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The Mg=ine e the MG Y-Ty-pe Regiter Velame II Nbullbull 17 lane 1979

EDITORIAL

Betare yn turn the pagea w-erd af warning~aplgy and explanatfen On the

xt three pages yelgt vtll ind h~t I censider te be a very interetlng article en thO YI I receive-d it in the erm f a phtecepy and or the pht~ which aecmpa~ it have suffe~ as a reBUlt_ ~UB yen may see a number er b1ank spaees Ne-vertheIe8lt r cansiderm tltat this arUce Waft te gd t milm e I ~e gene ah=d with its pbllcatimr I hpetht that yeti wilI exe the pur repred=_ and went i1nf it tee dlficttl1 t re-ad the text The articIe first app=red in the Atmtrallan magazine Rest-rea Jarlt (I am- trying t filId etgtt vh) and I therere IIrttSt acknewled~ that magazine pIns at =se the authelr Jifrlrel Gay Thanks t bullbull te BarrT Bray fer sending me the alrtiee and t the Octagu I1lor Club r bull r passiJIg it te Barry 1 the first pIaee Se yell se~ it arriyed by a eirettiteus t b1rt enethees I eel that it is a very talnable artie 0 and ~ MMtci 1nteret n ewners -mong UB

It is n almest certain that we wnt hId ellr Cirst- -tRally ~ tDriWe-Int a-t the- Avnern Museum at BttiIdin~ at Stake Prler ear BnmsgrTe en Sunday 5th Augmrt A ire windscreen stieker wflI he giTen t eyexrJirsa tnrfnfng up in snpperlr the lral2y Pleas let _ knew it retgt w be gaing Pllgt~ arrangements and definite deeisi en whether rt the R~ is t g ahad iII be azmetmced flt the next editerfal

It bull DIy remains far me t say that- the credits and addrebull se which tlsnall appeal en the last J2amiddotge r the magazine arealthngb miss-ing this mantb bull the same as fer last men-th and te finish emiddotff withpas en the membership and Register infermatien bele tege-ther with details f ane m~ car fer sue

1t June 1979

Tet~ Cara On The Register as at 1st June 1979 167 New Mber MrRJackman Kent ME7A car Fer Sale Register Nbullbull167 1952 TIl Requires seme resteratien

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w I~C irsl (of 10(OJ Te midet o ox producd up aluil t~e erd ef 1)49 Ths li~rJmiddot moGifi-d premiddot Ar MG T2 ~s of Lite tfgti~ MG ~potC n hn~~~ e-f the talJ distinctn ~r Ih ~ luni bonnet ~b 01 ~nd ~~ YUJ l1e5 1h( IG 2S0e plSetcl0HV cn~ic lime it~ t ill SU sttll-l=IIyulfaubt ~rbwton Fr~~celtl ~4 BEibull1 Sl)) rUk1 he~ srcj)CI~ lit- Ct Ilc~g at quite a tWd y~ 1 (or the ~

Ey it J9-i1 til 1 C I jei~Y1 by notber gtdel lIgtc YA r(lT ~r Udol which bit ~G igtlc6 prior to b~ U The gcn=n

pecif~albns 01 th t1r Id been updlod 10 middotmiddotptYmiddot r ~du~ fTdadna 1 weUmiddotmad ~ ih love -laquo(amp0 ~rformJtt fer ib lfPc 11c rAG 1~ cnyDC wu lined th ltJuly obe CIIrbtllaquonr ~OC in 1M (orn OOlt lt6 P ~ pro(~1 at i(8S0 RPM lre cu u fiued ita ~ elltG boA $laquoiotl ~hl~is lHltIC-s l3 t rar wi iol~c3ellt fr~ laf Jsion by coil qgtdngs lind wi~h~olle$ RAek aod ~inion SicriDamp as nlld tb ~ cscCpie st~trinG w~d l11HI~ Jre-ieal iI- f gt1ItJu- ~(IljrrI( W3S tn rrii of Smhtr Jaclall oWYlJ~~l hydraulic jrding ~telD The IVtU tiniJ~cd bNly r~ related dimly III d~$n 10 Ibe our doo- ~oon bod) Qf til MOrTis 8 The pertrmance c (he Y srl~n middotn fiet tip ) tllt s~Dld or Lle Te dn to its e1 tn eijht or $ CIot ~l3d its leu dvclogtd enginln ~fic ofllii1 YA 1Iu fittul ih a lvw pr-sSltlTe Sh llTC(lt SUpf chHfcr and drien ~j Grdinct dn-ine tI 1950 terv~ci att~mpt ]abkc w-crlt the cu recordllrl a tin~d r f 1047 ITph prior 10 meioc fallle

