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Name: Dave King |
Entry No 200 |
Country: United Kingdom |
Date: Tue, Sep 21, 2010, 21:37 |
Comment: Great site, very interesting, will no doubt add to favourites. My father owned an MG Y back in the 60's which he gave to my grandfather. He owned it until 1971. I can only remember the registration number: it was DCF 54 so if anyone knows what happened to this car or even if it still around my father and I would love too hear about it.
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Name: Eddy Kirby |
Entry No 199 |
Country: United Kingdom |
Date: Fri, Aug 20, 2010, 15:25 |
Comment: I'm interested in purchasing an MG Y Type in the next 3 to 6 months? Kind regards, Eddy.
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Name: Bruce Hogarth |
Entry No 198 |
Country: United Kingdom |
Date: Tue, Aug 17, 2010, 20:38 |
Comment: My first car 1949 MG Y registered JTR 661, the most atmospheric car I ever owned I bought it from my father in 1964 he bought it in 1958. I wonder if it still exists?
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Name: Ron Cox |
Entry No 197 |
Country: USA |
Date: Fri, July 16, 2010, 20:02 |
Comment: Just placed my YA (Y/EXLU/5190) onto the web site ... what a GREAT web this is...just discovered it last week (actually Paul discovered me as I was selling my YA on eBay) I am selling my YA and other collector cars (also a 1936 MG SA saloon) as I will be selling my home and six car garage soon ... very hard to sell such a uniqueautomobile but then selling any of my cars is difficult ... I have considered selling just the house and moving into the garage with the cars and my dog.
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Name: Steve |
Entry No 196 |
Country: United Kingdom |
Date: Sun, June 13, 2010, 20:15 |
Comment: Read with interest Chris Barnes (166) entry about MG YB registration YMG 22. This was my first car in 1965 in which I also passed my test in it in December 1965. When I bought it from Mick Taylor (of Camberwell, London) it was grey in colour. While in my ownership I painted it red (by hand with Polyurethane diamond hard paint!) sacrilegious – but I was young. I also "decoked" it. I loved the built in hydraulic jacks (until they no-longer retracted!) Had many adventures in the car with an Italian girl called Prisca and a lovely catholic girl called Kathleen (Notre Dame school) and a few others – great days. I sold the car on in 1966 for about £55.
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Name: Michael Lewis |
Entry No 195 |
Country: USA |
Date: Sun, May 30 2010, 19:54 |
Comment: Love the site. Just registered my 1950 MG Y-type.
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Name: Les Leach |
Entry No 194 |
Country: United Kingdom |
Date: Fri, May 28 2010, 10:05 |
Comment: Good cars, good website. Les Leach
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Name: Nigel Kelly |
Entry No 193 |
Country: United Kingdom |
Date: Tue, May 11 2010, 10:04 |
Comment: I am interested in acquiring a MG YT sometime next year ... I had a beautiful 1952 MG YB in the mid 1960's. Reg No ECS 308, chassis YB562. Black with chrome rimmed black headlights. I reluctantly sold it. The purchaser later went off to university, while he was away his mother scrapped it - wicked, I believe all it needed was a clutch cable. Nigel Kelly
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Name: Clive Evrall |
Entry No 192 |
Country: United Kingdom |
Date: Tue, Dec 29 2009, 09:20 |
Comment: I own an M.G. YB saloon Registration No. YMG 16 which was mentioned on this register in a comment in 2005. My car has not been used since 1974 and is in need of complete restoration. I also have various parts from my previous YB, NOE 765. Half engine XPAG, cylinder head XPAG, gearbox, radiator, YB front bumper, dashboard complete with instruments, steering rack and column, seating, windscreen etc. Also YA wheels (won't fit YB). Owing to space considerations I will be advertising everything on e-Bay shortly. Buyer collects. Clive Evrall.
