Miscellany

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

Downloadables

2007 wall Calendar
(897 kb).

The MG Y Type Buyer's Guide

A miscellany of resources and articles to help you decide

Registrar's report - March 2006
 by Jack Murray.

MG YT Factory Production Records ~ recreated
 (175kb)  A PDF file by David Pelham (updated 8 October 2005).

MG Y Type Screensaver
 (2.7 MB).

MG YT
Screensaver
(3.12mb)

5 Speed YB Conversion
(241kb) A PDF by Tony Vernall.

MG Icon and instructions
for creating a desktop shortcut to the website.  You may need both files.

MG Engine History
 (330kb) A PDF file by Neil Cairns.

MG Y Ledgers
(310kb) A PDF file 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.

Trivia and puzzles

Trivia Quiz 1.
Test your skill and knowledge of the Y Type.

Trivia Quiz 2
how well do you know your Y Type?

Picture Puzzle No 1

Picture Puzzle No 2

Picture Puzzle No 3

Older Items to catch up on

2006 wall Calendar
(845 kb).

Registrar's report - March 2005
 by Jack Murray.

2005 wall Calendar
(1.29 MB).

Registrar's report - March 2004
 by Jack Murray.

2004 wall Calendar
(1.369 MB).

Registrar's report - March 2003
 by Jack Murray.

2003 wall Calendar
 (1.518 MB).

21 December 2006

Tony Slattery has updated the photograph and details for Y 3936.  Apologies too for the belated appearance of the mid-month Reprinted Article - time ran away with me there was so much else going on this month I forgot.  Still, you can enjoy it over the holidays now!

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20 December 2006

Matt Sanders has added another of his Y chassis- Y 3220 to Ys on Parade today.

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19 December 2006

The 2007 Calendar is now available for download from the side panel to this News Page under Downloadables.  Notice of the 16th Annual General Meeting has been posted on the Events page and is slated for 31 March 2007.

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17 December 2006

Today, please welcome Arthur Swales with YB 1101 to Ys on Parade.  Also, a new Collectible - a 2007 Calendar - has been added.  The webmaster has some spare copies if you would like one!

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16 December 2006

Can you help John Masters locate his former MG YB?  Please see the Lost Ys page for details.

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15 December 2006

Patrick Kiely kindly has sent in a birthday card he received recently, featuring an MG Y on the front!  It has been added to the Collectibles page.  Thank you Patrick.

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13 December 2006

Masaaki Sakaguchi posted a note recently on the Bulletin Board with respect to a modification he has made to the operation of the MG Y Type carburettor to provide a better flow.  This has also been added to Masaaki's special page covering the rework items he makes for the MG Y Type.

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12 December 2006

Willem van der Veer sent me a new link to a page (which has been added to the Links page and the Interesting Ys page) featuring a picture of the Zagato bodied MG Y Type - sadly the site does not have any other information on the car.  This prompted me to write to Zagato to see if they can give us any more information on the special bodied car they did.  Let's hope they get in touch.

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9 December 2006

While I was preparing another new Reprinted Article - to be released later - found a new contemporary Advertisement in the 15 January 1954 edition of Autosport!

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8 December 2006

Another Collectibles for you today - the Castrol Achievements 1953 book - featuring Len Shaw and HMO 909..

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7 December 2006

I recently purchased a book called "Wheelspin" Abroad.  It is a great book featuring MG YA ENT 261's entry in the II Rallye Automovel Internacional Lisboa (Estoril) 1948.  See Book Review for more details and it has also been added to the Collectibles too.

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3 December 2006

Today, please welcome Rikke Schultz as the new owner of Y 3181 to Ys on Parade.

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2 December 2006

Thanks go to Peter Jones (aka Put another Car in my Graveyard fame - see Ys on Film - Music Downloads!) for being eagle eyed in spotting the MG Y saloon in the 1930s fictional film Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom!  Another one for the webmaster to track down copyright permission on for Ys on Film!

Also, the preparations for the 60th Birthday Party continue, in Australia this time - see the Events page for more details and an application form.

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1 December 2006

The Reprinted Article comes from Australia this month and is taken from the Australian Classic Car Magazine of February 1998 and covers the return of Pat Hand's MG YT to the road.

The Picture of the Month comes from Ted Gardner and is taken from the MG Car Club South East Chateau trip in May 2004.

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