MGA-Register

News archive 2006

01.12.06

You're still not to old for an advent calendar? Ok, here's an M.G. advent calendar...

11.09.06

The MGA Register has recreated the original style leather key fob supplied with the MGA. The original fobs were the same colour as the upholstery. Ours are available...read more

31.08.06

This month we celebrate the achievements of the MG EX179 breaking 16 “Class F” records at Bonneville in August 1956. The following extracts and pictures are from a contemporary report written for the American magazine “Sports Cars Illustrated” and published in January 1957. Read here...

22.07.06

The MGA Yearbook is available now! Edited by Roger Martin and Piers Hubbard, the 84page full colour book records the 50th anniversary celebrations with contributions and pictures from all around the world. You can pay by credit card, contact Russell Hudson via the regalia page for full details.

03.06.06

The MGA Technical Manual & Restoration Guide is now available as CD. Read more...

14.05.06

The MGA yearbook has been uploaded once again as there were missing some pages...

09.05.06

Piers Hubbard and I are now in the final stage of preparing the 2005 MGA Yearbook for printing, and are pondering how many copies to have printed, towards the end of May. If we print too many, we'll have to pulp some and make a financial loss, but if we print too few, like "Call it MGA", the publication will soon sell out and we'll have disappointed MGA enthusiasts again. Therefore, we are interested in expressions of interest from prospective purchasers.
The final draft 80-page content, a collation of stories of events in 2005 and recent MGA information coming to light, is currently as follows:

- Preface
- Introduction
- Home market RHD events (inc. MGCC Silverstone and Round Britain tour)
- European LHD events (inc. Le Mans re-enactment)
- Overseas RHD events (inc. South Africa tour)
- North American LHD events (inc. Lime Rock Fall Finale)
- MGA People (inc. Geoff Iley, MG Deputy GM, on the Twin Cam model launch)
- MGA Archaeology (inc. Steve Dixon on YD3/627/S and Robin Barker on chassis)
- Book-ends (inc. 100000, 1962 Sebring #53 and Gouguen EX182)

Unlike "Call it MGA", whilst there are slightly fewer pages, all the Yearbook pictures are in full colour (other than the few period B&W photos).
The Yearbook should cost no more than "Call it MGA", which was 15 UK pounds plus postage charges.
Back to the purpose of this posting, if you think that it is probable that you will wish to purchase a copy of our Yearbook, please email our MGA Register Regalia manager, Russell Hudson at russell.hudson@ukgateway.net, and let him know.
No commitment implied, of course.
Russell can then use your responses (or their absence) to help figure out the optimum number of copies to order from the printer.
Many thanks.
Enjoy your MGA in 2006.

I have asked Robin to post some sample draft Yearbook pages so you can take a look here (pdf document 670kB) at the sort of content - it may change a little in the final published version.

Roger Martin
co-editor 2005 MGA Anniversary Yearbook

15.02.06

K&R Replicas now have the MGA EX182 cars available as either the Le Mans entered cars or the Dundrod TT cars. Basically the Dundrod cars were identical to the LM entry except that the Lund car had a conventional rear view mirror and the Fairman car had a bulge on the bonnet and number plates, neither car had the spotlight mounted in the grille as the LM car did.
KRRL84 MGA EX 182 LM 1955 Lund/Jacobs/Miles £29 kit £75 built
KRRL85 MGA EX 182 Dundrod TT 1955 Fairman/Lund £29 kit £75 built
See pictures on their website
If MGCC club members order via their web address they get a 5% discount on the above prices!

08th January 2006

The MGA Register wishes you all a Happy New Year 2006!
After a very busy year celebrating the 50th anniversary of the MGA we go on celebrating the 50th of the MGA coupe including a special edition gold grille badge (look here...)
But as an appetizer we have a photo album of last years "Round Britain Tour" online.

Just a few 2006 MGA Calendars are still available. (See notes at bottom of this site)