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(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 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 A document reproduced here by kind permission of the Chiltern Vehicle Preservation Group Look up modern supplier part numbers for your MG Y Type Parts needs MG Service Department Service Sheet Amendments by Gene Gillam 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 A full back catalogue of Newsletters scanned from Safety Fast, from the first in 1992, to date. A miscellany of resources and articles to help you decide on how to buy and what to look for. (2.7 MB). (3.12mb) (11.16mb) (241kb) A PDF by Tony Vernall. A PDF file by Neil Cairns - Version 9.0. (1.3mb) (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.
Radiator cap mascots How different people decorate the front of their car. 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. Details of models of the MG Y Type. Historical Timeline of Y history events and contemporary world news. by Neil Cairns by Jeremy Havard. Terry Ciantar's original tool kit Photographs by Terry Ciantar. |
30 January 2011 Brad and Vicki Wilson have sent in a progress report update on their Y Special based on Y 3222. Please do not forget to donate to the Queensland Appeal as mentioned below. Webmaster 24 January 2011 A new Export Market brochure has been added to the Brochure and Price Lists page! Webmaster 23 January 2011 Tony Slattery has acquired yet another Y - so please welcome Y 4514 to Ys on Parade. This brings the total of Ys on Parade to 480 and 3,111 cars on the database as this car was previously unknown to us. Webmaster 21 January 2011 You may have seen on your local news about the recent floods that have happened in Queensland, Australia. Sadly, the MG Car Club of Queensland has been severely impacted by them. Their Clubrooms have been destroyed, and although we were able to save all the significant MG Treasures, the cost in effort and time to re-build will be great. After six years of volunteer work the Clubrooms development was only weeks from completion, and they now have to start again. Several club members homes have also been badly damaged, and other MG owners have had their cars submerged in floodwater and mud for days. Among these was at least one Y Type owner. The MG Car Club of Queensland has set up a DONATE facility where donations can be made. If you would like to donate to their flood appeal, it would be greatly appreciated. When you make a donation, on the REVIEW screen, under Add special instructions to the seller, please indicate how you would like the funds distributed by including one of the following words:-
The MGCCQ thanks you for your help however small. MG — The Marque of Friendship Worldwide Webmaster 15 January 2011 The mid-month Reprinted Article has been added to the library of articles and comes from The Sacred Octagon magazine, June 2009. Webmaster 12 January 2011 The power of the internet, and its usefulness on the good side of life never ceases to amaze me. Back in May 2002 one of the first cars to join Ys on Parade was Mike Wright with Y 0368. In his dialogue, Mike said "She was originally registered by Cam gears in Luton 3/7/47. Cam Gears used to have a factory in my home town of Clevedon but unfortunately they've gone now so I can't tell them that one of their old cars is still around. I would love to know why they bought a Y for business. I suspect it had something to do with getting past the waiting list for new cars that applied just after the war." The question was a rhetorical one, but earlier this week I received an email from a web surfer who used to be an employee of Cam Gears in Luton. Cam Gears were already well known in 1947 as they had developed and supplied the Bishop Cam Gear steering in the MG TC. Derek Revell told us that it was "more likely the company bought it to experiment with the Box Steering, which was mostly why all the company car were bought, including a Jensen Interceptor and many others, not all UK cars either, I remember a Ford Pinto (US model)." So it was curiosity about the revolutionary rack and pinion steering as fitted to the MG Y that caused Cam Gears to buy the car! Mike and I enjoyed the story so, with his consent, we thought we would share this with you all!EnjoY. Webmaster 11 January 2011 Since the inception of this website many questions have been raised about the original paint specifications, recommended lubricants, correct spark plugs etc. of our cars. Many of the products available between 1947 and 1953, the period of manufacture of our cars, are no longer available or have been superseded by far superior products. Without doubt few people would now have their car sprayed with cellulose paint but will opt for 'two pack' solutions. However, restorers will want the colour to be as close to the original specification as possible. Equally, a number of the Hypoid oils readily available 50 years ago are no longer manufactured although other superior choices are available. In recognition of this, and the ability of the International MG Y Type Register to react to the requirements of the 'Y' owning community, we have been investigating how this could be achieved. Our intention is to liaise closely with current manufacturers and bring you the information direct. We were therefore pleased to announce that we have reached a partnering agreement with PPG International — a hugely respected name in automotive paints — (see News 6 January 2011 below). Today, we are also pleased to announce a partnering with Penrite, equally renowned for their excellent range of lubrication products. Permanent navigation access to this can be found under the Technical Centre sub-menu. In the near future we plan to add further pages that will enable owners to interrogate current products from companies that best fulfil the requirements of our cars. We have some other initiatives taking place with respect to partnering arrangements, so keep monitoring this website as we hope to bring a number of other suppliers/manufacturers on board. Webmaster 6 January 2011 We are pleased to announce that we are now working in partnership with PPG International automotive paints. Through this collaboration we have been able to research formulas for most of the original paints used on the MG Y Type. Please visit our Colour Schemes page and click on any of the underlined words in the Paint Formula chart to bring up the formula. You can also print a copy of the colour formula too! Webmaster 2 January 2011 The MG Car Club Y Type Register notes for December 2010 have been uploaded today to their Newsletter page. Webmaster 1 January 2011 Happy New Year and welcome to 2011. Everyone here at the International MG Y Type Register wishes you all a verY happY and prosperous new Year. To start the year rolling, the Reprinted Article comes from MG Enthusiast, September 1991 and reports on "YB Carries off Cumbria" in the Cumbria Classic Weekend, earlier that year The YB featured is that of Ed Winters, YB 1041. Peter Sharp provides this month's Picture of the Month from December, 2010. Webmaster Archive of previous News pages Click on the hyperlinks below to see complete archive pages of the news from a previous month.
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