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H G Cox letter 27 August 1947

(99kb)  A letter to Sir Miles Thomas detailing sales early orders for the MG Y.


MG YT Factory Production Records ~ recreated

 (1.8mb)A PDF file by David Pelham (updated 10 October 2018).


The Complete Manchester XPAG Files

by Paul Ireland


Classic Engines, Modern Oil

by Paul Ireland


Register your MG Y Type with us

Register on line or download a form to email or fax your registration to us


Fractions to Decimals to Millimetres

A table to convert fractions of an inch into decimals and millimeters


UK Licence plates

A document reproduced here by kind permission of the Chiltern Vehicle Preservation Group


Parts Cross Reference pages

Look up modern supplier part numbers for your MG Y Type Parts needs


MG Service Department Service Sheet Amendments


The XPAG Cooling System

by Gene Gillam


The Alternate Parts List

by John Lawson. This is a very useful cross reference on many Y/YT and YB parts and lists other cars that had the same parts.


Guide for Users of Historic Vehicles

by FIVA


Safety Fast Newsletters

A full back catalogue of Newsletters scanned from Safety Fast, from the first in 1992, to date.


The MG Y Type Buyer's Guide

A miscellany of resources and articles to help you decide on how to buy and what to look for.


Original brochure
MG Y Type Screensaver

(2.7 MB).


YT brochure
MG YT Screensaver

(3.12mb)


Let there be Ys
Let there be Ys Screensaver

(11.16mb)


5 Speed YB Conversion

(241kb) A PDF by Tony Vernall.


MG Engine History

A PDF file by Neil Cairns - Version 9.0. (1.3mb)


MG Y Ledgers

(310kb) A PDF file with an introduction by Neil Cairns of guarantee plates, chassis numbers and engine numbers, where this information is known.


Post War M.G. Saloon cars 1947 - 1999

(4.5mb including colour pictures) by Neil Cairns.


Miscellaneous items

Radiator cap mascots
and Hood Ornaments

How different people decorate the front of their car.
As always, consult your local laws governing where you live please.


Luggage straps for the MG Y

Details on the luggage straps that were available as a period optional extra.


Stories from the Rear view mirror

Historical research on individual cars by their owners.


Models of the MG Y Type

Details of models of the MG Y Type.


Historical Timeline of Y history events and contemporary world news.


Sister Cars to the MG Y Type

by Neil Cairns


The MG Y Type Tool Kit

by Jeremy Havard.


Terry Ciantar's original tool kit

Photographs by Terry Ciantar.


Service tools for use in the MG Series Y

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22 August 2008

Somewhat belated, but the mid-month Reprinted Article has been released!  From the MG Magazine of Spring (I believe) 1989, it is an excellent four page article entitled "Comfort fast: M.G.'s Post War Sports Sedan".

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19 August 2008

The South Australia MG Car Club are organising a 60th Anniversary Run to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the launch of the YT.  Details can be found on the Events page.

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17 August 2008

Today, please welcome Caroline Define and YT 4457 (a close relative of my own YT 4455) to Ys on Parade!

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11 August 2008

The eagle eyes of Karel Vermeer spotted an MG YT on a post card from Ireland.  This has been added to the Collectibles page.

Murray Grainger has also advised on a very subtle fitment solution for rear flashing indicators which has been added to the Hints and Tips page.

Visitors new and old are reminded that a technical Q & A Advice service is provided by Paul Barrow and Tony Slattery to assist with technical problems.

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7 August 2008

The Technical Centre menu has been augmented, again!  This time we are pleased to include an entirely new concept - Technical Videos.  US owners will be very familiar with the famous John Twist and University Motors Limited.  John has done a number of MG related short technical videos that have been posted on YouTube, and although none of his videos are specifically on MG Ys there are several that are on T Types and even some of those on the MGB have technical relevance and can easily be cross applied to the MG Y as so much of the mechanicals were carried over from the brilliantly technically advanced Y pioneered engineering.  A quick link is provided here, but the permanent link can be found by hovering over the Technical Centre button on the far left menu and selecting Technical Videos from the list.

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6 August 2008

Ellen Wilson has updated the text for Y 1126.

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1 August 2008

Andrew Coulson has sent in a report from the Ripon Old Car Show. A link for this is on the Events page, but it can also be accessed here.

The Reprinted Article continues the run of articles from the US Publication 'MG Magazine', but now jumps forward to the Fall of 1988 .  It is a short data summary on the MG YT.

The Picture of the Month this month comes from Nico Dressen of the Netherlands. Thank you Nico, and when the painting is done, please send us a photograph for the Artist's Impressions page too!

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