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Fast man on fast wheels - Martin Lauer tests the MG A

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Created on July 1, 1960

Reading time 9min

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Martin Lauer

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MG A 1959 - Seitenansicht, rechts

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MG A (1960) - am Lenkrad Martin Lauer

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MG A (1960) - auf der harten Prüffahrt von Martin Lauer

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MG A (1960) - einmal geschlossen, einmal offen

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MG A (1960) - der Drehzahlmesser ist der 'Clou' des nicht gerade allzu übersichtlichen Armaturenbretts

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MG A (1960) - Martin Lauer prüft den Sportwagen kritisch

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MG A (1960) - Motorraum zweckmässig angeordnet und von allen Seiten her zugänglich

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MG A 1959 - von schräg vorne links, geschlossen

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MG A 1959 - MGA 1600 von 1959 mit neuer Lampenanordnung am Heck

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MG A 1959 - MGA 1600 Spezial von 1959 in der Seitenansicht

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MG A (1961) - MG A 1600 Mark II im Seitenprofil

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MG A 1961 - Heck MG A 1600 Mark II

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MG A (1959) - Armaturenbrett inkl. Anweisungen - Aufnahme aus zeitgenössischem Verkaufsprospekt

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MG A 1959 - Motorraum der 1600-er-Version

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

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MG A 1959 - MGA 1600 Emblem

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Summary

In the summer of 1960, the magazine 'hobby' had the mechanical engineering student and world record holder in the 110 m hurdles (Sportsman of the Year) test the MG A. The result was an entertaining and informative driving report that beautifully characterizes the strengths and weaknesses of the English sports car. This report reproduces the "restored" original wording of the test report at the time and is illustrated with the magazine illustrations and contemporary pictures.

This article contains the following chapters

Powerful engine
Mess on the dashboard
Pull to the right
Luxury radio?
Lifted off at 160 km/h
Robust engine
Made for acceleration - pressure is pressure
Inner marches past when overtaking
Synchronized transmission
Not completely waterproof
Inexpensive with or without heating
Under 10 liters per 100 km possible
Sophisticated and mature sports car with character
Technical profile

Estimated reading time: 9min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Hello, Martin Lauer!" - "Hello, hobby!" - "Would you like to be even faster than usual?" - "???" - "Don't worry, this is not an infallible means of setting a new world hurdle record, but a car test. I want you to put the MGA 1600 through its paces for hobby readers." - "Great idea, I'll do it with pleasure!" - Shortly after this phone call, we handed Martin Lauer, holder of the world record in the 110 m hurdles and 'Sportsman of the Year', the vehicle. Of course, we didn't do this on the off-chance, as we were not only familiar with the popular record holder on the cinder track, but also with the 'unknown' Martin Lauer: the mechanical engineering student at Munich Technical University, whose second passion is cars, especially fast cars. He has proven his mastery at the wheel of numerous types of car and we drove a long distance with him. Martin Lauer's driving style is a blast! But read Martin Lauer's first and certainly not last test report, which he wrote for hobby.

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