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MG A Coupé - in rally trim for the snow rally

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Created on January 25, 2012

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Bruno von Rotz

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MG A Coupé (1959) - Handlich zu fahren

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MG A Coupé (1959) - kein traditionelles Rallye-Gefährt, aber trotzdem durchaus dafür geeignet

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MG A Coupé (1959) - Zusatzscheinwerfer machen die Nacht (fast) zum Tage

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MG A Coupé (1959) - ohne die standardmässigen Stossfänger unterwegs

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MG A Coupé (1959) - mit Kunststoffbeplankung und Unterbodenschutz

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MG A Coupé (1959) - alle Veränderungen am Coupé sind zeitgenössischer Natur

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MG A Coupé (1959) - mehr Traktion dank Quaife-Sperrdifferential

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MG A Coupé (1959) - mit Heckantrieb macht es halt doch mehr Spass

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MG A Coupé (1959) - der Koffer erweitert den Stauraum

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MG A Coupé (1959) - der Gepäckträger war schon damals ein bewährtes Zubehör

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MG A Coupé (1959) - das Coupé sieht auch im Rallye-Look wunderschön aus

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MG A Coupé (1959) - wunderschöne Front dieses frühen MG-A-Coupés

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MG A Coupé (1959) - Zwei Abschlepphaken am Heck

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MG A Coupé (1959) - dank Sperrdifferential geht es auch auf Schnee vorwärts

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MG A Coupé (1959) - Noch sind keine Ketten nötig

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MG A Coupé (1959) - die Spikes-Reifen geben auch auf glitschigem Untergrund Traktion

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MG A Coupé (1959) - unterwegs auf schmalen Winterstrassen

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MG A Coupé (1959) - Minilite-Räder sind ein zeitgenössisches Zubehör

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MG A Coupé (1959) - das Coupé offeriert auch im Winter angenehme Temperaturen

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MG A Coupé (1959) - durch verschneite Winterlandschaften

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MG A Coupé (1959) - Zusatzscheinwerfer und ein Kunststoffschutz sind die einzigen wesentlichen Veränderungen an der Front, abgesehen vom Weglassen der Stossfänger

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MG A Coupé (1959) - serienmässiges Armaturenbrett mit nachgerüstetem Lenkrad

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MG A Coupé (1959) - für den Judson-Kompressor gibt es ein spezielles Manometer

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MG A Coupé (1959) - der Feuerlöscher von BMC dürfte nicht in der Lage sein, grössere Brände zu löschen

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MG A Coupé (1959) - Notvorrat - die Trinkflasche

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MG A Coupé (1959) - dieses Coupé ist eine Schweizer Erstauslieferung

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MG A Coupé (1959) - Schaufel auf der Heckablage - für alle Fälle

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MG A Coupé (1959) - der weitgehend unveränderte Motor mit Judson-Kompressor

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MG A Coupé (1959) - für die Ölversorgung des Kompressors ist ein modifizierter Zylinderkopfdeckel nötig

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MG A Coupé (1959) - der Judgson-Kompressor benötigt eine gut funktionierende Ölversorgung

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MG A Coupé (1959) - der Judson-Kompressor wird über einen Keilriemen angetrieben

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MG A Coupé (1959) - "Steig ein, freue dich" scheint das Auto zu rufen

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MG A Coupé (1959) - auch aussen wird auf den Kompressor aufmerksam gemacht

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MG A Coupé (1959) - Rückfahrlicht und Abschlepphaken

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MG A Coupé (1959) - kämpft sich problemlos auch durch grössere Schneemengen

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MG A Coupé (1959) - ein tolles Erlebnis -mit dem Oldtiemr in der Schneelandschaft

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MG A Coupé (1959) - hier ist man froh um Spikes und Sperrdifferential

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MG A Coupé (1959) - bald ist der Hang geschafft

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MG A Coupé (1959) - nur Schnee und ein MG A

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MG A Coupé (1959) - an der Ländle Classic 'Schneegestöber' 2012

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MG A Coupé (1959) - im harten Rallye-Einsatz im 'Schneegestöber'

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MG A Coupé (1959) - jetzt braucht er doch noch Schneeketten

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MG A Coupé (1959) - im Tiefschnee

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MG A Coupé (1959) - trotz Ketten wird noch nach Vortrieb gesucht

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MG A Coupé (1959) - der Schnee hinterlässt seine Spuren

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MG A Coupé (1959) - Eis und Schnee auf dem MG A

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MG A Coupé (1959) - Türöffner

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MG A 1959 - MGA Coupé in der Seitenansicht

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MG A (1959) - Chassis des MG A - Aufnahme aus zeitgenössischem Verkaufsprospekt

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Summary

The MG A Coupé led a somewhat shadowy existence, given the popularity of the open version. Less than 10% of the MG A stock are closed versions. On a winter rally, however, the fixed roof has tangible advantages and so the choice of the coupé as the basis for a rally car was certainly a logical one. Add to this a Judson supercharger and a Quaife limited slip differential and there's nothing to stop you enjoying the snow. This report shows an MG A Coupé from 1959 modified with contemporary accessories and describes the driving impressions with the performance-enhanced vehicle.

This article contains the following chapters

The MG A Coupé - almost a rarity
Differences between coupé and convertible
From normal road car to rally car
Driving off without drama
MG A Coupé production statistics

Estimated reading time: 4min

Preview (beginning of the article)

If you ask yourself which historic vehicles might be best suited for rallies, you probably won't come up with MG A as your first choice. Minis, Volvos, Saab 96s or early Porsche 911s would probably come to mind rather than the English roadster. But firstly, there was also an attractive coupé alongside the roadster and secondly, the genetic make-up of an MG A is not unsuitable for rally use. And even in the fifties and sixties, private drivers and the factory used the A Coupé at sporting events, as the drivers were better protected by the tin roof and the flow was more favorable. Just 6,272 MG A 1500 Coupés were built, a truly manageable number. Nevertheless, the ten times more common Roadster is listed 30-40% higher than the Coupé in the Classic Data market values (currently a little under Euro 20,000 or CHF 26,000 in condition 2).

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