1959 MGA 1600 FHC

The MG Car Company back in the days were always known to have made fine automobiles which included the MG T-series model (I’ve done a write-up on the MG TD 1950), the Y-series models, the MGB as well as the car to be discussed today, the MGA. Somewhere late last year, I did a write up on the MGB of which I also mentioned that I will be doing a write up on the MGA.

MG MGB

MGB Roadster

Whenever most people think about a small British sports car, the name MG is probably one the most common makes that comes to mind. The MG Car Company founded in 1924 produced some of the finest sports cars during it’s glory days. As a follow up to our earlier article on the MG TD 1950, here is another iconic MG known as the MGB.

The MGB was produced from the years of 1962 right up to 1980 and it was the replacement of the equally famous MGA, which I will do a write-up later on. The MGB appeared in two different variations, namely the roadster (convertible) and the coupe (hard top) which was also known as the MGB GT. The MGBs came with a 1.8 litre 4 cylinder engine. All in all, close to 400,000 units of the roadsters and about 125,000 coupes were built. There were some cosmetic changes done to the front and rear bumpers during it’s final years to adhere to certain regulations but they were changes which personally I think killed the car’s good looks.

MGB GT

There was also a very rare MGC model which had a 3 litre inline six cylinder engine and during it’s two year production period only abut 9,000 units were built. And finally during it’s final years, a 3.5 litre V8 Rover engine was put into a MGB GT body and this has to be the rarest of all with slightly more than 2,500 units built.

The pictures below are those of what is probably the best restored and kept MGB in Malaysia. This particular car is owned by a very passionate owner who took his time to restore it by sourcing for parts all over the world and finally to what it is today. This particular car has won numerous awards in the Malaysian classic auto-show scene. It may not be what I’m portraying in the pictures but it’s definitely a stunner in real. Do enjoy the pics below and the attached short video documentary.

MG TD 1950

Back to the British car theme, MGs have always been known for manufacturing iconic coupes/convertible compared to their sedans. Probably the most common and well known cars are the MGAs and the MGBs. Today I will be talking about the MG T Series and in particular the MG TD.

There were five models available in the T-Series, namely the MG TA, TB, TC, TD and finally the TF. The production years for these five models were from 1936 – 1955. All the models came with a 1.3 litre engine except for the MG TF which also came with a 1.5 litre engine as an option. My favourites will have to be the MG TA and the later MG TF but recently I came across a rather beautiful and well kept MG TD so I will be concentrating more on this car. During the MG TD production period of 1950 – 1953, there were about 30,000 units built.

Steel wheels with hub cap

The MG TD only came in the roadster variant and it was a car which had many firsts for this range of MGs. One distinct difference was it’s front grille which was slightly smaller and also slightly angled compared to it’s predecessor. It also came with 15 inch steel wheels which were coupled with a hub cap on top (pic above).

In Malaysia, the MG TD or shall I say the MG TD shape should be quite familiar as in the late 90s a Malaysian company actually got the rights to build a replica of it which was known as the TD2000. There are a number on the road and with modern technology in it, it’s quite an easy car to drive compared the it’s original 1950s counterparts.

Below I have attached some pics of the MG TD that I came across recently. It’s a reasonably well kept one I must say, though it was a little dusty when the pics were taken. And also, I’ve attached two videos as below, one a 1950 MG TD and the other a 1952 MG TD. And as always, if you are looking for more details on the car, you can always search for it online as if I’m going to get into details then this write up will end up being quite a long one :)

The videos