Luggage straps for the
MG Y
Photographs by Terry
O'Brien - YT 4217
Terry O'Brien has
kindly sent in these photographs of his very luggage straps. On the inside
of the boot lid of the Y (all models) there were two metal loops which line up
with two similar loops on the car body. The curled ends would be attached
to the loops on the car and boot lid, and then tightened, belt-fashion to secure
luggage on the open platform of the boot lid. Although straps were not
supplied with the cars originally, these match the description of the majority
of the postings submitted. Hopefully one day someone will remanufacture
some sets!
Steel fittings - curled end |
Steel fittings - buckle and tongue (1) |
Steel fittings - buckle and tongue (2) |
 Buckled 1 |
 Buckled 2 |
Buckled 3 |
Terry says: "I have the
original set of straps. They are made of a
webbing material similar to World War 2
British/Canadian army shoulder straps attached to and used for the back pack.
The fittings, clasps etc. are steel. There are
four straps in all. They are all 1.25" wide. For the
long ones including the hooks for the fixing points
and the buckle they are 40" in length. The
shorter ones are 38.5" long including the hook and a metal finisher
(tongue) which is meant to thread through the
buckle. They are khaki
in colour albeit dirty; and
probably a bit thinner material than the army webbing.