ne inroductlon of Il( MG VIT 0 toter (ceulTCd in October lgt-4S Tnc body 0 1I ~u was b~ec Oil he Yt ~Id a fl but th Wlo UfJUfcnor c1irc i~Hnm=l I~ til

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cJCC1ictl ~cm o Ut TC w~ fired TIv fOU~ Wai Jv 1 hCloykr tllm th T C ~ilS it II perfgtrT1lIlCe mid ) ~n tilt si- ampT d du ijg~ The body is bull two OCst (ull ftJu r=ler ~~ =1 ~= =~ ltg~ ~N p~~~ ~~~ u ~ tdlll The ~~ lp--~=iOI ~ th ~edau coplcce ith tt~ fltochtJ Y3 $61lJ to 1 cf t1 TC ccrrf(lrltUCl PYc f orO lHI~~o dcsitgtD As tiith most s(loJIU fO~rs ti ~l opper6l1C lacloo1 lile Oait ( rl T C ~Ild Ih~ iT c~ ~ =~~ Wt l 1~ ~~I ~ing sold tgtd~y tills il han to otlorOtud Th yrr was withdrawn c1I1y isI l~~ ufer ooli 877 vehicles bld b~ produccG nws to iI 011 ort ~ rarest ~gtlampI MG Clrs to ~c 1J1IJItIm The Y rr c~=i$ DuJben ln= Jlued ie -ith ct y nurn~ which rtuted at YACcl ampGd finished at YA70)5 It appan tlt wc fr chas1J Pllmbe~ nonge in btIWCelt fTmiddotI921 10 YTmiddot5IJ9

Curing 1949 a y~ ch~ u redoced 3 lePath t-yi indies tn6 a mOltlifcd Le body J

fin~ rJ1lm ilis ~rolotyraquo Iec TD m46~~ - Geveloped and produced dvrlng ~t ~od ~lty io 1953 A tauJ or 21f64 70 tL wn SOlt Thtrt is of tQr I ~IOCl famiJ ~bliII~ XtwCC-d the Y rr ~lId TD

At the eed of 1951 tbe YB ~lO lt ~y~ltL Phkh i filfa wit =r~r 15 i whte h)1Xlld ul~wi Ctltcr bj~ - tt~

twO lteadie s-= ~yUtm w3p~ed fron] the TD TIle YB ~ elso fited witl jrGr 110- llsorbcrs od t front rli-nn 3 1j11 im~~ the un hudUng The VB l(~lll u d~eonlicu~ i)~ ii 1953 11-or 61~S YA ~edan1 arId 1301 YS wiooru hU t= P-dl~

Th C3f [clluro ia tllis Driv (~ os ownC(1 y MUb nJ RJO Gy If hllr Viiorb n~ aLw ~ a f~~Orcl 1927 Austin 7 Cilllflly 1l Ilnr-1tced 1925 DoGle -4 Tevbull ltIll a very OriU1oll ~riy V V locll dut they ry- hoj s~cc ne ROil il 1 r1emle-r of thc MG Cr Cub Qlclbnurncent Cenlre) CHACA md vcec GbJltr1t

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ni$ raquo-tculnr lIT WS rok nrieirJily by r4r~ MaiNS io Mclb~rmc 3r0 m~ch of I etr li~ltrf iI urlrllown The car W(l5 pa~hi in Woolt~d r~ (I1Cl Ii rC1I luotCl

tenogt OlltriJ)O til midmiddot5 ti~ to ctlllt Or1ro by 1I n GW~I Rccs of ihlwYIl rd wlih it tlU ~11 llil~ 01r31 Hd ~llnJ i~ wu fin~Jy ccmiddot ~~lcro1 u he nNlgtf Iotgt lIot rUlLinc rt plt-r~ ~) Oiv Didinscl 0 BM)~ ( ~~r flf Ih MG Gr Cub-Me-Igtou~ Centre) lIe Ii 19 ) set rout rlitorW8 tile

