MG Car Club - 1940's

Some of these pictures have been acquired from various overseas sources.

If you are in New Zealand and have a photo of your car in a NZ setting I would love to receive an image or a print.
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MODEL & YEAR	DESCRIPTION	IMAGE
TA Midget	Last of the pre-war Midgets, pushrod ohv 1,292cc, 52hp, 4 spd, Made 3,003 from 1936 to 1939. Race bred success.
TB Midget	Released in 1939, 1250cc, dry clutch, only 379 made before the war intervened and Abingdon became a munitions factory.	NZ location, St Davids church at Cave in South Canterbury: thnks to Susan & Peter
TC Midget An MGTC special in New Zealand	The most popular MG ever, 10,000 made with some 70% exported, mainly to the USA. Lovely cars and a favourite of many MG worshippers.
Y Type	1st post war sedan, TC engine, 46hp, YA & YB to 1953 sold 7,458. YT 2 door open 4 seater only made 1,000 to 1949. Vineyard cruise in Marlborough, NZ.
TD Midget	One of my favourites with its independent front end, 57hp, 1250cc and much easier to drive in a straight line, 30,000'ish made.
TF Midget	A streamlined TD, not that popular then, but very much so now. 6,200 of the 1250cc made then another 3,400 of the 1500cc to 1955. XPEG engine.
Arnolt	An Italian bodied MGTD, made for Mr Arnolt in the U.S.A. Simply beautiful. Made in limited numbers, open and closed versions, total of I think 64. One open car resides in NZ, patiently awaiting it's turn for restoration.
Z Type Magnette	1st chassis-less, monocoque MG. Released in 1953, with the new 1489cc, 4 door. ZB came in 68hp power. 36,000 sold to 1958. An under-rated MG with quiet style. Pictured in ZB varitone version.
MGA 1500	With the ZB's B series 1500 cc engine it was the 1st enveloping body MG. Roadster or coupe versions. Huge success with nearly 60,000 sold to 1959.
MGA 1500	A very nice NZ example of the genre.
MGA Twin Cam	A derivative, but deserving of it's own space. 1588cc 198hp @ 6,700 rpm. Came out in 1958, 2,111 made, a potent race car. Had a delicate motor in it's day, but modern oils etc cured all that, very collectable indeed.
MGA 1962 Roadster	A timeless classic, 1622cc, 4 cylinder. Also made in twin-cam & coupe and deluxe with 4 wheel disc brakes. Very collectible in all it's forms, some might say it's the last of the real MGs.	photo taken during the Queenstown pre-56 Rally last century (1999). P51 Mustang belonging to Tim Wallis as part of his Warbirds collection 'Miss Torque'.
MGA Coupe	A very elegant body, limited numbers produced, many fine examples exist today.
New Zealand	A line up of A's at a 40th birthday MGA party in Taumaranui. N.I.
Magnette Mk III & IV	Farina MG's, with straight lines and fins! 1959 to 1961 with 1489cc then with 1622cc engines, 28,000 in all made to 1968. Badge engineering at it's "best" but still a nice car and rare as many went to heaven via demolition derbys..

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