Reprinted Articles

A miscellany of Buyers Guides can be located at the Buyer's Guide page.

On this page we will bring you reproductions of magazine articles that you may have missed the first time around.  In most instances, we will have already obtained permission from the original publishers, in others we are trying to locate the publishers for permission.  If you are a publisher visiting this page, and you come across an article for which we have not been able to obtain permission yet, firstly our apologies, and secondly please contact the webmaster to advise us as to whom we need to contact to obtain the necessary permissions: it is not our intention to avoid publishing copyrights.  This library page is indexed in chronological order: as a result, a new article may appear anywhere in the table below and not just at the end!  However, it will be visibly marked with thecoffee bean.  Most articles will be sized to A4 paper size so you may wish to purchase a ream if your national standard is other than A4 (i.e. Letter size is not A4).

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1947 - 1949

1950 - 1953

1954 - 1959

1960 - 1969

1970 - 1979

1980 - 1989

1990 - 1999

2000 - date

Date Unknown

Source Unknown

 

A Blown 1 1/4-litre M.G.

 

Date unknown

144kb

Autosport?

 

Road Test of the  1 1/4-litre M.G. Saloon

 

Date unknown - 1947?

373kb

Source Unknown

 

The New 1 1/4 Litre

 

Date unknown

418kb

 

1947 - 1949

Original dimensional print from The Autocar

Original dimensional print from The Autocar - 1 of 2

9 May 1947

198kb

Original dimensional print from The Autocar

Original dimensional print from The Autocar - 2 of 2

9 May 1947

223kb

Automobil Revue

Automobil Revue - Swiss German

(Article in Swiss-German)

14 May 1947

616kb

The Motor

The M.G. 1 1/4-litre Saloon

14 May 1947

763kb

Automotive and Aviation Industries

News of the Industry

June 1947

503kb

Light Car Magazine

Programme Parade

June 1947- 1 of 2 articles.

792kb

Light Car Magazine

Two very striking newcomers

June 1947- 2 of 2 articles.

508kb

Scottish Daily Express

Car Test

20 June 1947

136kb

The Autocar

Foriegn Tourng - in France and Italy with the latest M.G.

August 1947

794kb

Source unknown

Safety Fast The New MG 1¼ Litre Saloon

August 1947

731kb

The Motor

The backend run

November 1947

893kb

ABC British Cars

M.G.

1948

81kb

The Motor

Belgium on a budget

14 January 1948

329kb

Motor Manual

M.G.presents a new 1 1/4 litre saloon ... a review of a quality small car

January 1948

183kb

The Motor

Belgium on a budget

21 April 1948

118kb

Light Car Magazine

Under your bonnet

May 1948

64kb

Country Life

MG - Series 'Y'

May 1948

83kb

The Autocar

Specialized M.G. for the U.S.

14 May 1948

356kb

The Autocar

Swiss Styling

20 August 1948

415kb

Outlook

Two articles from Outlook Nov. 1948

November 1948

307kb

Automotive Engineer

The 1 1/4 Litre M.G. Chassis

January 1949

771kb

Motor Manual

Extracts from Motor Manual June 1949

June 1949

3,030kb

Outlook

Road Test of the 1 1/4 litre M.G. Saloon

June 1949

380kb

 

1950 - 1953

The Modern Motorman

The M G Y-Type Tourer

January 1950

69kb

Motoring

Well ... you were right!

September 1950- 1 of 2 articles.

547kb

Motoring

Peak of Perfection

September 1950 - 2 of 2 articles.

1.20mb

The Autocar

Autocar Road Test

3 August 1951

492kb

Scientific Magazines Publishing Co

Jackall Hydraulic System

1952

1.12mb

Motoring Magazine

The MG Series Y Front Suspesion

April 1952

270kb

Daily Mail

1952 Daily Mail Motoring Guide

1952 Motoring Guide

181kb

Autosport

All in the day's work

February 1952

767kb

The Autocar

The Sport

20 March 1953

87kb

The Autocar

 

To the North

 