= fu hOCld i-ccflur oUl~ nec~Ilical tQn~lln1b

Iller ~Cd prior to Lit bOOy tcing oiuuorgtl~ to ib tlHlc all uGd dU During the evUc nco~tonirl brampall-j (If t~ hud wu Un~vmiddotd aII~ a Cui balano cm~ out Most Qci1ulical 1ld cIClrid c~polICnlt wei rplccl or roooditiconi Iik tilt beL) ~u prcpred (et pciOUll3 111~ ~) Qai piu6d Ihc OJ1 eoIolR of 1emiddotou Cr~n 1 Duht Sp=nl-g Et J 1 ~~J1rt I~ l=~~ ~ Illt ~d ltImUs wte retrimllcl in bl cl my SorlC cfromc ybtrlg T dec and c lUI jer~ loofl~1J os pOdttd-snplmtdn~ tl-e originJllrlrmiddotIOIII~1l th~t hsd been reUlinedrna lie ~hcentle ~~ yfn aod tuks ere fitted rlti 1 ~ car WIlt ftl-- ~middot-1stra1 ill D-~Crber riO 5tn lh c-rt h~ c~ i ~~I ~5~J tro blcmiddotflCC IlCS and OIM l1JrlthucJ 11 ~ug fTG ~oo Gy io AUSIJ~t 191-4 ilh 16t1O mils rnI~cled since TCgtruion Th~1 hut earned cd flf~br dctJd ill)IVCf1Ietlu 00 the cu so oil t c nt or rit gthe ely lI-IOrllioil still to be cvlrl--lccd is h tXjlcioiUII of the lIaJJI S)ttltr the finiJ3 ofrClt c1icc and ether minor ui~ lt010 bull

Ai r mcentt M C ttt1loday the ehieh b not Jit ~t3n4vd 1( IddiiOQ to tte cngne ~p1Ycm~I(J the ~ inoie oil bt t~ ekller ius IxC1 repl3aJ It tw ~CpUIIIC 21 ~nn~N a Clllrol~ture SJ~~~ nlOJ l-lld h~ ~o-xi clltAS UO hve 3 remJyenlbl~ ifu~nrd ltIr ~OJI~

Sirini behiv1 t~ ~~~O~ 101 I~r ~ritt C-l1rot rtiJ ttgt (1 iprlaquo=1 01 Ite TC t~ ds htJtrd itiJ its IJTC British J~ot( f~ ~cI nd ~pccltI Qhkh Osrx the H~LlJef

c fjt~ oil preU f 1rd fe tu~ T~c dtT st ~ high flO amp ~1lrfN(bl l)~iet gt11 s-n Ju 10 U ~Yl~) r( t ~ti hicb ampi~ lt01 )il~

1Cgttt The trltmiddoti vic-w is ez~lItn with lbc r~rJl Eg1l rd ~I OlttaiSMrl rn1U(Of fiHi- 0-1 ltifinij te u-ogtt of tie nr very- cU I r-ir~ the rot- u= 011 101 of ~he ~middotlillg I~ah ts are cr~y a~~fIl fhe --rild~cre-~ is ~ral t i~~ 1 cr 0 tn(l ~unel ik tc CICV-II it O~(r r1IUicB Lgtx yic-r of t- f-n~ ~~~gtJe Sid- ~ hngtV11I lho fuHymiddot ftTd ioe eucr- ~ e-ctll bll n)~ -1lt1r

I Icrf ralrietltii illgt raquoIt hood in pllce Adjuurnet (of tr~ leal coupled with the

teiltvtgtpk wjU~( J-~ tlUi spring ~poltcl ~~I t~I ri ~ r comfo1otl(l Qrioing r~iiOl fo ~riro- of Jl IS lIJJd sus The ~ ljili I(e sot~1 ttl exe IOSCh~t ml a rlu Po o etltrr p-i3 Thu-e is c[O) f( 1r i~ re1( tile- firgtOlmiddotl(ntal cip ~ ib ~ ~U Ie-middotC uol t-rdtIX 1-3 idencr 10 th S~I oe rr ~lt~o tt ld ror etSy1fe he fly oro T)nlt of ~d --=-re of li e miOeelgti is Il-t u~ed in Il~ Ii Wit GOgt 1004 til) t e dott1~ Mill Plrrr~(- rrocb rur ~Cl fc swrll~ of I~e tlx-d End igt nt~~- ~odJ [-Of