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Name: Don Oliver |
Entry No 191 |
Country: Australia |
Date: Tue Dec 22 2009, 10:41 |
Comment: Very well presented site, as an apprentice mechanic in the early 50s I was given a clapped out 2 door 4 seater y convertible by the workshop I worked in. I completely stripped it and it was resprayed original red and fitted with a new hood and torneau cover. Alas marriage called and I had to sell. Have never seen another like it in Western Australia. Cheers Don
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Name: Roy Dockery |
Entry No 190 |
Country: United Kingdom |
Date: Fri Nov 20 2009, 13:39 |
Comment: Good site, thanks for having me on Y's on Parade.
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Name: Peter Thomas |
Entry No 189 |
Country: United Kingdom |
Date: Tue Nov 17 2009 14:51 |
Comment: Very interesting website full of useful info & pictures.
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Name: John Turner |
Entry No 188 |
Country: Australia |
Date: Sun Nov 15 2009 11:57 |
Comment: Excellent website - I keep coming back to it - loads of information. I'm seriously thinking about getting an MG Y, have always liked the appearance, and can remember a couple of them when I was growing up near Cambridge, and the neighbour when we lived in Queensland had one too. Saw John Emerson's car advertised but think I was a tad too late. Will have to keep looking. Cheers John
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Name: Ronnie Woodlands |
Entry No 187 |
Country: Australia |
Date: Wed Oct 23 2009 12:35 |
Comment: My Son just purchased an MG YA and both of us will be restoring the car. Any information and help would be greatly appreciated. Martyn
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Name: Martyn Franklin |
Entry No 186 |
Country: United Kingdom |
Date: Wed Jul 23 2009 04:15 |
Comment: That's an excellent website you have there, I can fully appreciate the work that has gone into that. My very best regards Martyn
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Name: Colin McLachlan |
Entry No 185 |
Country: Australia |
Date: Fri Oct 9 2009 06:24 |
Comment: Although I sold my 1951 MGYA 6561 a couple of years ago , I visit this site now and then. It gets better every year and I commend those responsible. These ' visits' bring me lots of nostalgia as I am sure they do for others! Keep up the good work!
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Name: David Lowery |
Entry No 184 |
Country: Canada |
Date: Wed Sep9 2009 20:20 |
Comment: Well done. A great Web site.
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Name: Stephen Chambers |
Entry No 183 |
Country: Ireland |
Date: Sun Jul 26 2009 04:26 |
Comment: Browsing your site has brought back fond childhood memories of my grandfather's Y-type. I think he may have owned it from new, and it was his pride and joy until he and my grandmother sold up and went to Australia around 1961. He treated the car with the greatest of care and respect while he owned it - riding his bike to work and only using the car on Sundays (usually for drives in the countryside to the west of Burton-on-Trent) or on special occasions, whilst always garaging it, and I can remember there being a little paraffin heater kept under the sump too, so the engine wouldn't freeze up in cold weather. My memory is that the car was beige and brown, but that's from my childhood, nearly 50 years ago, and (looking at the colour charts here) I guess it may well have been Sequoia Cream and Sun Bronze. I believe he sold it to a nearby farmer, who eventually used it for a chicken coop, but I hope somebody might have salvaged it! No doubt influenced by his Y-type, I later bought a 1967 MGB GT (it was my second car) and I was an MGCC member for a while, but (I'm afraid) these days I drive a Subaru Legacy.
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Name: Alex MacColl |
Entry No 182 |
Country: United Kingdom |
Date: Fri Jul 3 2009 11:36 |
Comment: I have just acquired YB0772 and 'he' is undergoing a full engine rebuild as I write. Bodywork seems to be fine and the interior is original and reasonably tidy. Like the website content but not a computer expert so was unable to contact any of the committee as I don't know my ETMP or my whatever it is the system kept asking me re my internet connections. Sorry, but found it very unfriendly to use. I don't use Outlook Express as I find it cumbersome and non-user friendly, so I guess I'll have to look in from the outside and not contribute. Regards, Alex
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Name: Peter Mayne |
Entry No 181 |
Country:Australia |
Date: Fri Apr 3 2009 11:44 |
Comment: Excellent information. I peruse the site regularly for tips to help in my restoration of my Y Saloon.
