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69-558: The MG Magnette is a car that was produced by MG between 1953 and 1968. The Magnette was manufactured in two build series, the ZA and ZB of 1953 through to 1958 and the Mark III and Mark IV of 1959 through to 1968, both using a modified Wolseley body and an Austin engine. MG Cars had previously used the Magnette name on their K-type and N-type models of the 1930s. The Magnette ZA

138-400: A "U" shape, that connects to the body at two points along its longer center section, and on each end. When the left and right wheels move together the bar simply rotates on its central mounting points. When the wheels move relative to each other, torsion forces cause the bar to twist. Each end of the bar is connected to an end link through a flexible joint. The link is connected in turn to

207-407: A car. Understeer or oversteer can be reduced by changing the proportion of the total roll stiffness that comes from the front and rear axles. Increasing it at the front increases the proportion of the total load transfer that the front axle reacts to—and decreases it in the rear. In general, this makes the outer front wheel run at a comparatively higher slip angle, and the outer rear wheel to run at

276-465: A comparatively lower slip angle, increasing understeer. Increasing the proportion of roll stiffness at the rear axle has the opposite effect, decreasing understeer. Because an anti-roll bar connects wheels on opposite sides of the vehicle, the bar transmits the force of a bump on one wheel to the opposite wheel. On rough or broken pavement, anti-roll bars can produce jarring, side-to-side body motions (a "waddling" sensation), which increase in severity with

345-479: A flat lever arm from a stiff edge-on position to a more flexible flat-side-on position on other systems. This lets a mechanic tune the roll stiffness for different situations without replacing the entire bar. The MacPherson strut is a common form of strut suspension. This was not the first attempt at strut suspension, but in MacPherson 's original patent, the anti-roll bar forms an integral and essential part of

414-566: A merger of Morris Motors Limited and The Austin Motor Company Limited . Long-time service manager John Thornley took over as general manager, guiding the company through its best years until his retirement in 1969. Under BMC, several MG models were no more than badge-engineered versions of other marques, with the main exception being the small MG sports cars. BMC merged with Jaguar Cars in September 1966, and that December,

483-562: A mix of economic, internal and external politics, the Abingdon factory was shut down on 24 October 1980 as part of the drastic programme of cutbacks necessary to turn BL around after the turbulent times of the 1970s. The last car built there was the MGB, and after the closure of the Abingdon plant, the MG marque was temporarily abandoned, and BL decided that there would be no immediate direct successor to

552-447: A modification shared with its Riley sibling. Automatic transmission was offered as an option. The model continued to be listed through till May 1968 when the manufacturers announced that production had ceased with "no immediate replacement ... contemplated". 14,320 Mark IVs were built. In 2011, MG Motor confirmed that the saloon version of the MG 6 would carry the Magnette name for

621-625: A move to larger premises in Bainton Road in September 1925, sharing space with the Morris radiator works. Continuing expansion meant another move in 1927 to a separate factory in Edmund Road, Cowley , Oxford, near the main Morris factory, and for the first time, it was possible to include a production line. In 1928, the company had become large enough to warrant an identity separate from the original Morris Garages, and The M.G. Car Company

690-520: A pair of 1 + 1 ⁄ 4  in (32 mm)-bore twin-choke SU carburettors, delivering 60 bhp (45 kW), driving the rear wheels through BMC's new four-speed manual gearbox with synchromesh on the top three ratios. Suspension was independent at the front using coil springs and had a live axle with half elliptic leaf springs at the rear. The steering was by rack and pinion. Hydraulically operated Lockheed 10 in (254 mm) drum brakes were fitted to front and rear wheels. When leaving

759-586: A range of sports cars based on the discontinued Smart Roadster design by DaimlerChrysler . No agreement was reached, which resulted in the AC Cars marque being adopted for the new model, instead. The project appeared dormant by 2009, and was not pursued. On 22 July 2005, Chinese manufacturer Nanjing Automobile Group purchased the rights to the MG marque along with other assets of the MG Rover Group, forming NAC MG UK Limited. In 2007, Nanjing Automobile

