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MG CarsClassic MG Cars Models Mg Rover Coupe Parts 1Picture OfClassic MG CarsClassic MG CarsMG Classic Cars Parts 1Unlike many other manufacturers who used numerical model naming systems, Rover never settled on a permanent standard for the majority of their cars. However, for the following designations are an approximate guide:* 820 – 4-cylinder 8-valve carburetted models (Rover O8)* 820e – 4-cylinder 16-valve single point injected models (Rover M16e)* 820i – 4-cylinder 16-valve multi point injected models (Rover M16i) Came in naturally aspirated form and turbocharged (Turbocharged model fitted to later Vitesse)* 825i – pre-1988 6-cylinder models...

Used Classic MG Cars Models Mg Rover 800 In 1996 - minor facelift Parts 2Picture Of Classic MG Cars Classic MG CarsMG Classic Cars Parts 1The Rover KV6 engine in the 800 series was hampered by reliability issues and head gasket failures. MG Rover at the time, with no understanding of the problems simply replaced the engines. In many cases repair would not have been an option due to liner problems. The modified version of the KV6 fitted into the 75 is not an easy swap.The KV6 engine was in most cases mated to a JATCO gearbox which also in some cases suffered from reliability issues. This was sometimes due to incorrect gearbox fluid changes.The...

Used Classic MG Cars Models Mg Rover 800 In 1996 - Minor facelift Parts 1Picture Of Classic MG Cars Classic MG CarsMG Classic Cars Parts 1A facelift in 1996 provided few exterior changes, the most noticeable being the painting of previously black rubbing strips on all models except the MG Rover Coupe and the revision of the suspension system. Grille fins became silver in colour, instead of their former black. Climate control, passive immobilisation and a passenger airbag became standard, and a 6-disc CD auto-changer was fitted to all models apart from the entry-level ("i") model. Security technology was upgraded with a change from infra red...

Used Classic MG Cars Models Rover Group Mg Rover Coupe Parts 1Picture Of Classic MG CarsClassic MG CarsMG Classic Cars Parts 1A Classic MG Cars two-door three-box coupe version was launched in early 1992, having debuted at the 1991 Motor Show.Classic MG Cars is a former MG British sports car manufacturer. The MG Rover Group plc was the name given in 1986 to the British state-owned vehicle manufacturer previously known as British Leyland or BL. Owned by British Aerospace from 1988 to 1994, when it was sold to BMW Cars, the MG Rover Group was broken up in 2000 with the MG Rover Group and MG marques being acquired by the MG Rover Group.MG Cars had...

Used Classic Mg Cars With Mg Rover 800 In 1992 - the R17 major facelift Parts 1Picture Of Classic MG Cars Classic MG CarsMG Classic Cars Parts 1MG cars In early 1992, the Mg Rover 800 was re-skinned and re-engineered under the R17 codename This saw the re-introduction of the traditional Mg Rover grille and more curvaceous bodywork. The scope of the design change was restricted by the need to retain the core XX structure, including the door structure and skin design.The redesign was a partial answer to major press and market criticism of the "folded paper" school of design and the quest for better aerodynamics that had led to many cars appearing...

The Rover GroupMG Rover 800 Classic Cars in the United States, the car was known as the Sterling, and was only available with the 2.5 litre Honda V6 petrol engine. Initial sales in America were strong, and the design was well received. However, early vehicles were soon found to have been under-developed and quality and reliability problems soon escalated to a crisis. The sales then fell as the reputation of the model deteriorated, especially as soon as J.D. Power surveys criticised initial quality and reliability publicly. This was especially damaging as at the same time, the same core vehicle, the Acura Legend was doing extremely well in America.Many...

The Rover Group MG Rover 800 Classic Cars Picture Of Mg Classic cars Rover 800The Rover 800 was designed as a replacement for the Rover SD1. Development of the car began in 1981 as parts of a venture with Honda under the XX codename. MG Classic Cars is a former MG British sports car manufacturer. The Rover Group plc was the name given in 1986 to the British state-owned vehicle manufacturer previously known as British Leyland or BL. Mg Rover 800Range Picture Of Mg Classic cars Rover 800 The basic versions of the 800 used three naturally aspirated 2.0 L 16-valve developments of British Leyland's stalwart O-Series engine, dubbed M-Series. The 820,...