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Name: Doug Blewitt |
Entry No 180 |
Country: USA |
Date: Wed Mar 18 2009 03:00 |
Comment: Currently own a 1950 YT - located in Denver, CO
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Name: Neville Oates |
Entry No 179 |
Country:Australia |
Date: Wed Mar 4 2009 03:32 |
Comment: Since purchasing my YA I am learning more and more about the car. I am amazed at the prolific amount of info available and the fantastic support from owners worldwide. Congratulations and keep up the good work. Neville Y2868
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Name: Jim Masleck |
Entry No 178 |
Country: Canada |
Date: Sun Feb 1 2009 04:14 |
Comment: I have a 1949 MG-Y tourer that I have owned since 1982 here in Calgary, Canada. It was restored in 1972 and has been on the road ever since. I just found this site today and I will be putting a picture on the site. It is very exciting to be in touch with other owners. Jim
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Name: Duncan Lawrie |
Entry No 177 |
Country: USA |
Date: Fri Jan 23 2009 16:15 |
Comment: Former owner of Y type (bought it for £100). Wrecked it on the Isle of Arran Scotland in 1966 (alcohol related). Thanks for the trip down memory lane. The back seat was well used.
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Name: Georges Ribauville |
Entry No 176 |
Country: Belgium |
Date: Tue 23 Dec 2008 23:20 |
Comment: I am the proud owner of a YA. The web site is fabulous, the best support for a Y owner.
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Name: Richard Clark |
Entry No 175 |
Country: United Kingdom |
Date: Sun Oct 5 2008 09:36 |
Comment: Probably the best "Y Type" site I have seen. I particularly like the mix of general interest and technical "stuff". I read the 5 speed conversion article from top to bottom, it would make life much more relaxed for driver and car alike! Not so sure about supercharging etc, there are plenty of younger classics around if the need for more performance is felt that strongly. I must be getting old, "don't need more performance"!!! I have been out of classic cars for some years now, this site has gone a long way to convincing me that my return will be with a pretty little Y Type.
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Name: Peter Chandler |
Entry No 174 |
Country: New Zealand |
Date: Fri Jul 11 2008 21:45 |
Comment: Great Site, which has been invaluable towards getting one of the 2 Y's I purchased last October on the Road. Work progressing slowly! The Y's Parade creates a great worldwide network, am yet to see a better such site, and is a credit to the webmaster.
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Name: Neville Oates |
Entry No 173 |
Country: Australia |
Date: Tue Jun 10 2008 10:04 |
Comment: I have been perusing the Y Type web site for some time now and it is impossible not to notice that there is a mountain of material for enthusiasts to seek help and assistance. Pretty impressive! I now have just taken delivery of my Y Type saloon and I am looking forward to having a great deal of fun and interest restoring the car for my future enjoyment. No set timetable as yet, but lots of interesting ideas to apply, and as I said , plenty of support. Great job to all concerned. Nev
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Name: Jerry Felper |
Entry No 172 |
Country: USA |
Date: Wed Jul 11 2007 17:41 |
Comment: Great website
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Name: Nick Baker |
Entry No 171 |
Country: Australia |
Date: Wed Jun 20 2007 04:53 |
Comment: An excellent site with great resources...very impressed! I have fairly recently acquired YB 1023 and hope to have it on the road (and on the Y Register on this site) by the end of this year! Since there are less than 10 known YBs in Australia I am having trouble finding spare wheel cover (YB specific) and bootlid (same for both) - any help would be appreciated, especially in Australia! Cheers Nick
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Name: Derry Aust |
Entry No 170 |
Country: United Kingdom |
Date: Tue Jun 12 2007 09:34 |
Comment: An excellent website. Met Jerry Birkbeck recently and discussed the Y Type I have for sale. Hope it finds a suitable buyer who will give it TLC and finish it. Y Types are on of my favourites but like so many of us, I have too many projects in hand at present and it needs to be back in circulation and cherished.