June 5 1953

983kb

Motoring

Fitting a Smiths Heater to the MG 1 1/4 litre saloon, by W. E. Blower

October 1953

329kb

Motoring

The Jackall Hydraulic System

December 1953

335kb

1954 - 1959

Motoring

The clutch assembly

April 1957

557kb

Motoring

The Rear Axle (YB) by Eric Blower

June 1957

329kb

Practical Motorist & Motor Cyclist

Decoking the 1 1/4 litre MG (Series Y)

October 1958

373kb

Modern Motor

Know your series 'Y'

March 1959

429kb

1960 - 1969

Safety Fast

MG on a volcano

January 1963

1,594kb

Safety Fast

Portrait Gallery No 22 The M.G. 1 1/4 Litre 'Y' Type

March 1963

782kb

 

 

1970 - 1979

Sports CarWorld

An intrepid Y-type

March 1970
619kb

(re-write of sf0363.pdf)

Restored Cars

Drive Test MG Y'T

Sep.-Oct. 1976

420kb

Australian Sports Car World

Abingdon's Four-Door Enigma

Aug/Oct 1977

493kb

Thoroughbred & Classic Cars

Palmer - Gerald Palmer, a famous 'classic car' designer

September 1977

699kb

Thoroughbred & Classic Cars

MG YA-B

April 1978

178kb

A Buyer's Guide

Practical Motorist

Cars worth keeping MG YB - Pt 1

June 1979

496kb

Part 1 of a 2 part article.  For part 2 see Practical Motorist September 1981 below.

   

1980 - 1989

Car Exchange

Postwar Sedans From MG

December 1980

522kb

Thoroughbred & Classic Cars

Developing the MG Breed & Performance and Fuel

January 1981

66kb

Practical Motorist

Cars worth keeping MG YB - Pt 2

September 1981

545kb

Part 2 of a 2 part article.  For part 1 see Practical Motorist June 1979 above

Abingdon Classics

MG - Series 'Y'

August 1982

364kb

MG Enthusiast

MG Mini Profile

April/May 1984

562kb

Abingdon Classics

MG Car of the Month 1950 MG Y Tourer

November 1984

562kb

Practical Classics

Buying an MG Y-Type

December 1984

1,513kb

A Buyer's Guide

MG Enthusiast

There once was an ugly duckling

February/March 1985

414kb
A Buyer's Guide

Enjoying MG

The MG Collection. Y Type Saloon

July 1986

895kb

Classic & Sportscar

Seaside Specials

October 1986

927kb

Restoring Classic Cars

Survival Course

November 1988

892kb

Classic & Sportscar

Old faithfuls ... young pretenders

October 1989

1,286kb

1990 - 1999

Australian Classic Car

1949 MG Y Tourer

Number 1 1990

781kb

Classic Cars

Starter Classics

March 1990

141kb

Your Classic

Around the world in 40 years

July 1990

226kb

Source Unknown

Data Card - Source Unknown

1992/3

182kb

The Sacred Octagon

YT Special Completed

August 1992

342kb

see also Interesting Ys - Y 6089

MG Enthusiast

French Leave

January 1993

828kb

Practical Classics

Buyer's Datafile - MG Y-Types

October 1997

524kb

A Buyer's Guide

Thoroughbred & Classic Cars

Test Match

Nov 1990

754kb

Sports & Classic Cars Australia

Doing it His Y

September 1991

957kb

Practical Classics

Owners rebuild - Black Beauty

October 1991

1,478kb

Enjoying MG

YT Tourer

March 1993

573kb

MG Enthusiast

Life begins at40 for Y -types

December 1993

804kb

Classic Cars

Readers Rebuild - YT for two

August 1993

1,023kb

Popular Classics

Sporting type

November 1993

1,473kb

Classic Cars Special pull out
and

MG YA & YB

January 1994

36kb

Australian Classic Car

MG 'Y' Type Tourer fast facts

April 1994

168kb

MG Enthusiast

Grace not Pace

July 1994

201kb

Practical Classics

Sporting Choice

November 1994

911kb

MG Enthusiast

YT exudes novel charm

January 1995

914kb

Australian Classic Car

1951 MG type 1 1/4 litre saloon A third generation love affair ...

February 1995

435kb

Classic & Sportscar

Back to back - MG YT and Singer Roadster

July 1996

1,465kb

Enjoying MG

Special MG Y Type Saloon

July 1996

524kb

British Sports Car

Der schnellste MG Y-type den es gibt

August 1996 - (Article in German)

