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MG A - Safely Fast

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Created on December 1, 1984

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Rob de la Rive Box

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Bruno von Rotz

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MG A 1958 - Brochure cover picture of the English color brochure

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MG A 1957 - at the motor show in London

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MG A 1958 - side view, right

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MG A 1958 - MG A Twin-Cam chassis and engine block

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MG A 1958 - MGA Twin-Cam in side view

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MG A 1958 - with coupé top, side view, left

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MG A 1958 - The 'Two-Nocker' engine of the MG A Twin-Cam

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MG A 1959 - Side view of the MGA 1600 Special from 1959

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MG A 1959 - MGA 1600 from 1959 with new lamp arrangement at the rear

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MG A 1959 - MGA 1600 emblem

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MG A 1959 - side view, right

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MG A 1959 - Side view of the MGA Coupé

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MG A 1959 - Engine compartment of the 1600 version

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MG A 1959 - from diagonal front left, closed

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MG A 1960 - View into the MG A Twin-Cam engine

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MG A 1960 - MGA Twin-Cam - Engine production around 1960

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MG A Twin-Cam (1960) - MGA Twin-Cam with its own production line

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MG A 1961 - Rear MG A 1600 Mark II

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MG-A forerunner on the chassis of the MG TD at Le Mans 1951

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MG A - A Coupé at the British Car Meeting in Mollis

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MG A - at the British Car Meeting in Mollis 2010

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MG A - at the British Car Meeting in Mollis

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MG A - MG A Coupé at the BCM in Mollis

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MG A - at the British Classic Car Meeting in Mollis in 2008

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Summary

The MG A is one of the most beautiful sports cars on the road today. It impresses with its elegant lines and robust construction and has therefore become the classic of choice for many classic car fans.

This article contains the following chapters

The MG A took the public by storm.
Twin Cam the fast one
The A goes, the B comes

Estimated reading time: 4min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Jaguar launched the XK 120 in 1948. Austin presented the Austin Healey 100 four years later. And Triumph offered the TR2 sports car from 1953. In contrast, MG only had the TC, the TD and, from 1954, the TF to offer after the war. This meant that MG was no longer a match for the competition. With the merger of the Nuffield Group, to which MG belonged, with Austin and thus Austin Healey, the British Motor Corporation was formed in 1952. Sir Leonard Lord, formerly the top boss at Austin, was appointed the new boss. This explains why MG was somewhat neglected and the sale of Austin Healey was promoted. It was only when the MG TF had become completely unsaleable that the factory in Abingdon was given permission to bring out a new model. The plans for this had long been drawn up at MG.

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