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Name: Santosh Niak |
Entry No 169 |
Country: USA |
Date: Tue Apr 17 2007 04:43 |
Comment: I have recently acquired a MGY-open Tourer and very pleased to know that you have such a great club and support on the web. I will be registering my vehicle on the register and would love to know more of it's history. Regards, Naik
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Name: Gary Croker |
Entry No 168 |
Country: Australia |
Date: Mon Apr 2 2007 06:52 |
Comment: Not a Y owner, YET. Great cars and great marque.
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Name: Huub Gelissen |
Entry No 167 |
Country: Poland |
Date: Mon Mar 5 2007 18:14 |
Comment: I was from 1978 to 1996 owner of Y/T/4963/EXR (body number) 53244-901 (engine number) XPAG/TR/14750. My YT and I existed in the southern part of the Netherlands. I got a lot of many good remembrance of this lovely car. Her name was Elisabeth. I was very surprised to see that my YT now (03-2007) lives in Luxemburg. My I ask the owner to contact me on my e-mail address for information. (We cannot divulge the addresses of owners without their consent. We can forward your emails to the owner , and ask them to contact you if they so wish, assuming of course that we have an email address - which we do not always have. Webmaster.)
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Name: Chris Barnes |
Entry No 166 |
Country: United Kingdom |
Date: Tue Oct 31 2006 16:28 |
Comment: What great memories your Y website brings back! I learned to drive (and passed my test first time in 1959) in a 1952 YB registration number YMG 22. Yes: many happy times were had with car - not to mention quite a few ditches around Reigate in which I ended up! I remember bombing up the M1 when it opened - quite a different experience in a modern car. I wonder if YMG 22 has survived despite the bumps and bruises I gave it? (YMG 22 is unknown on the DVLA website Chris, so it is probably re-tyred by now to the motorways in the skies - no ditches up there! Webmaster.)
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Name: Ken Martin |
Entry No 165 |
Country: Australia |
Date: Sat Aug 5 2006 10:57 |
Comment: Helpful and informative site Barb & I are owners of a 49 Y.
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Name: Graham James |
Entry No 164 |
Country: United Kingdom |
Date: Tue May 27 2006 14:00 |
Comment: UMG 290 was delivered to my father in October 1950, on arriving home with it after picking it up from University Motors in Piccadilly, the exhaust system was ripped off when the car dipped entering the drive, a steep slope with a small metal plate sticking up as a stop for the gates, I learned to drive in it. My father was not happy with it from the first day, it was nothing like his 1940 coupe. He experienced a lot of engine trouble and in desperation drove back to Abingdon in the first few months and I believe a new engine was fitted, finally when the 12 months covenant was up (This was a legislative covenant imposed by the UK Government to allegedly prevent racketeering and black marketing in new cars after World War II by UK citizens ~ Webmaster.) he sold it. I believe the price when new was £751 and he sold it for £1,400, but was duped and never received full payment. It is fantastic to see the photographs on your web site and sent an email last night to David Pelham, received a reply at 11:18pm last and am hoping to hear from the owner Jack Murray. Our house number, at the time, was 290: coincidence or a case of personal plate? I am not really an MG enthusiast, but I do like classic car shows & steam engine rallies, and looking at the various old models I started to think about UMG 290, and found via the DVLA site that it was still on the road, (surprised to see it is now white) and so started the search. How did I Like it? Wow! A boys dream, 17, brand new car and Dad lets me drive it! I loved it, however Dad said it did not compare with his previous model (I think that was the VA or WA, not sure, he called it a fixed head coupe). So whilst waiting for the 12 month covenant to expire he bought a 1948 Riley 1.5 litre and I went on to drive that (he did not want to use the MG anymore in order to keep the mileage down).