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828-409: A spot near a wheel or axle, transferring forces from the heavily loaded side of a suspension to the opposite. Forces are therefore transferred: The bar resists the torsion through its stiffness. The stiffness of an anti-roll bar is proportional to the stiffness of the material, the fourth power of its radius, and the inverse of the length of the lever arms (i.e., the shorter the lever arm, the stiffer

897-461: A switchable decoupler on Rubicon models, to increase wheel articulation for off-roading. The first active anti-roll bar system was Citroën 's SC.CAR (Systeme Citroën de Contrôle Actif du Roulis), debuted in its 1994 Xantia Activa , a medium-sized European sedan. The anti-roll bar could be stiffened by the suspension ECU during hard cornering, minimizing body roll to 2 degrees. The Mercedes-Benz S-Class Active Body Control system eliminates

966-566: A third MG6 GT was on the grid, driven by Marc Hynes —also maintained by Triple Eight but in a new livery that didn't resemble the other two MG cars. MG came second in the Constructors Championship in 2015, with Andrew Jordan leading the MG team by finishing the season fifth. Sway bar The first stabilizer bar patent was awarded to Canadian inventor Stephen Coleman of Fredericton, New Brunswick on April 22, 1919. Anti-roll bars were unusual on pre-WW2 cars due to

1035-408: Is to reduce body lean. This is dependent on the total roll stiffness of the vehicle. Increasing this stiffness does not change the steady state total load (weight) transfer from the inside wheels to the outside, it only reduces body lean. The total lateral load transfer is determined by the center of gravity height and track width. The other function of anti-roll bars is to tune the handling balance of

1104-460: The Cyberster electric vehicle, which went on sale in 2024. The earliest model, the 1924 MG 14/28 consisted of a new sporting body on a Morris Oxford chassis. This car model continued through several versions following the updates to the Morris. The first car that can be described as a new MG, rather than a modified Morris was the MG 18/80 of 1928, which had a purpose-designed chassis and

1173-652: The MG TC , MG TD , and MG TF , all of which were based on the pre-war MG TB , and updated with each successive model. MG departed from its earlier line of Y-Type saloons and pre-war designs and released the MGA in 1955. The MGB was released in 1962 to satisfy demand for a more modern and comfortable sports car. In 1965 the fixed head coupé (FHC) followed: the MGB GT . With continual updates, mostly to comply with increasingly stringent United States emissions and safety standards,

1242-651: The Qvale Mangusta and already approved for sale in the United States, formed the basis of the MG XPower SV , an "extreme" V8-engined sports car. It was revealed in 2002 and went on sale in 2004. From its earliest days MGs have been used in competition and from the early 1930s a series of dedicated racing cars such as the 1931 C-Type and 1934 Q-type were made and sold to enthusiasts who received considerable company assistance. This stopped in 1935 when MG

1311-822: The Rover Group in 1986, ownership of the MG marque passed to British Aerospace in 1988 and then in 1994 to BMW . The MG name was revived for a second time in 1992 with the launch of the MG RV8 , followed by the mid-engined MG F in 1995, which proved to be more successful than the short-lived RV8. BMW sold the business in 2000 and the MG marque passed to the MG Rover Group based in Longbridge, Birmingham . The practice of selling unique MG sports cars alongside badge-engineered models (by now Rovers) continued. The Group went into receivership in 2005 and car production

1380-621: The 0–60 mph (0–97 km/h) time to 18.5 seconds. The similar Wolseley 15/50 now shared the ZB's B-Series engine. A semi-automatic transmission , marketed as Manumatic , was fitted as an option on 496 1957 Magnettes. A Varitone model featured larger rear window and optional two tone paintwork, using a standard Pressed Steel body shell, the rear window opening enlarged in the Morris Motors body shop, Cowley, before painting. 18,524 ZBs were built. The Mark III announced 2 February 1959