(~fljir-3 5170 1 ltI1 klo= of 1tpoundt Th~ iot is fI- t-- tYJ)s ~l -=1 bu Iho J~ CUI ~ uooi ~ e-mdn bi3~Cc ItS 11 S~pi alf rromiddotnocd t~ h Xc th~ IUi-tC 111 pbcc The tltImiddotO Y~ ~~O I~e ridyI3Z~ r(~k(u middot p-on1eltl rur ~ie uhltl ~d 0 (I7p uW ri illt 5p1f I-(I 1 -= 1lt[ ~1lt~ in (prQtc loc~u Jus agtltlre til fuel r)

irltr amp~ SiJEI~e fce ~um hu i1legtd I~e c~~IIJr Ih~ tn st-s eamp5i) fr-c111 CIlII ~n ~txlll hl~ ~c 01l J 5~t1e (lo-Il to amp11

tgt~eo e ye- J(cJ) lh~ cil rr~iC Si~4 r-is~er ~~II ~ 7 Ilt~~ the eDjIn is CO 1lLVfl b~- I -t~middot~1 -(5 poJ] -vh Ite ers-illz Vfr~ 0 Thn rol~t c=len[or UiC$ on- l rcw tlcrtM~ ~i (njne-i~x1I for a driver Il~ I Ih IOtT p1ttforru l=l~rltor pdll Th~ cmiddotmiddotclt Is ~-c tC1i1 -o proBfSiiYe th lo~ rim

l0W5 C~y pai iv~ t~ ~elI oD h ushyl-5ibl 10 b~t lhe lYICh--ele~ in he bCut9t lCl chao r~)~ Gille Th ~~tY1 iJ (07IY roi~Y ~lmN)ul ia th lcgtr eefl hD ttJ~Iiro of r~vue flliMt 11 sprire aCTioll ru lt0 ~centven~ -i ~ ~ =01 Ii - i b irly hi81 gtrd blii liel1 ~no precut with poundoed ~outor KI~~] Trc fror cuil sW jl~tui01 is firm but I(iye$ a vert good ride ullT m~t 1I0tmal rold (uilJil-ms oody roll c] con rils iJ mininn ulJ 11 CIIS (ornerieR abut h rtC(~ ly its 11no 52Y16 ill h ~ rlliler than b1 i~~ ii-5~Millfgt ~Iwiv i~ J it (000 even ly tedyt ~tlJ utu t _nd Ice ~ltIf will mJu-e h1pilj tI d ~ tl ~) ~ (0 ~I CI1~in iI tie rAllg 01 ~ 0 10 IAj-lh i i1iJin tbe eA~ c PJ~iities bill ~Jt to the cmiddot~t euil ill~eicd IT-ort t~ YA Je(IlIJJ h~ ellsinn is obviotJ ~ly middotvrkis Tel) itrnf Tht Ct is nct Iffc(~ by StfS clvn ls nd third 8If i u~c~oll up C zc)t s) ~~~ TIl Y rt il drn (cI~ iligi1 C urh-c tUt~c-r rlhSI (OIIQlin Wi(e I~)vclli]l~ wiit ec )~ liltnc hOlt-1 i ~ I)laquo lhe ttl is ptotkl b) I~rrrlaquo-f but Itu l I~ tx(I ind b~Tlir is (~r SltfCrc lAwe 5C rph Thi~ is Cl ~ Ito Iilo Ylinci=n c()Ufl ~ci wito I~e ctJlawt~ ~c)n aoG jht [airi) - ic-nt ~e2IiilS -~ilictl rr~ro llsQ a raT1)

proDOI1ct d middotIIitI) rtOfl the -prig-hi ~I~-i StJrTO 1d ~bm 50 mph

The King ofille R)d udliehu r1t1w a ampolt pcnetnri)1) rd prld of light for righ drivilli hi ic Ihe njilttt ~(I dl-lhbgtamprJ C IIi In J

ii~lc co lle dul sid~ Th 1-0 v tfiX Itil lights V-C t sood briglt ~ irumigtlllioD ReKnirg liShu IIf not rmltd

