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.
MG Y Type Screensaver
(2.7 MB).
MG YT Screensaver
(3.12mb)
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.
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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24 February 2007
Terry O'Brien has sent in some additional photographs of the straps showing them laced up. See Luggage straps for the MG Y. Webmaster
23 February 2007
Today please welcome Tony Holmwood with YB 0658 to Ys on Parade! Three consecutive days - three different models. Webmaster
22 February 2007
Today please welcome Olivier Delauney and YT 2656 to
Ys on Parade! Webmaster
21 February 2007
Please welcome Tetsuya Aichi and Y 6554 to Ys on Parade: Y 6554 is the 350th car on the website, representing 4.19% of all Ys made! Following up on the recent thread on the Bulletin Board which appears to have generated a fair amount of interest in the period straps used in connection with the loops fitted to the boot of the MG Y Type, Terry O'Brien has sent in some pictures of his which seem to accord with the consensus of descriptions submitted. These can be viewed by clicking on the link in the left column to this page, or here Luggage straps for the MG Y. Webmaster
17 February 2007
Y 6756 has a new owner - please welcome our youngest Y owner (unless you know differently of course) Lahiru Gamage, aged 14 - very discerning tastes!! The car was previously incorrectly shown as being his fathers - apologies for the mistake. Lahiru also recently allowed his car to be used for a wedding car and has sent in a superbly handsome picture of the decorated car for Ys at Weddings. Webmaster
16 February 2007
I acquired an old showroom poster the other day, from the Golden Jubilee year of MG - 1979 featuring an MG YA. This has been posted to the Collectibles page. Webmaster
14 February 2007
The mid-month Reprinted Article this month is the first of five articles from MG Enthusiast and is an article by the venerable Malcolm Green. Also, from Australia, Tony Slattery has sent in some photos for Interesting Y of another special bodied Y pick-up, or 'UTE'. Tony is following up with the owner so hopefully we will have more details and photos of this Interesting Y soon. Webmaster
8 February 2007
Today, please welcome Don Fry and Y 6409 to Ys on Parade. This is Don's third Y!!. Webmaster
6 February 2007
Matthew Crawford (Y 3847) has updated the text and picture to accompany his entry to
Ys on Parade. A copy of the picture has also been added to his entry on Ys at Weddings. Webmaster
1 February 2007
Great news for aficionados of the silver screen and MG Ys - we have received kind permission from Lucasfilm to show a still of the MG Y saloon in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Check out the Ys on Film, and other media page. Please also welcome Bill Daniels with Y 4389 to Ys on Parade. Bill's car is our 170th YA!! Also, added to the Technical Data page is a full SU manual on the H Carburettor as fitted to the YA, YT and YB. We hope you find this useful. The Reprinted Article for February comes from MG World Magazine of February 1999 and is about Pat Hand's YT 3623. Dates for the 57th Silverstone International Meeting have been confirmed as 22 - 24 June 2007. As usual, bookings can be made through the Main Club and the Link on the Events page. Please also check out the special Diamond Jubilee gatherings: in the UK - the Spring Run, in the USA Pacific Northwest and in Australia, special 'Y Type' only events. Full details are also on the Events
page. Finally, the Picture of the Month this month follows the
progress of the nesting Honeyeater birds who have taken up residence in Ted Evan's YA that he is still in the process of restoring around them. Talk about starting them young!! Webmaster
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