1449-533: The 1250 cc engine from the MG TF . Although visually similar, the MG has lower suspension and only the front doors, boot lid, and roof panels are shared. The 4/44 was replaced in 1956 by the 15/50. In 1955, The Motor tested a Magnette and recorded a top speed of 79.7 mph (128.3 km/h) acceleration from 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 23.1 seconds and a fuel consumption of 24.9 miles per imperial gallon (11.3 L/100 km; 20.7 mpg ‑US )

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1518-570: The 1974 MGB was the last model made with chrome bumpers due to new United States safety regulations; the 1974½ bore thick black rubber bumpers that some claimed ruined the lines of the car. In 1973, the MGB GT V8 was launched with the ex- Buick Rover V8 engine and was built until 1976. As with the MGB, the Midget design was frequently modified until the Abingdon factory closed in October 1980 and

1587-565: The 2014 Manufacturer's Championship to break Honda's four-year reign. After just three years of competition, the MG6 GT sealed the title by 95 points at the season finale at Brands Hatch. Drivers Plato and Tordoff racked up seven wins and 20 podiums in the 30-race calendar. Plato finished the Driver's Championship in second place, behind Colin Turkington, while Tordoff finished seventh. In 2014,

1656-517: The CG is usually not on the roll axis, the lateral force creates a moment about the roll axis that tends to roll the body. (The roll axis is a line that joins the front and rear roll centers ). The moment is called the roll couple . Roll couple is resisted by the suspension roll stiffness, which is a function of the spring rate of the vehicle's springs and of the anti-roll bars, if any. The use of anti-roll bars allows designers to reduce roll without making

1725-534: The Longbridge plant. The company cites "improving production scale efficiencies" as the reason of the plant closure. Since then, MG vehicles had been imported from China into the UK. Since the purchase of the marque, SAIC has designated MG as its main one internationally. The marque has been the largest single-marque car exporter from China since 2019. In 2023, 88 percent of its sales was from outside China. Aside from selling cars designed by parent company SAIC Motor for

1794-459: The MG marque, MG Motor also markets rebadged vehicles from SAIC such as Roewe and Maxus , and from corporate sibling SAIC-GM-Wuling . The most popular MG Motor product in international markets is the MG ZS subcompact SUV, with a cumulative sales of 999,612 units as of December 2023 . It is one of the most exported cars from China. In 2023, MG Motor introduced its first new roadster ,

1863-641: The MG version of the Metro was discontinued in 1990 and the versions of the Maestro and Montego were axed in 1991. The Rover Group revived the two-seater with the MG RV8 in 1992. The all-new MG F went on sale in 1995, becoming the first mass-produced "real" MG sports car since the MGB ceased production in 1980. Following the May 2000 purchase of the MG and Rover marques by the Phoenix Consortium and

1932-468: The MGB or Midget. Between 1982 and 1991, the MG marque used to badge-engineer sportier versions of Austin Rover 's Metro , Maestro , and Montego ranges. The MG marque was not revived in its own right until 1992, with the MG RV8  – an updated MGB Roadster with a Rover V8 engine, which was previewed at the 1992 Birmingham Motor Show, with low-volume production commencing in 1993. After BL became

2001-505: The MGB was produced until 1980. Between 1967 and 1969 a short-lived model called the MGC was released. The MGC was based on the MGB body, but with a larger (and heavier) six-cylinder engine, and somewhat worse handling. MG also began producing the MG Midget in 1961. The Midget was a re-badged and slightly restyled second-generation Austin-Healey Sprite . To the dismay of many enthusiasts,

2070-594: The UK for 16 years, the MG6 , was launched on 26 June 2011. William Morris 's Morris Garages in Longwall Street , Oxford, was the Oxford agent for his Morris cars. Cecil Kimber joined the dealership as its sales manager in 1921 and was promoted to general manager in 1922. Kimber began promoting sales by producing his own special versions of Morris cars. Debate remains as to when MG car production started, although