This pnicl11u yrr hgtS bU timc-d u 51 mpb middothich i ie eucss of Ihe norm1 Op speed oft stUlOilro y=ioll Ailtir due 10 iu tIlh~ccd cllgine Ibis ear wili pull ay Yay ~l3ily aoo lflVC-0 f~~ c IS rrph ic I~ tot middotr cl3US( DOte (OtO ia Ix~oen 2(X)) 10 500 rpm fOf tiJi5 tl--trc-u nh 1 sytc FcJ coll1Jmpilgt1 101 lOrTl11 entui1S ~ped i~ IUlltJy around Ie UIlf or 31134 lP

rllleUy 011 Ih~ rGad lhe driv~r encot higt ~t be lmjJr=od MIn the urengtf of the optO toure- body Scuttle mocment 001 dltnr [ll oremelll OQ rougb roa4s cr eela (o1IImiddotrilZ Is vely neuly n-on-erirull( The ~bLcnl of the IT-onl oflcentolng doon Nddenly flyin Cr udcr hard coDcring jsT dccs 1101 bpp-l lo ~iTIlar ~15 ith nrd oodco middot~fQ1etI bolti

Thc perflt~C~ iiiJrcs ind(llticd in tni rove tcn ate tucn from contemparuy Me r~

It 3OUjd be Inltralins to In9tgtr hOlgt eln~ c f IIc ltXi8irW m YIT arlO still eliu j(tYin Lc-i~~mlD of t~ r Re~let or the MGCC Qlcl~me C-m) inforTili me Wt they call a=ollfJf 12 loum$ ill Victoria 10 or hich are on lhe rod Richlru K]ludl-Cn fcon tile Ncr Esglmd T Rqiucr Ltd ill Jmcric~ car-rcJ 011 a iUrvey a elJple e( 1amp0$ 0 of I~i lhe no--n YIT UrlO in all the ario regislclgt Ihrcllehoul the or ld He eould onll dlaquoume1lt 11K etis(ln~ of 43 Y TOIrtrlO The e1rl~1 00 n-roro amp1 till own v~hieLe IT 1nlt (II Ihltd y-r r~c1l ~~~ Ije lUc1 col ~1 ~1 Imiddot~ich 4 in AlulPllt Thi~ riter leT of th aisUilCC of 6 elner Yr( 0-1t1 tlll ur 01 doc merllcd io AulrU fegist~--s I--Venh 1= the toul nUrl~tr o~ Yrr = io ellluoce tody would be only 1 mo-tioQ of the tOI41 oeinlt ~Urlber A~ -ith most MG un produ~ in iJle btc forties t1Jq ere buill 1lly fo~ uport II 0111 be Intee~in~ 10 bL--W fow mJDY WCI sold iu ElIJitntl orltliOlLy acJ I~ 1I1My ex1 u~re today

hr (Onclusion - ill Auslrslia lire IOOttlJ enu(Ulc 10 ha~ ~ mutr of 111eJe rn- cllllLde nd Imiddotuslie spoons IQur~ u~in Ollt roadi At one extreme it el1 be -Cd in clu

Company malcr~ nC ICltd test to live true (I01ltt-tition 5tilh III -indsereen fcI(d flt anJ itldielotioll or the diflerenlt-e -trwcu ti JtaJampltI-d IDe 1On-I3U Ottcd or ai I~ other urcI)~ it ctlt1-MC C~15 p-odQ~ in 1~9 ba~e the hood ~rod rifle Cllruins tilted to gi ~e

iholil1a ttuou~il Notor moguine or MU ltr~ of the home COrloru o f ~m~1 ~pc-rs ~rrillen on the MG Cl7$ it is very diffi-ulr 10 501 saloon The ampise Ihal the C~y flll1i1y iiAe 10 U$C

Oec olhn uvec-t thltlt evCD t~ MG C2 Conp~ny ~ Id nOI h-vc antici~ald is th ~1 IjlC vrr b c-ap3bl~ of ting a 1i8~11 (o-ltr~l Iniici co mplete Ih lu load of ~ illtagt AUiilir 7 ChuYiJny

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