90 anos

MG Tigress 1930

As MG’s first production race car, the Mark III 18/100, or Tigress model, was introduced in 1930. It was a six-cylinder car with a 2.5-litre overhead camshaft engine from the most recent Morris model. This engine was well-developed engine having a new camshaft, dry-sump lubrication, twin spark heads and many other improvements. The power was necessary as the Tigress weighted well over 3000 lbs, partly due to the four seat bodywork needed to conform to AIACR regulations.

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85 anos

MG Magnette NA 1935

The name Magnette was first used on an MG by Cecil Kimber in 1932 when the K series of cars were announced. The designation Magna preceded the Magnette range, first appearing on the F type in 1931.

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75 anos

MG Midget TC 1945

The MG TC Midget is probably one of the best known MGs to come out of Abingdon since the Second World War. As soon as the war was over the factory resumed car production after six years of producing tanks, armoured cars and aeroplane engines for the war effort.

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55 anos

MGB GT 1965

When launched in May 1962, the MGB was to become for many, the epitome of the modern British sportscar; who would have thought that this MG model with its stunning lines would prove to be the last MG to be built at the famous Abingdon factory.

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35 anos

MG EX-E 1985

Because it was based on the reputable MG Metro 6R4 from where it inherited the 3.0-liter V6 engine and the four-wheel drive system. However, unlike the rally machine, the EX-E concept was envisioned by Austin Rover to be a proper road-legal supercar and some say that its design went on to influence the first-generation Honda NSX which was unveiled in production guise four years later.

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