2139-489: The UK, Europe and China. At the media launch held at the historic Goodwood Circuit , MG Motor displayed the MG 6 Magnette alongside examples of the earlier ZA and ZB Magnettes to reinforce the continuity of the brand. MG Cars MG is a British automotive marque founded by Cecil Kimber in the 1920s, and M.G. Car Company Limited was the British sports car manufacturer existing between 1930 and 1972 that made

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2208-613: The World Rally championship. Wales Rally GB. The MG British Rally Challenge still runs today despite the liquidation in 2005. In 2004 plans to race in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) with a heavily modified V8 powered ZT supertouring car were cancelled due to MG Rover's liquidation in April 2005. In January 2012, MG Motor announced that it would enter the 2012 British Touring Car Championship through

2277-419: The additional benefit of lowering its center of gravity during a turn, increasing its stability. When both front and rear anti-roll bars are fitted, their combined effect can help maintain a vehicle's tendency to roll towards the general slope of the terrain. An anti-roll bar is usually a torsion spring anchored to resist body roll motions. It is usually constructed out of a cylindrical steel bar, formed into

2346-447: The bar). Stiffness is also related to the geometry of the mounting points and the rigidity of the bar's mounting points. The stiffer the bar, the more force required to move the left and right wheels relative to each other. This increases the amount of force required to make the body roll. In a turn the sprung mass of the vehicle's body produces a lateral force at the centre of gravity (CG), proportional to lateral acceleration. Because

2415-579: The car. A separate M.G. Car Company Limited was incorporated in July 1930. It remained Morris's personal property until 1 July 1935, when he sold it to his holding company, Morris Motors Limited . MG underwent many changes in ownership over the years. Morris's Nuffield Organization merged with Austin to create the British Motor Corporation Limited (BMC) in 1952. Its activities were renamed MG Division of BMC in 1967, and so it

2484-428: The diameter and stiffness of the anti-roll bars. Other suspension techniques can delay or dampen this effect of the connecting bar. Excessive roll stiffness, typically achieved by configuring an anti-roll bar too aggressively, can make the inside wheels lift off the ground during hard cornering. This can be used to advantage: many front wheel drive production cars lift a rear wheel when cornering hard in order to overload

2553-564: The endurance race in 2001 and 2002 and quit in 2003. MG Sport+Racing raced in the British Touring Car Championships with the MG ZS between 2001 and 2003 as a factory team. In 2004 WSR raced the MG ZS as a privateer team. After three years without a major sponsor, WSR teamed up with RAC in 2006 and the team was called Team RAC. In 2007 an MG ZR driven by BRC Stars Champion Luke Pinder won class N1 on Britain's round of

2622-570: The factory the Magnette ZA optionally fitted the recently developed belted textile-braced, radial-ply Pirelli Cinturato 145HR15 tyres (CA67) but had 5.5-15 Dunlop tyres as standard. The car had leather trimmed individual front seats and rear bench seat. The dashboard and door cappings were in polished wood. Although the heater was standard, the radio was still an optional extra. Standard body colours were black, maroon, green, and grey. The similar Wolseley 4/44 , first sold one year earlier, used

2691-633: The first appearance of the traditional vertical MG grille. A smaller car was launched in 1929 with the first of a long line of Midgets starting with the M-Type based on a 1928 Morris Minor chassis. MG established a name for itself in the early days of the sport of international automobile racing. Beginning before and continuing after World War II , MG produced a line of cars known as the T-Series Midgets, which, post-war, were exported worldwide, achieving greater success than expected. These included