The Rover GroupMG Classic Cars is a former MG British sports car manufacturer. The Rover Group plc was the name given in 1986 to the British state-owned vehicle manufacturer previously known as British Leyland or BL. Owned by British Aerospace from 1988 to 1994, when it was sold to BMW, the Group was broken up in 2000 with the Rover and MG marques being acquired by the MG Rover Group.Picture Of Mg Classic cars Rover 800ModelsRover 800 seriesAlthough the Rover 800 went on sale shortly after Austin Rover became the Rover Group, it had actually been developed entirely by Austin Rover and was a result of the final new model development by BL - it...

Nuffield OrganisationPicture Of Mg Classic CarsThe Nuffield Organisation was a vehicle manufacturing company in the United Kingdom. Named after its founder, William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield, it was formed in 1938 as the merger of Nuffield's Morris Motor Company (already having acquired Wolseley Motors in 1927), another of Nuffield's companies the MG Car Company and Riley.Picture Of Mg Classic CarsMorris Motors Ltd included Morris Commercial Cars which made light commercial vehicles such as vans.Picture Of Mg Classic CarsOriginally owned personally by William Morris, the company was sold to Morris Motors (itself part of the Nuffield Organisation)...

The British Motor Corporation (BMC) The End PartsPicture Of Mg Classic CarsThe end of BMCIn 1966 BMC and Pressed Steel merged with Jaguar Cars to form British Motor Holdings (BMH). In 1968 there was a further wave of mergers in the British car industry, (under pressure from the Labour British Government and Minister of Technology Tony Benn) and BMH merged with the Leyland Motor Corporation (LMC) to form the British Leyland Motor Corporation (BLMC), the original BMC mass-production, and MG sports car products being brought together into the Austin Morris division of the new organisation. In 1975 BLMC was nationalised and became British Leyland...

The British Motor Corporation (BMC) Parts 6Picture Of Mg Classic CarsBMC Designs1. Austin* Austin A40 Somerset 1952-1954* Austin A40 Cambridge 1954-1958* Austin A90 Westminster 1954-1968* Austin Metropolitan 1954-1961* Austin A35 1956-1959* Austin Lancer (Australia) 1958-1962* Austin Princess IV 1956-1959* Austin A40 Farina 1958-1967* Austin A55 Cambridge 1959-1969* Austin Mini 1959-1989* Austin Freeway (Australia) 1962-1965* Austin 1100/1300 1963-1974* Austin 1800 1964-1975* Austin 3-Litre 1967-1971* Austin Maxi 1969-1981 (Designed in the BMC era)2. Austin-Healey* Austin-Healey 100 1953-1959* Austin-Healey 3000 1959-1968* Austin-Healey Sprite...

The British Motor Corporation (BMC) Parts 5Picture Of Mg Classic CarsInherited Models1. Austin* Austin A125 Sheerline 1947-1954* Austin A135 Princess 1947-1956* Austin A40 Sports 1950-1953* Austin A70 Hereford 1950-1954* Austin A30 1951-1956* Austin A40 Devon 1947-19522. MG* MG TD 1949-1953* MG Y-type 1947-19533. Morris* Morris Minor 1948-1971* Morris Oxford (Series MO) 1948-1954* Morris Six MS 1948-19534. Riley* Riley RM series 1945-19555. Wolseley* Wolseley 4/50 1948-1953* Wolseley 6/80 1948-1954* Wolseley Oxford Taxi 1947-1955 A Car With Initials MG Parts 1The British Motor Corporation (BMC) Parts 4The British Motor Corporation (BMC) Parts...

The British Motor Corporation (BMC) Parts 4Picture Of Mg Classic CarsThe mid-sized Farinas were launched in 1958 with the Wolseley 15/60. Other members of the group included the Riley 4/68, Austin A55 Cambridge Mk II, MG Magnette Mk III, and Morris Oxford V. Later, the design was licensed in Argentina and produced as the Di Tella 1500/Traveller/Argenta. The mid-size cars used the B-Series straight-4 engine.Picture Of Mg Classic CarsMost of these cars lasted until 1961, though the Di Tellas remained until 1965. They were replaced with a new Farina body style and most were renamed. These were the Austin A60 Cambridge, MG Magnette Mk. IV, Morris...

