MGA Restoration Guide

MGA Restoration Guide

Author: Malcolm Green

Publisher: Brooklands Books Limited

Published: 1995-07-30

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781855203020

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This essential restoration guide contains detailed information on restoring bodywork, chassis, engine and trim on the 1500, Twin Cam, 1600 and 1600 MkII Roadsters and CoupTs from 1955 to 1962. Buy and restore your next MGA with Malcolm Greens expert advice.


MGA

MGA

Author: David Knowles

Publisher: The Crowood Press

Published: 2019-08-30

Total Pages: 961

ISBN-13: 1785005685

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The MGA truly marked a revolution in MG sports car design, with its appearance quite unlike any previous production car from the celebrated British marque. Entering production in the summer of 1955, it broke with the time-honoured tradition of narrow-gutted, flat-sides, upright styling, with the distinctive large grille, exposed headlamps, separate wings and sharply cut-off tail that had serviced the majority of MG sports cars for well over thirty years. Many die-hard MG enthusiasts of the time were understandably outraged, but the decision to break with tradition proved to be a good one: over 100,000 cars were produced over the model's seven-year lifetime. This book, from celebrated author David Knowles covers: the circumstances that led to the momentous decision to make such a fundamental design change; the production, publicity and evolution of each and every MGA variant from launch in 1955 to the end of production in 1962, with specification tables for each model; profiles of the people who had crucial roles in the development of the MGA and finally, the largely untold story of overseas assembly in Australia, Ireland, Mexico and South Africa. It offers comprehensive coverage of racing and rallying in Europe, including the MGA entries at Sebring Twelve Hour race and where many of the cars ended up, and will be of great interest to all motoring enthusiasts and those particularly interested in MG. It is extensively illustrated with 200 colour and 300 black & white photographs, much of it drawn from archives and family collections, as well as photoshoots specially commissioned for this book. David Knowles has been researching and writing about British cars for over twenty-five years.


Farina MG and Riley Saloons

Farina MG and Riley Saloons

Author: Neil Cairns

Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited

Published: 2024-03-15

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 1398115754

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The controversial MG saloon cars of the 1960s which form an important part of the history of MG cars.


Triumph Spitfire and GT6

Triumph Spitfire and GT6

Author: Richard Dredge

Publisher: Crowood

Published: 2014-04-30

Total Pages: 315

ISBN-13: 1847977049

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For a whole generation of car enthusiasts, Triumph was the manufacturer to turn to when buying a sports car. Whether it was a Spitfire or GT6 - or the more costly TR models - this Coventry manufacturer was the sports car king during the twentieth century. Now that these machines are fully fledged classics, nothing has changed. While the Spitfire has the MGB as a formidable adversary, the GT6 is still in a class of its own. Triumph Spitfire and GT6 details the history and development of these classic cars, with specification guides for each of the five Spitfire derivatives and three GT6 models. Topics covered include the development and production of the five Spitfire derivatives from 1962 - 1980, the Spitfire 4, 4 Mk2, Mk3, MkIV and 1500; the GT6 models from 1966-1973, the Mk1, Mk2 and Mk3; the Spitfire and GT6 in motorsport - 24 Hours Le Mans, Alpine Rally and Tour de France, and racing in the US; full buying guide and tips on modifying, with colour and trim options, and details of optional extras available for each model. Also includes an insight into what the press thought of each Spitfire and GT6 derivative, with pages devoted to how the cars were marketed. Superbly illustrated with 291 colour photographs.


MGA The Revolutionary MG

MGA The Revolutionary MG

Author: David Knowles

Publisher: Crowood Press UK

Published: 2019-10-29

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781785005671

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The MGA truly marked a revolution in MG sports car design, with its appearance quite unlike any previous production car from the celebrated British marque. Entering production in the summer of 1955, it broke with the time-honoured tradition of narrow-gutted, flat-sides, upright styling, with the distinctive large grille, exposed headlamps, separate wings and sharply cut-off tail that had serviced the majority of MG sports cars for well over thirty years. Many die-hard MG enthusiasts of the time were understandably outraged, but the decision to break with tradition proved to be a good one: over 100,000 cars were produced over the model's seven-year lifetime.


The MG Story

The MG Story

Author: Malcolm Green

Publisher: Herridge & Sons, Ltde.

Published: 2021-01-12

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781906133979

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The story of the marque from 1923 until the Abingdon factory closed in 1980. As well as in-depth studies of all models produced, from Old Number I to the last of the MGBs, the book has biographies of those most involved with MG development, record breaking and motor sport. Book jacket.


MG Century

MG Century

Author: David Knowles

Publisher: Motorbooks International

Published: 2024-03-12

Total Pages: 247

ISBN-13: 0760383154

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MG Century, authored by marque expert David Knowles, offers a complete and richly illustrated history covering the evolution of this storied British car company.


MGB - The superlative MG

MGB - The superlative MG

Author: David Knowles

Publisher: The Crowood Press

Published: 2022-01-22

Total Pages: 943

ISBN-13: 1785009427

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The MGB was a great British success story, a product largely conceived, designed and produced by a small team of dedicated people who genuinely cared about their work. Of course, the MGB came from a proud, successful sports car tradition, and the model it replaced - the revolutionary aerodynamic MGA - had been an unprecedented success - so the new car had big shoes to fill. Launching in 1962 and in production for eighteen years, the MGB became one of the most successful sports cars the world has ever known. This book describes how the MGB arose principally from the ideas of one man, MG's Chief Engineer, Syd Enever, how it was designed and developed, how it survived and thrived, and how it became the classic car still highly regarded today. There have been many previous books about the MGB, and the related MGC and V8 variants, but MGB - The superlative MG reaches a new level of detail together seasoned with fresh insight. David Knowles has been researching and writing about the MGB for more than thirty years. Prepare to be surprised at some of the stories you will have never read before, and new twists on some you possibly thought you knew well.


BMC Leyland Australia Vehicle Reference

BMC Leyland Australia Vehicle Reference

Author: Peter Davis

Publisher:

Published: 2020-05-10

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780958552561

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Some 40 years ago, Leyland Australia ceased manufacturing passenger vehicles in Australia. These days, many of the cars produced by Nuffield (Australia), the Austin Motor Company (Australia) the British Motor Corporation (Australia), British Leyland Motor Corporation of Australia and Leyland Australia from 1950 to 1982 remain popular and have become classics. Of particular interest to present day owners, registration authorities, car club officials, as well as motoring and engineering historians, is a record of what BMC/Leyland passenger vehicles were produced and the means by which they were identified. Our aim in this book is to provide an authoritative reference to this end.