2760-536: The first cars, rebodied Morris models that used coachwork from Carbodies of Coventry and known as "Kimber Specials", bore both Morris and MG badges. Reference to MG with the octagon badge appears in an Oxford newspaper from November 1923, and the MG Octagon was registered as a trademark by Morris Garages on 1 May 1924. Morris Garages assembled its cars in premises in Alfred Lane, Oxford. Demand soon caused

2829-624: The former Leyland organisation, which included MG's historical close rival Triumph . Triumph was grouped into BL's Specialist Division, alongside Rover and Jaguar , while MG was retained with the other former BMC marques in the Austin-Morris Division, which otherwise made mass-production family cars. While new Triumph models such as the TR7 and the Dolomite were launched during the 1970s, no new MG models were introduced apart from

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2898-582: The forming of the new MG Rover Group , the MG range was expanded in the summer of 2001 with the introduction of three sports models based on the contemporary range of Rover cars. The MG ZR was based on the Rover 25 , the MG ZS on the Rover 45 , and the MG ZT/ZT-T on the Rover 75 . The MG Rover Group purchased Qvale , which had taken over development of the De Tomaso Bigua. This car, renamed

2967-400: The generally much stiffer suspension and acceptance of body roll. From the 1950s on, however, production cars were more commonly fitted with anti-roll bars, especially those vehicles with softer coil spring suspension. An anti-sway or anti-roll bar is intended to reduce the lateral tilt (roll) of the vehicle on curves, sharp corners, or large bumps. Although there are many variations in design,

3036-524: The last of the range was made. The badge was also applied to versions of BMC saloons including the BMC ADO16 , (as the MG 1100, 1275 and 1300) which was also available as a Riley , but with the MG pitched as slightly more "sporty". The marque lived on after 1980 under BL , being used on a number of Austin saloons including the Metro , Maestro , and Montego . In New Zealand, the MG badge even appeared on

3105-420: The late 1940s. A decision was also taken to return to racing and a team of MGAs was entered in the tragedy-laden 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans race, the best car achieving 12th place. The British Motor Corporation (BMC) competition department was also based at the Abingdon plant, producing many winning rally and race cars, until the Abingdon factory closed and MGB production ceased in the autumn of 1980. Prior to

3174-503: The late 1980s Montego estate, called the MG 2.0 Si Wagon. There was a brief competitive history with a mid-engined, six-cylinder version of the Metro. The MG Metro finished production in 1990 on the launch of a Rover -only model. The MG Maestro and MG Montego remained on sale until 1991, when Rover cut production of these models to concentrate on the more modern 200 Series and 400 Series . High performance Rover Metro, 200 and 400 GTi models had gone on sale in late 1989 and throughout 1990 as

3243-629: The limited-production V8 version of the MGB . While the MG operations was profitable these profits were entirely offset by the huge losses accrued by the rest of the Austin-Morris division and any funding to the Division within BL was allocated to urgently required mass market models, leaving MG with limited resources to develop and maintain its existing model range, which became increasingly outdated. Amidst

3312-462: The marque well known. Since 2007, the marque is controlled by Chinese state-owned automaker SAIC Motor . MG cars had their roots in a 1920s sales promotion sideline of Morris Garages , a retail sales and service centre in Oxford belonging to William Morris . The business's manager, Cecil Kimber , modified standard production Morris Oxfords and added MG Super Sports to the plate at the nose of

3381-522: The new company was named British Motor Holdings (BMH). BMH merged with the Leyland Motor Corporation in 1968 to form British Leyland Motor Corporation (BLMC). By this point, MG was nothing more than a marque used by BLMC, and from about 1972, the name "M.G. Car Company Limited" ceased to be used. The marque name originated from the initials of Morris Garages, William Morris's private retail sales and service company. The marque

3450-485: The newly established MG KX Momentum Racing team. In its debut season the team ran two MG6s driven by Jason Plato and Andy Neate . Jason ended the season in third place, with the car yet to find its foot in wet conditions. The team returned in 2013 with Sam Tordoff driving, who performed well in his debut year having joined through the KX Academy scheme. Plato once again came third, with Tordoff sixth. MG won

