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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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27 October 2017

Twelve new photographs have been added to YB 1390 - YB Coupe.

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15 October 2017

This month's Reprinted Article is the English translation of Carsten Deuster's article published in the German magazine MG Kurier in April 2017. Our grateful thanks for this fine translation go to Dominic Farnsworth!

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13 October 2017

Three new Snippets have been added to the site (scroll to the bottom of the page). They all appeared in The Autocar magazine between January and April 1956 in their Correspondence section and are three letters written into the magazine in prasie of our cars. The contemprary praise makes for interesting reading. Thank you to Dave Mullen for bringing these articles to our attention.

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10 October 2017

Sixteen new videos and two new stills have been added to the site from both the late David Pelham's personal home video archive and YouTube! They should keep you entertained for a while. Do not forget that you can enlarge the video to Full Screen by clicking on thefullscreen button on the player. Press your Esc key to minimize again at any time.

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9 October 2017

Stephen Goddard needs help please to find HHR 292 that he formerly owned please.

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1 October 2017

This month's picture comes from Murray Grainger from when he owned Y 5100.

A new Snippet has also been added to the bottom of this page.

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