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Photograph of 1934 MG NA Tourer
1934 MG NA Tourer [D]
Photograph of 1947 MG TC
1947 MG TC [D]
Photograph of 1947-51 MG YA
1947-51 MG YA [D]
Photograph of 1957 MG Magnette
1957 MG Magnette [D]
Photograph of 1954 MG TF 1500
1954 MG TF 1500 [D]
Photograph of MGA MkII
MGA MkII [D]
Photograph of 1951 MG TD
1951 MG TD [D]
Photograph of 1931 MG M-Type
1931 MG M-Type [D]
Photograph of 1932 MG J2
1932 MG J2 [D]
Photograph of 1952 MG YB
1952 MG YB [D]
Photograph of 1952 MG Arnolt Bertone Coupé
1952 MG Arnolt Bertone Coupé [D]
Photograph of MG Arnolt
MG Arnolt [D]
Photograph of MGA Twin-Cam
MGA Twin-Cam [D]
Photograph of 1934 MG ND
1934 MG ND [D]
Photograph of MG
MG [D]
Photograph of 1933 MG J4 Replica
1933 MG J4 Replica [D]
Photograph of 1933 MG K3
1933 MG K3 [D]
Photograph of 1930 MG Tigress MkIII
1930 MG Tigress MkIII [D]
Photograph of 1937 MG NA Magnette
1937 MG NA Magnette [D]
Photograph of 1933 MG J4
1933 MG J4 [D]
Photograph of 1931 MG C-Type Midget
1931 MG C-Type Midget [D]
Photograph of 1935 MG Bellevue
1935 MG Bellevue [D]
Photograph of 1938 MG VA Tourer
1938 MG VA Tourer [D]
Photograph of 1931 MG
1931 MG [D]
Photograph of 1932 MG M Type
1932 MG M Type [D]
Photograph of 1932 MG J2
1932 MG J2 [D]
Photograph of 1933 MG J2 Sports
1933 MG J2 Sports [D]
MG
Morris Garages Ltd.
Oxford, Oxfordshire
From 1929: MG Car Company Ltd.
Abingdon-on-Thames
Berkshire
1923-1939;1945-1960+

Cecil Kimber (1888 to 1945) of Morris Garages built his first cars based on the Morris Cowley "Bullnose" in 1923 and later in 1928 built the M-Type Midget.

By 1929 the Oxford factory was too small and a move was made to Abingdon.

In the 1930's MG had many sporting successes in races such as the Brooklands 500, Tourist Trophy and Grand Prix.

The Midget series was developed and by 1936 had a 1.3 litre engine. The 1250 cc engine was introduced in the TB just prior to the Second World War and after the war was used in the TC, the first of many very successful models in the immediate post war period.

The MG TC was the first British car to be announced in 1945 and was followed by the TD in 1950. The series finished with the TF (1953 to 1955).

The Magnette name, first used in 1932, was used for the saloons of 1953. The MG ZA Magnette became the ZB in 1956 with some improvements.

The Austin B-Series engine was used in an experimental Le Mans car in 1955 and formed the basis of the MGA in September of that year.

The MGB appeared in 1962 and was possibly the most successful MG ever built.

Cecil Kimber died in a train accident on the 4th February 1945 just outside Kings Cross Station in London when the wheels on the Leeds train he was travelling on began to slip in the pouring rain causing the engine to stall and the train to run backwards where it was hit by the Aberdeen express. Only Kimber and one other passenger who were sitting at the rear of the train were killed.