3519-414: The object is to induce a vehicle's body to remain as level as possible by forcing the opposite wheel's shock absorber , spring, or suspension rod in the same direction as the one being impacted. In a turn, a vehicle compresses its outer wheel's suspension. The anti-roll bar forces the opposite (inner) wheel's suspension to compress as well, thereby keeping the body in a more level lateral attitude. This has

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3588-477: The opposite wheel, limiting understeer . Some anti-roll bars, particularly those intended for use in auto racing , are externally adjustable while the car is in the pit, whereas some systems can be adjusted in real time by the driver from inside the car, such as in Super GT . This allows the stiffness to be altered, for example by increasing or reducing the length of the lever arms on some systems, or by rotating

3657-480: The simplified track control arm of the original design. Various methods of decoupling the anti-roll bar have been proposed. The first production car to use a semi-active anti-roll bar was the 1988 Mitsubishi Mirage Cyborg. The 16-valve turbo model's "Dual Mode Suspension" has a dashboard- operated hydraulic actuator built into the front anti-roll bar link, allowing it to toggle between sport and touring modes. The Jeep Wrangler (JK, JL) and Jeep Gladiator (JT) also have

3726-414: The suspension's springs stiffer in the vertical plane, which allows improved body control with less compromise of ride quality . One effect of body lean, for typical unibody suspension geometry, is positive camber of the wheels on the outside of the turn and negative on the inside, which reduces their cornering grip (especially with cross ply tires). Anti-roll bars provide two main functions. The first

3795-422: The suspension, in addition to its usual function in controlling body roll. A strut suspension like MacPherson's requires a hinged lower member between the chassis and wheel hub to control the wheel position both inwards and outwards (controlling the track), and also forwards and backwards. This may be provided by a wishbone with a number of joints, or by using an additional radius rod . MacPherson's design replaced

3864-649: The use of the Toyota Tundra silhouette in the Craftsman Truck Series , MG was reported as the last foreign marque used in NASCAR. It was driven in 1963 by Smokey Cook. In 2001 MG re-launched their motor sport campaign to cover the 24 Hours of Le Mans ( MG-Lola EX257 ), British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) ( MG ZS ), British and World Rally Championships and MG Independent British Rally Championship ( MG ZR ). The Le Mans team failed to win

3933-559: The wishbone with a simpler and cheaper track control arm , with a single inboard joint, to control the track. Forward and backward position was controlled through the anti-roll bar. Overall this required a simpler and cheaper set of suspension members than with wishbones, also allowing a reduction in unsprung weight . As the anti-roll bar is required to control wheel position, the bars of a MacPherson strut suspension may be connected through ball joints. However many later "MacPherson strut" suspensions have reverted to using wishbones rather than

4002-568: Was a component of the 1968 merger that created British Leyland Motor Corporation (BLMC). The MG marque continued to be used by the successors of BLMC: British Leyland , the Rover Group and, by the start of 2000, the MG Rover Group , which entered receivership in 2005. The MG marque along with other assets of MG Rover were purchased by Nanjing Automobile Group (which merged into SAIC Motor in 2007). Production of MG vehicles restarted in 2007 in China under Chinese ownership . The first new MG model in

4071-557: Was acquired by another Chinese manufacturer SAIC Motor , and NAC MG UK Limited was renamed MG Motor UK Limited in 2009. Since then, the MG marque has been controlled by SAIC as a division within the company's passenger vehicle branch. The first all-new MG model for 16 years, the MG6 , was officially launched in June 2011, and was assembled in China and in UK at the Longbridge plant . In September 2016, MG Motor ended car production at

4140-545: Was announced on 15 October 1953 and debuted at the 1953 London Motor Show . Deliveries started in March 1954. Production continued until 1956, when 18,076 had been built. It was the first monocoque car to bear the MG badge. The Magnette was designed by Gerald Palmer , designer of the Jowett Javelin . It was the first appearance of the new four cylinder 1,489 cc (90.9 cu in) B-Series I4 engine with