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Name: Matt Graham |
Entry No 163 |
Country: USA |
Date: Tue May 16 2006 04:47 |
Comment: Fantastic MG site ... very informative. I wish some of the other MG models had such a resource. Wonderful talking with you Paul! Keep up the good work. Cheers, Matt.
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Name: Howard Kelly |
Entry No 162 |
Country: Australia |
Date: Sat Mar 11 2006 22:25 |
Comment: This is an excellent site and I feel a lot more confident now as I intend looking for an MG-Y in the near future: a car I have always admired from my youth. Congratulations and keep up the good work.
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Name: Ken Finnigan |
Entry No 161 |
Country: Canada |
Date: Thu Feb 2 2006 23:01:35 |
Comment: Just browsing through your great site, constantly on the look out for details and information on the 'YT'. I have just begun restoration after it's 30 - 35 years of storage.
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Name: Graham Charlesworth |
Entry No 160 |
Country: United Kingdom |
Date: Tue Jan 31 2006 19:33:58 |
Comment: Probably one of the most helpful & informative sites I have visited. I own three non MG cars of the Y-type's era & I've always looked upon the Y-type as a potential future purchase. The information available is most helpful to a potential purchaser.
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Name: Jerry Edwards |
Entry No 159 |
Country: USA |
Date: Sat Jan 28 2006 03:12:33 |
Comment: Glad to have found this site -- I'm looking into purchasing a Y type and if I do, I'll have a place to come to. Take care. Jerry
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Name: Andrew Reid |
Entry No 158 |
Country: Canada |
Date: Tue Jan 24 2006 17:46:31 |
Comment: An excellent website - informative, interesting (especially the period magazine article reprints), colourful, and user-friendly!
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Name: John E Harris |
Entry No 157 |
Country: United Kingdom |
Date: Tue Jan 24 2006 17:32:55 |
Comment: Good site. Have owned and well used my PA for 33 years. Am looking for a nice, running Y Type to buy, (sorry but not green as her in doors ain't fond of green). Preferably sound and not in need of major work.
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Name: Michael Goodell |
Entry No 156 |
Country: USA |
Date: Mon Jan 9 2006 19:41:46 |
Comment: I recently acquired a YA left-hand drive #5913 and have found this website very valuable. Thanks for all the great information!
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Name: Roy Hardcastle |
Entry No 155 |
Country: United Kingdom |
Date: Mon Dec 19 2005 23:11:49 |
Comment: Through this web site I have been able to locate spares and make new acquaintances, not only in the UK, but overseas as well. I am a regular visitor, I think it's brilliant. Thank you.
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Name: David Ransome |
Entry No 154 |
Country: Wales, United Kingdom |
Date: Sat Dec 17 2005 00:41:01 |
Comment: Excellent and informative site, it's good to see the Y Type fraternity keeping the flag flying. People who know that I was the chap behind 'Whyparts' often ask why I ceased trading, the answer is simple - I had a stroke (followed later with metal 'strap' fitted in one arm to stop wrist movement!). I still keep tabs on the classic car movement but regrettably am not in a position to actively follow my interests. Kind regards to all who remember me. David
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Name: Donald H. Simpson |
Entry No 153 |
Country: USA |
Date: Sun Dec 4 2005 20:12:23 |
Comment: Very interesting site, I am a member of the "T" register with a 1955 TF 1500
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Name: David Anderson |
Entry No 152 |
Country: Australia |
Date: Sat Dec 3 2005 07:16:36 |
Comment: I am looking for information on the Y Type roadster as I am looking to by one.
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Name: Colin Scott |
Entry No 151 |
Country: United Kingdom |
Date:Thu Nov 17 2005 15:21:53 |
Comment: Pulls collar up and hat down, you ain't seen me right but I have a TD and I'm with the T register! Brilliant site, very useful Tech Centre. I suppose the TD was based on the Y type wasn't it ?
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