Models and Production Figures
  Model Production Period Engine Number Built Notes
1 14/40 1924 - 1928 4 Cyl 1802cc 1,300 Includes No.2
2 14/40 Mk IV 1928 - 1929 4 Cyl 1802cc Included with No.1
3 18/80 Mk I 1928 - 1931 6 Cyl 2468cc 501
4 M-Type Midget 1928 - Jun 1932 4 Cyl 847cc 3,235
5 18/80 Mk II Oct 1929 - 1932 6 Cyl 2468cc 228 A number were sold from stock until 1934.
6 18/80 Mk III 1930 - 1931 6 Cyl 2468cc 5 Also known as 18/100 Mark III, Tiger, Tigress, Tigresse
7 C-Type Midget 1931 - 1932 4 Cyl 746cc 44
8 D-Type Midget 1931 - 1932 4 Cyl 847cc 250
9 F1 Magna Sep 1931 - 1932 6 Cyl 1271cc 114
10 F3 Magna 1931 - 1932 6 Cyl 1271cc 94
11 J1 Midget 1932 - 1933 4 Cyl 847cc 380
12 J2 Midget 1932 - 1934 4 Cyl 847cc 2,083
13 J3 Supercharged Midget 1932 - 1933 4 Cyl 746cc 22
14 F2 Magna 1932 - 1933 6 Cyl 1271cc 40
15 K1 (KA) Magnette Saloon 1932 - 1935 6 Cyl 1086cc 54
16 K1 (KB) Magnette Tourer 1932 - 1935 6 Cyl 1086cc 74
17 J4 Supercharged Midget 1933 4 Cyl 746cc 9
18 L1 Magna Saloon 1933 - 1934 6 Cyl 1086cc 486
19 L2 Magna 2-Seater 1933 - 1934 6 Cyl 1086cc 90
20 K1 (KD) Magnette 1933 - 1935 6 Cyl 1271cc 53
21 K2 (KB) Magnette 1933 - 1935 6 Cyl 1086cc 16
22 K2 (KD) Magnette 1933 - 1935 6 Cyl 1271cc 4
23 K3 Supercharged Magnette 1933 - 1934 6 Cyl 1086cc 33
24 KN Magnette 1934 6 Cyl 1271cc 193
25 NA Magnette Mar 1934 - 1936 6 Cyl 1271cc 690 Includes No.31
26 NA Magnette Allingham 2.4-Seater 1934 6 Cyl 1271cc 12
27 NA Magnette Airline Coup‚ 1934 6 Cyl 1271cc 12
28 NE Magnette 1934 6 Cyl 1271cc 7
29 PA Midget 1934 - 1936 4 Cyl 847cc 1,973 Does not include a number converted to PD specification.
30 QA 1934 4 Cyl 746cc 8
31 NB Magnette 1935 - 1936 6 Cyl 1271cc Included with No.25
32 ND Magnette 6 Cyl 1271cc 48
33 PB Midget 1935 - 1936 4 Cyl 939cc 526
34 RA 1935 4 Cyl 746cc 10
35 SA 1935 - 1937 6 Cyl 2288cc 2,738 Includes No.40
36 TA 1936 - 1939 4 Cyl 1292cc 3,003
37 SA Charlesworth 4-Seater Tourer 1936 6 Cyl 2288cc
38 SA Tickford Coup‚ 1936 6 Cyl 2288cc
39 VA 1936 - 1939 4 Cyl 1549cc 2,407
40 SA 1937 - 1939 6 Cyl 2322cc Included with No.35
41 WA 1938 - 1939 6 Cyl 2561cc 369
42 TB 1939 4 Cyl 1250cc 379
43 TC 1945 - 1949 4 Cyl 1250cc 10,000
44 YA Saloon 1947 - 1951 4 Cyl 1250cc 6,158 Includes No.45
45 YA Tourer 1948 - 1951 4 Cyl 1250cc Included with No.44
46 YT 1948 - 1951 4 Cyl 1250cc 877
47 TD 1949 - 1953 4 Cyl 1250cc 28,643 Also known as TD Mark I
48 TD Mark II 1950 - 1953 4 Cyl 1250cc 1,022
49 YB Saloon 1951 - 1953 4 Cyl 1250cc 1,301
50 TF 1953 - 1954 4 Cyl 1250cc 6,200
51 ZA Magnette 1953 - 1956 4 Cyl 1489cc 12,754
52 TF 1500 1955 4 Cyl 1466cc 3,400
53 MGA 1500 1955 - 1959 4 Cyl 1489cc 58,750 Includes No.55
54 ZB Magnette 1956 - 1958 4 Cyl 1489cc 23,846 Includes No.57
55 MGA 1500 Hardtop Coup‚ 1956 - 1959 4 Cyl 1489cc Included with No.53
56 MGA Twin Cam 1957 - 1959 4 Cyl 1588cc 2,111
57 ZB Magnette Varitone 1958 - 1959 4 Cyl 1489cc Included with No.54
58 Magnette Mk III 1959 - 1961 4 Cyl 1489cc 15,676
59 MGA 1600 1959 - 1962 4 Cyl 1588cc 31,501
60 MGA 1600 Mark II 4 Cyl 1622cc 8,719