442kb

British Sports Car

The Fastest MG Y-type ever

August 1996 - (Article translated into English)

490kb

British Sports Car

Der MG Y

November 1996 - (Article in German)

279kb

British Sports Car

The MG Y

November 1996 - (Article translated into English)

221kb

British Cars

 La cigale et la fourmi

Jan/Fev 1997 - (Article in French)

494kb

British Cars

The cicada and the ant

Jan/ Feb 1997 - (Article translated into English)

493kb

Practical Classics

 

Readers Restoration

 

January 1997

80kb

MG Enthusiast

Ugly Duckling blossoms in middle age

July 1997  - 1 of 3 articles in a 'Golden Jubilee' special.

1,546kb

MG Enthusiast

Building the Y Type

July 1997 - 2 of 3 articles in a 'Golden Jubilee' special.

426kb

A fuller article, following the complete build process can be found in our publication  Enjoying the MG Y Type

MG Enthusiast

California Dreaming

July 1997 - 3 of 3 articles in a 'Golden Jubilee' special.

 1,393kb

Australian Classic Car

MG Y Tourer Back on the road again

February 1998

610kb

Real Classics

Family Sports

February 1998

419kb

Practical Classics

Fifties foursome

Spring 1998

519kb

Practical Classics

Readers Restorations - Neil Cairn's MG YB

April 1998

127kb

Safety Fast

65 years with M.G.s

January 1999

346kb

Practical Classics

Readers Restorations - Steve Randle's MG YA

February 1999

617kb

Practical Classics

Readers Restorations - Miles Harris's MG YB

February 1999

381kb

MG World

Y indeed

February / March 1999

966kb

2000 - date

MG Heritage

MG YT (1948 / 1950)

Novembre 2001 - (Article in French)

334kb

MG Heritage

MG YT (1948 / 1950)

November 2001 - (Article translated into English)

333kb

MG Enthusiast

Processed from corporate parts bin

March 2002 - 1 of 5 articles.

1,109kb

MG Enthusiast

Swiss clock on to knock-down Y-type specials

March 2002 - 2 of 5 articles.

357kb

MG Enthusiast

Building the Y-type

March 2002 - 3 of 5 articles.

412kb

A fuller article, following the complete build process can be found in our publication  Enjoying the MG Y Type

MG Enthusiast

Y-type shows competitive streak

March 2002 - 4 of 5 articles.

453kb

MG Enthusiast

Quality appeal of Forties saloon

March 2002 - 5 of 5 articles.

571kb

Classic Car Mart

Thinking of Buying MG YA or YB Saloons?

September 2003

825kb

A Buyer's Guide

MG Club Limburg Clubblad

MG Y-type

April 2004 - (Article in Belgian Flemmish)

135kb

MG Club Limburg Clubblad

MG Y-type

April 2004 - (Article translated into English)

134kb

Gloucestershire Echo

 

Why Peter loves his 'Y'

 

August 2005

81kb

North American Classic MG

Martine Inn welcomes guests with MG Displays

Fall 2005

496kb

The Scotsman

Open-top tourer conjours up the fabulous forties

November 2005

31kb

Hemmings Sports and Exotic Cars
Saloon Keeper
January 2006

744kb

Australian Classic Car

Early Classics - 1949 MG Y Types (courtesy of Australian Classic Car Magazine)

March 2006

560kb

MG Enthusiast

1940s Hot Wheels

March 2006

905kb

North American Classic MG

Paris to Peking (in an M.G. Y Type!)

Fall 2006

485kb

Totally T Type

Sealing the Sender Unit

November 2006

1.2mb

Enjoying MG

Y-type MG's Small Saloon at Sixty

July 2007

1.87mb

 

Enjoying the MG Y TypeBrooklandsA further eight articles, four by John Lawson, and four by Malcolm Green (including a photographic tour following a Y it is being "pushed down the line") is exclusively available from Regalia - see Enjoying the M.G. Y Type on the Book Review page.  These articles will not be reproduced here.

   A further twenty articles can be found in the book Y-Type & Magnette ZA/ZB by Brooklands, also reviewed on the Book Review Page and available through Regalia and likewise, none of these will be available here for download except the Buyers Guide from Practical Classics December 1984.

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