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So in this new update to our specialist MG site, we have tried our best to get our hands on some 'undisputed' originals. One of our customers in Sydney, Australia came to us to sort out the few missing items from his early YA tool kit. His father in law had kept this car in absolutely complete condition including the kit. He even had the original invoice with each tiny item thankfully inventoried by the dealers clerk. So we shot the kit from every angle and it turned out that this mini time-capsule was to dish up some big surprises for us too! So here are the contents of this kit presented alongside a couple of pictures of other tools we know are the real McCoy. This is intended to end some arguments, but no doubt it will start some too, but after all, heated debate is part of what it's all about, so no fighting in the club house please!
Note that the cylinder head spanner, as with our repro, does not have the coveted "MG Badge" much blathered about by armchair pundits. The tappet spanner is marked "SK 11182" as far as we could make out. ....now on with some more wise comments from us: This is a very very early YA, so we can't say that all had exactly the same kit contents. For example, the early tool bag changed to the one we supply for both Y and TC (the majority being the black canvas bag we supply). A quick note about the black canvas tool bag. The majority of TC and YA/B tool bags were of this type. A strange fact is that, even though they were made in the same workshop, by, we assume. working class British people who probably pub-lunched in Abingdon together, the leather strap on the TC kit was mounted on the left hand side whilst the YA/YT/YB strap (and these different model cars were made directly alongside each other) were mounted on the right hand side. Left-handed sewing person on the Y type sewing shift maybe? Too many pints at lunch time? Who knows? Incidently, the much later 1950's early 60's MG Magnette tool roll was identical in pattern, but it was made out of a different material (black latex with a hessian inner). It is reletively safe to say that this kit would have been identical to a 1947 TC. This is evidenced by this early YA toolbag being made from off-cuts from the TC hood material from the rear window cut out and this really backs up the legend. There are so many different types of Tecalemit grease guns that it is worth showing a couple of different views of the one supplied for both TC and YA (YB grease gun was different. Just proving the point)
There are many arguments about what various items should be. Well here are a couple more originals, including the pliers, the original King Dick shifting spanner and the Dunlop tyre irons too, complete with markings outlined with white chalk.
And what of the smaller items? This includes the bits that are sometimes stolen from you by people you probably know and trust at MG meets and concours judging ceremonies. Here we show the original distributor feeler gauge and adjustment tool plus the brake bleeder spanner and 0.19" tappet feeler gauge, all identical to what we supply.
and the hammer? Just when you thought you were the only person who was right, this is what a genuine one looks like:
And onto the debate about the legs on the tyre pump and the colour of the rubber tube? Here's some very good, very professional photo's taken to confirm just what they looked like: this one is the base showing the legs (complete with kink).
Anyhow, we hope the above information will give you a clearer view on what is what. As time goes by, we will continue to grace this page with more of the latest technology shown above. For more info please go to http://members.optushome.com.au/inpoint Footnote by David Pelham. Reproduction Brake Bleeder tins and tubes, and tyre pumps. Bill can also supply reproduction tyre pumps too. |