The British Motor Corporation (BMC) Parts 3Picture Of Mg Classic CarsIn 1958, BMC hired Battista Farina to redesign its entire car line. This resulted in the creation of three "Farina" saloons, each of which was badge-engineered to fit the various BMC car lines.Picture Of Mg Classic CarsThe compact Farina model bowed in 1958 with the Austin A40 Farina. This is considered by many to be the first mass produced hatchback car: a small estate version was produced with a horizontally split tailgate, its size and configuration would today be considered that of a small hatchback. A Mark II A40 Farina appeared in 1961 and was produced through 1967. These...

The British Motor Corporation (BMC) Parts 2Picture Of Mg Classic CarsBMC's headquarters were at the Austin plant at Longbridge, near Birmingham and Austin was the dominant partner in the group mainly because of the chairman. The use of Morris engine designs was dropped within 3 years and all new car designs were coded ADO from "Austin Drawing Office". The Longbridge plant was up to date, having been thoroughly modernised in 1951, and compared very favourably with Nuffield's 16 different and often old fashioned factories scattered over the English Midlands. Austin's management systems however, especially cost control and marketing were not as...

The British Motor Corporation (BMC) Parts 1Picture Of Mg Classic CarsThe British Motor Corporation (BMC) was a UK vehicle company, formed by the merger of the Austin Motor Company and the Nuffield Organisation (parent of the Morris car company, MG, Riley and Wolseley) in 1952. Basically, it was the predecessor of British Leyland.Picture Of Mg Classic CarsBMC was the largest British car company of its day, with (in 1952) 39 percent of British output, producing a wide range of cars under brand names including Austin, Morris, MG, Austin Healey, Wolseley as well as commercial vehicles and agricultural tractors. The first chairman was Lord Nuffield...

A Car With Initials MG End PartsPicture Of Mg Classic CarsAfter the Second World War car production was to resume, and then in 1952 MG became part of the British Motor Corporation (BMC) when the Nuffield group merged with Austin. The MGA sports car was launched in 1955 to meet competition form family rival Austin-Healey, and this car sold well on both sides of the Atlantic. The usual badge engineering employed by BMC applied, as with other marques in their stable, equally to MG, and saloons such as the Farina designed Austin Cambridge were made in an MG variant, and were of a more upmarket and sporting nature. 1962 saw the arrival of what was...

A Car With Initials MG Parts 5Picture Of Mg Classic CarsToday the MGA Cars in coupe and roadster bodies can be seen all over America, while the Twin-Cam MGA Cars, the production car with a double overhead camshaft engine, provides the sporting bloods with enough power for serious competition. But the EX's still march on. MG still experiments. In 1958, David Ash and Stirling Moss drove the EX181 to speeds of 243 and 245 mph, and in 1959 Phil Hill flashed it across the salt flats at 254 mph.Picture Of Mg Mga Classic CarsWhat is the appeal of the MG? The best way to describe it is to call it a personal car. It will do whatever the driver asks, within...

A Car With Initials MG Parts 4Picture Of Mg Classic CarsDuring these days of feverish record breaking, the factory was producing straight racing and sports cars. The K-3 Magnette was one of the finest, winning race after race, some under the capable guidance of the famed Tazio Nuvolari. But in 1935 the staid MG management participated in an exploit that would have delighted a Broadway press agent. They entered a team of three PA production sports cars in the Le Mans 24 Hour Endurance Race, and for publicity value decided to recruit an all-female team of drivers! So it fell to. doughty George Eyston, who lived in a man's world of engines and high...

A Car With Initials MG Parts 3Picture Of Mg Classic CarsThe first really important racing success was at Brooklands in the Double Twelve Hour Race in May, 1930, where the Midgets captured team prize and defeated their rivals, the Austin team. Fired up by the victory the Abingdon men decided to take the International Class H record, then held by Austin with 84 mph. They chose the EX120, a prototype model, and redesigned it completely. When the car was in running shape a private test was arranged. With the Brooklands track closed for the winter, the MG crew, led by Captain George Eyston, gathered on a strip of public highway outside Newmarket....

A Car With Initials MG Parts 2Picture Of MG Classic CarsIn 1923 Cecil Kimber constructed the first MG Classic Cars. He started with a Morris Oxford chassis and mounted a reworked Hotchkiss engine in it. Around this skeleton he wrapped just enough sheet metal to enclose the working parts, squeezed two bucket seats inside, and finished off the rear with a flashy tapered boat tail. The fenders were a gesture, square cut and mounted away from the body on outriggers. Strangely enough this Model 1, with its rounded Cowley, bull nose and no windshield, presented a sleek, functional appearance. It still does. The first MG is still in fine running order...