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Picture Puzzle No 3
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)
Models of the MG Y Type
Details of models of the
MG Y Type
Historical Timeline
of Y history events and
contemporary world news
Picture Puzzle No 1
Picture Puzzle No 2
Sister Cars to the MG Y Type
by Neil Cairns
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.
Trivia Quiz 1.
Test your skill and knowledge of the Y Type.
Trivia Quiz 2
how well do you know your Y Type?
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.
The MG Y Type Tool
Kit
by Jeremy Havard
Terry Ciantar's original tool kit
Photographs by Terry Ciantar |
24 March
2006
Today please welcome
John Harris with Y 0364 to
Ys on Parade. John is the new custodian of
the car having bought it recently from Lionel Reeves. Because of the
number of cars we now have I have had to restructure the website to put YAs, YBs
and YTs in their own folder. So if when you open the page no pictures
appear place your mouse in the page (on some text), right click, and select
REFRESH from the options list.
Webmaster
22 March
2006
Two new suppliers
have been added to the Links page - Chris Swale from South Africa, and
Enrique Llinares from the UK.
Chris Swale
has been a lifelong MG enthusiast and it is fortunate that he is also the owner
of Chris Swale Motors cc in Durban, South Africa. Chris’ specialises in
servicing and repairs to MGs (amongst other makes) and is familiar from XPAG
powered MGs (Ts &Ys). David Pelham visited his workshop last month and
reported seeing at least three MGBs, a YT and the latest TF 160 amongst the
Mercedes and BMWs.
The
Veneered Dashboard on Y Types is one of those items that makes the Y stand out
from its peer group. Unfortunately when the dashboard and door cappings need to
be renewed it is rare that one is able to find a good restorer. Bob Wilmot in
South Africa has found such a person in Enrique Llinares, based in Lancashire,
UK. Bob’s dashboard has been completely restored by him and Bob has endorsed his
work and as a consequence he has been added to our recommended suppliers.
Click here
for a picture of Enrique's work.
Finally, Mike and
Lynette Burden have sent in a new photograph of
their car for
Ys on Parade. Mike says "At long last, it is
on the road. Its had a few teething problems, as expected. Hope to enjoy many
miles of motoring." - we all wish you that too Mike, EnjoY.
Webmaster
18 March
2006
300
Ys on Parade - yes, 300.
Please welcome Joe
de Castro with Y 2063, and Tommy Kirkland with
Y 5165, both from South Africa, to
Ys on Parade, bringing the total of Ys on the web
to 300!
Just to keep you
occupied I have also posted another
picture puzzle
for you to solve - 56 pieces this time.
Webmaster
15 March
2006
Today, please welcome
Rodger Lawson with
Y 1674, and Francois van Tonder
with YT 4923 from South Africa, and also Matthew
Crawford with Y 3847 to
Ys on Parade.
Matthew's car is yet another 'new' car to the register. We are now have
298 cars on
Ys on Parade, and South Africa having 8 cars has
moved up into 4th place in the league! In line with this month having a
"South African" theme - you may have noticed that the background of this
page has a South African flag. Neatly by turning this through 90 degrees
we also have a nice Y too! Good flag design, thank you South Africa!!
It has been a long
time since we had a new Hint and Tip, but Neil
Cairns has asked me to post a comment from Peter Vielvoyle regarding increasing
the efficiency of your heater (if you have one fitted to your Y!).
It was useful for me, and I am sure other will also find it useful too, to run down
the page. I was reminded of so many of the useful little tips on this page: very useful at all times, but extremely useful if you are in a rebuild programme
right now with your car.
The mid-month
reprinted article is from Enjoying MG March 1993 and is now available from
Reprinted Articles.
Webmaster
11 March
2006
Back in May 2003 we
added a picture of an MG Y by Ian Guy to Artists
Impressions. We are delighted that Ian has done another painting with
a Y in it which he has also kindly consented to us showing on
Artists Impressions. If artwork like this
interests you, there is also a link to Ian's website where he shows his working
drawings for the picture. Thanks Ian - great picture.
Webmaster
10 March
2006
Today, please welcome
Wade Davis as the new owner of YT 5127 to
Ys on Parade.
Webmaster
8 March
2006
The Oscars are just
over, and it was obviously a
dangerous thing to say on the Bulletin Board about starting a new page for
Ys on Film if I could be provided with either stills,
or video clips (preferably both), but here is the genesis of a new
development. As of yet we don't have a video clip, but we can bring you a
'still' from the 1953 film set in 1942, but featuring a YT a slight continuity
error, but a great car ... and a great film!
Ys on Film can be accessed at any time under the
Artistic Ys button from the main menu.
Webmaster
6 March
2006
Please welcome Bob Wilmot with Y 1974, and new
owners of YT 2587
Rodger Lawson and Dave Wheeler to
Ys on
Parade: both are from South Africa which now has 6 cars and is in 6th place
on the table of cars by country: we have 295 cars in total!
Also, a new Collectible poster has been added to the
Collectibles page.
The updating of the website for emails has now been completed. If you
experience any difficulties you can contact the webmaster through the
Contact Us page.
Webmaster
1 March
2006
Welcome to March 2006! This month, following David Pelham's return from
South Africa, much of the news this month will centre around his trip, and the
people and Y Types he met with. To begin with this month's
Picture of the Month
is from South Africa.
Also, he tells me, South Africa is set to climb the country charts in
Ys on
Parade as he has brought back a few additional details to share with the world
of Y Types. Perhaps, from our 'YT expert', it will be no surprise that we
begin with two YTs from Chris Swale with YT 2582
and YT 3430.
The month's Reprinted Article though is not
from South Africa, but features Brian Cox's Y Type in a rebuild study from
Practical Classics October 1991.
Finally, Paul Sanderson has kindly given us permission to use his stereo
photograph on the website and has also provided a version which can be either
viewed on screen or printed to give the 3D effect by simply going cross-eyed (as
opposed to having to have a stereoscope). See the
Collectibles page for details.
Webmaster
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