Catégorie : Actu MG Anciennes

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110-format photos of an MGB-GT road trip in 1988 Autoweek For a while I was driving the 430-miles-each-way trip between Orange County and San Francisco every weekend in my MG, and it didn’t break down as often as you might have expected (i.e., I did have to work on it at rest stops and on road shoulders, but …

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Driving

Ottawa MG Club celebrates its 25th anniversary Driving Time flies when you’re behind the wheel of a classic British sports car. The wind in your hair, the rasp of the exhaust, the sporty four-speed, the occasional roadside repair … it’s all good. For members of the Ottawa MG Club (OMGC) – this year …

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Bill Vance: MGA coupe had its own advantages Times Colonist The transitional 1954 TF featured a combination of modern and classic styling and, a little later, a 1.5-litre engine. It took until1956 for MG to finally catch up with the competition when it replaced the classically square T-type with a modern …

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Telegraph.co.uk

Video: How to make an MGB bodyshell Telegraph.co.uk There are 855 individual pieces of metal in the MGB roadster shell we followed through production. Each shell takes approximately three days from a collection of pressings to the finished article with doors, bonnet and boot fitted, primed and ready for … and more »

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Classic Cars for Sale

Clash of the classics: MGB GT V Fiat 124 Spider Classic Cars for Sale MG’s BGT is the archetypal classic. It’s the go-to car, a wonderful reminder of why we love older vehicles. More importantly, it’s a memento for car stylists. It proves that a car can be imposing without the need for 20-inch alloy wheels or impossibly …

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Words: Keith Moody, HonestJohn Classics MG enthusiasts have set a new world record for the largest parade of cars made by the brand.     In total, 144 MGs gathered at Rockingham circuit in Corby, Northamptonshire, on Sunday, 11 April. Organised by Lancaster Insurance, the parade took place on the Rockingham oval with an official Guinness […]

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Décès de Cecil Kimber le 4 février 1945 : Il y a tout juste 70 ans, le 4 février 1945 disparaissait dans un accident de chemin de fer Cecil Kimber. Il était âgé de 56 ans et avait été remercié de chez MG en 1941.
Il était 18 h ce dimanche 4 février quand démarra le train à destination de Leeds. De nouveaux rails avaient été posés dans le Glaswork tunnel ce qui fit glisser le train entraînant le déraillement du dernier wagon, dans lequel se trouvait Cecil Kimber. Cet accident fit 2 morts et plusieurs blessés.
Le club se devait de commémorer cet anniversaire.

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Stuff.co.nz

MG’s restoration required worldwide parts hunt Stuff.co.nz The Temuka resident’s 1954 MG TF has been fully restored over the past year, after Dale purchased the car half-finished from its previous owner. "Not the Christmas just gone, the Christmas before, a guy in Fairlie had it and he wanted somebody to …

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Craig Cheetham FOR those of us of a certain age, it’s pretty astonishing to see the prices that some cars have been achieving of late. On the one hand, it’s proof that an element of economic certainty has returned to the UK, or that savings interest rates are so low we’re finding somewhere else to […]

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