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A COOL CUSTOMER
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MY FIRST CLASSIC
MGC GT: an ideal beginner’s classic car.

ROGER PARKER
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CLASSIC MOTOR SHOW
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TATTY TO TERRIFIC - Plenty of TLC revives tired 1968 MGC GT.

ANDREW ROBERTS - Fond memories of time with an RV8.

NEW PRODUCTS: Cool stuff to enhance and
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Your emails, letters and messages
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operational ‘review’ for Longbridge, BRITISH MARQUE DAY
Photos from Brooklands Museum, STUNNING MODIFIED MGA
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NEW PRODUCTS: New items for MGs include an antiroll bar bush kit and gloss spray, ROGER PARKER : Buying MG parts through the years, NEWS: MG AROUND THE WORLD: New models and motorsport news including the new ZS EV...

BROOKLANDS BREAKFAST: Winter Motoring Breakfast gathering at the Surrey museum, CLASSIC CAR RESTORATION SHOW: Stunning MGs at this incresingly popular annual NEC event...

ZB VARITONE MAGNETTE: Spending over £30K on restoring this Magnette was a wise decision, Q&A TECHNICAL HELPDESK: What are the options for adding an extra gear (or two) to a 1500 Midget?, AUTOMOBILIA: Battery-operated Tri-ang MGA SPECIAL FEATURE ON BUYING, OWNING, DRIVING & IMPROVING MG’S POSTWAR SPORTS CARS...

First drive in a Midget A complete MG Midget novice is given the keys on a frosty morning and told to go have some fun

New Indian MG is the Hector David Knowles has been following progress of this Baojun-derived MG

MG News around the world More on the forthcoming eZS, an MG makeover for the Baojun 560 and a Limited Edition MG3

A week with the new MG3 The editor spends a week and 850 miles with a new MG3 to see how many boxes it can tick

Subscription offers Never miss another issue of MGE and have it delivered to your door, Chequered Flag: Why colour choices are so dull today and the future of the Silverstone GP, MGC GT battlefields tour: MGC GT owner pays tribute to WW1 pilot uncle on centenary of his death...

Automobilia Cop-a Cards: automotive trivia that came with a serious message too 66 M AES TRO EFI VS ASTRA GTE Back to the hot hatch heyday as MG Maestro 2.0 EFi meets Astra GTE

The OS elli Story selli has been around since 1960, and the company’s still going strong 63 A utomobilia This issue Andrew looks at Laurie Cade’s book of Sports Cars

Over the last 18 years, Richard Lomas has managed to convince his wife to purchase two MGs to celebrate their silver and ruby wedding anniversaries.

New models and facelifts David Knowles brings us up to speed with developments in the ever busier world of the modern MG, where it seems the prospect of electrification is buzzing...

Whatever your view of the way that the MG marque has been moving of late, there can be little doubt that the design teams behind current and future models have been imbued with a generous measure of passion and enthusiasm – traits that are welcome and have resonance with the ‘golden years’ of Abingdon, Cowley and Longbridge, writes David Knowles.

Graham reflects on just how much autonomy MG had at Abingdon 34 ROGER PARKER Roger has put his cash down on a new MG, and can recommend it.

MGF MK2 Stopgap solution to a transport problem is now a permanent fixture 70 MGB ROADSTER Representing a new lease of life for both the car and its owner 74 TECHNICAL Q&A Roger looks at the legalities of using LED lights on classic MGs.

MG MOTOR INDIA MG prepare to do business in India with a gathering of classic models and great retro-inspired posters 8 MARATHON MGB UNVEILING Restored London-to-Sydney resto is completed, plus DMG Open Day 10 MOTORSPORT First BTCC MG driver named, Race Retro report and MG Trophy deal.

SEVEN YEARS WITH A TF Mike Clayton asks whether a life of driving MGs has been Mostly Good 62 MG CLUB LIFE 

IN SWEDEN Iain Ayre visits Sweden and meets up with an MG club in Norrkoping 66 TO CORNWALL IN A 1935 NB
Aubrey Paverd is back for another P-Type tour, but ends up in an NB.

GRAHAM ROBSON Graham recalls how much the BMC Comps Dept progressed in 36 years 28 ROGER PARKER Why the limitations of crash testing schemes don’t make them irrelevant 30 JOHN NIKAS Why it’s nothing new for the latest MG models to be shunned initially.

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MG Enthusiast Magazine - November 2019

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