4209-553: Was enhanced by fitting twin S.U. H.D.4 carburetters. The interior featured a walnut veneer facia panel, door cappings and leather upholstery as well as safety glass windows. A Mark III was tested by The Motor magazine in 1959. They recorded a top speed of 85.5 mph (137.6 km/h), acceleration from 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 19.7 seconds and a fuel consumption of 31.4 miles per imperial gallon (9.0 L/100 km; 26.1 mpg ‑US ). The test car cost £1012 including taxes. 16,676 Mark IIIs were built. The Mark III

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4278-686: Was formally merged with Morris Motors and the Competition Department closed down. A series of experimental cars had also been made allowing Captain George Eyston to take several world speed records. In spite of the formal racing ban, speed record attempts continued with Goldie Gardner exceeding 200 mph (320 km/h) in the 1100 cc EX135 in 1939. After the Second World War record-breaking attempts restarted with 500 cc and 750 cc records being taken in

4347-621: Was in continuous use, except for the duration of the Second World War , from its inception in 1924 until 2005, and then from 2007 under Chinese ownership. In the beginning, the marque was used predominantly for two-seater sports cars made at the M.G Car Company factory in Abingdon , some 10 miles (16 km) south of Oxford . Following partial nationalisation in 1975, BLMC became British Leyland (later just BL). British Leyland's management and engineering staff were predominantly from

4416-751: Was nearly identical to the Riley version (the 4/68 ) of the new Pinin Farina -designed midsize BMC saloon line. They both had truncated tail fins. All versions (including the Austin A55 Cambridge Mark II , Morris Oxford V and Wolseley 15/60 ) were produced by the British Motor Corporation (BMC). The car featured BMC's 1489 cc B type engine but, in the MG Magnette III (and its Riley sibling), performance

4485-475: Was recorded. The test car cost £914 including taxes. The ZA was replaced by the Magnette ZB that was announced on 12 October 1956. Power was increased to 64 hp (48 kW) fitting 1 + 1 ⁄ 2  in (38 mm)-bore carburettors , increasing the compression ratio from 7.5 to 8.3, and modifying the manifold. The extra power increased the top speed to 86 mph (138 km/h) and reduced

4554-601: Was summarily dismissed. Kimber was tragically killed in the February 1945 King's Cross railway accident . William Morris owned MG personally, and in a re-arrangement of his various personal holdings, he sold MG in 1935 to Morris Motors (itself the leading member of his Morris Organisation, later called the Nuffield Organization ). The M.G. Car Company Limited was absorbed along with Morris into The British Motor Corporation Limited (BMC), created in 1952 as

4623-552: Was suspended on 7 April 2005. As of 2003, the site of the former Abingdon factory was host to McDonald's and the Thames Valley Police with only the former office block still standing. The headquarters of the MG Car Club (established 1930) is situated next door. In 2006, it was reported that an initiative called Project Kimber , led by David James, had entered talks with Nanjing to buy the MG marque to produce

4692-426: Was updated in 1961 as the Mark IV . A larger 1.6 L (1622 cc) B-Series engine, with capacity increased by increasing the bore to 76.2 mm, was fitted, and the car had a longer wheelbase and wider track. To improve handling anti-roll bars were fitted front and rear. From the outside, the Mark IV was almost identical to the Mark III, apart from the remodelled and slightly less sharply pointed tailfins ,

4761-452: Was used from March of that year. In October, for the first time, a stand was taken at the London Motor Show . Space soon ran out again, and a search for a permanent home led to the lease of part an old leather factory in Abingdon, Oxfordshire , in 1929. A limited liability company named M.G. Car Company was incorporated on 21 July 1930. Kimber stayed with the company until 1941, when he fell out with Morris over procuring wartime work and

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