO lol

Mark - Have you been looking at the clues? The question is not about an MG car model but engines.

A-Series
B-Series
C-Series

Then .......

ok engines lol
i only know the a seris as mum had a mini

so
a b then c well you could have the v8 as in the RV8 of you could have HGF oops k series lol
due to bmw not wanting a sports car compeating against the z series

i got fixed by mga mgc then the c and leigh mgb gt lol

ask me a qusestion on v8 ford essex v6 ford pinto and cross flow then the cvh as these where the engines i had to work on to keep my cars going lol

Thank you Mark

I hoped (nasty me) :evil: that the A, B, C (clue)would lead everyone up the garden path with the Car Theme to start with but had no idea it would stay that way for sooooooooooo long!! :woohoo: The answer and I have tried to be informative but as brief as reasonable was

They are (part of) the progression of engine derivatives.

By the time a M.G. model had an 'A' series under its bonnet in 1961, the engine was quite old, being a scaled down version of the 1947 Austin A40 1200cc unit, the same engine that was scaled up for the 1489cc 'B' series. To the eye both the 'A' and 'B' series are obviously of the same family, and are Austin designs

The A series powering the –
MG Midget Mk1-3,
MG 1100/1300 (all marks) and
MG Metro/Turbo

The BMC Austin designed 1489cc 'B' series engine was first seen in an M.G. in October 1953 - M.G. 'Z' Magnette saloon.

The B series powered the –
MG Magnette Z series and later Farina series
MGA (various series)
MGB (again the various series but NOT C)

Whilst the 'A' and 'B' series engines are ADO designs, that of the 'C' series is that of Morris Engines at Coventry – (The engine in the MGC is a redesign of the 2912cc six cylinder fitted in the top of the range luxury saloons of Austin , the A99 and A110,and Wolseley) The 'C' is not a big 'B' series, that was the Blue Streak engine of BMC Australia.

The C series powered the –
MGC

O Series – only 2 MGB’s had an O series engine – neither sold.
O – Series for Maestro and Montego
R series for the Maestro
S series for the Maestro
Rover V8 –these were Rover engines although fitted to the MGB GT V8 and MG RV8 – I feel these did not form part of the natural progression
Also the O R S (that’s not an acronym) series didn’t really power MG’s because it is debateable that Montego/Maestro were MGs really
SO the answer is K for the K series (1990)
The K series powered just about all the MG derivatives from 1990 onwards

Mark - over to you

righ im going to have to find a tough one

well my most wanted mg could never afford one or even own one but seen 2 of them 1 green and one night fire red





so the questions easy realy
how was the body shaped / what body parts where used from the donor car and who made the pannels
who did the interior

how meny where made and where did most of them end up
and the last bit when was the last car made

have fun

Don't know about a tough one Mark, you really needed to find one which had not been asked previously.

We have had a question about the RV8 before on the MG Quiz (see page 141) and at that time went in to a great deal of detail regarding the production and sales figures on the car. Before setting a question it is worth doing a search on the T-Bar to see if the answer comes up in an MG Quiz post

In short the RV8 was styled on the MGB using a fully galvanised British Heritage body shell. It shared just 5% interchangeable parts with it and 75% of it was completely new. The suspension was only slightly updated, sharing the old leaf spring rear of the MGB. The boot lid and doors were shared with the original car, as were the rear drum brakes. The interior of the car was treated to a plush high quality finish using the best available Connelly leather and Burr Elm veneer wood for the dashboard and door panels.

On to the production figures;

bryan young wrote: How many RV8s were built?
If you are puzzled as to how to reconcile the frequently mentioned total production figure of 2,000 RV8s then the following explanation may help. The first production RV8 was VIN 0251 in line with the long-standing custom at MG and the final RV8 was VIN 2233, a total of 1,983 cars. Research by John Bolt and Chris Allan indicates there were 31 pre-development and validation cars of which some 24 were registered, so the RV8 production total is believed to be 2,007.

Most,1579 were exported to Japan. There were also 5 cars to Belgium, 2 cars to France, 21 cars to Holland, 59 cars to Germany and 4 cars to Austria , amongst others.

Lastly, the 22nd of November 1995 is the date given for the official end of production.

If you are interested in the RV8 Click here to download a copy of the brochure (5.5Mb Zip file)


This RV8 would appear to be a re-import as it was first registered in 1997 in the UK.

New MG Quiz Question starts here



Four part question, all of which refer to the photo above;

1) Name the drivers?

Apart from finishing position;

2) in the same race event in the preceding year, what was different ?

3) in the same race event the following year what was dropped?

4) What distance did the car and one of the drivers travel to win an endurance race the year after part 3) ?

A few extra details may make for interesting reading.

Have fun

opps on my question
internet was down at one point but when back was soooo slow took 5 mins for t bar to load

ill have a look at the new question later

MGF MARK wrote: opps on my question

It was all new to me Mark. I haven't been doing the quiz from day 1 so have missed a lot of stuff. I also haven't had time to sit down and read every page from day 1 to page 200+, so some of the stuff has passed me by and I appreciate it when some old questions re occur.
Old questions, new questions .... it's all good

got this so far
1964

Andrew Hedges (GB)
Paddy Hopkirk (IRL)

#37 MGB Hardtop
BMO 541B

British Motor Corporation
Abingdon, England

19 (12 GT)

105 mph

avg 99.9mph

hers the page the photos on
http://www.mgexperience.net/motorsport/historic-cars/BMO541B/

a little more info


1963

Alan Hutcherson (USA)
Paddy Hopkirk (IRL)

#31 MGB Hardtop
7 DBL (drop nose)

Alan Hutcherson

12 (7 GT)

?

Spent 85 minutes stuck
in a sandbank at the end
of the Mulsanne Straight.



1964

Andrew Hedges (GB)
Paddy Hopkirk (IRL)

#37 MGB Hardtop
BMO 541B

British Motor Corporation
Abingdon, England

19 (12 GT)

?

avg 99.9mph



1965

Paddy Hopkirk (IRL)
Andrew Hedges (GB)

#39 MGB
DRX 255C

British Motor Corporation
Abingdon, England

11 (4 GT)

282 laps

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