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Downloadables
Safety Fast Newsletters
A full back catalogue of Newsletters scanned from Safety
Fast, from the first in 1992, to date.
MG YT Factory Production Records ~ recreated
(318kb) A PDF file by David Pelham (updated 3 January 2007).
The MG Y Type Buyer's Guide
A miscellany of resources
and articles to help you decide
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.
Miscellany
Luggage straps for the MG Y
Details on the luggage straps that were available as a period
optional extra.
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
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
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28 October
2007
Karel Vermeer has
sent in a great card for Father's Day, or any other special occasion for a Dad
and this has been added to the Collectibles
page..
Webmaster
15 October
2007
This month's
mid-month Reprinted Article comes from
Restored Cars magazine of Australia, September-October 1976 and covers a test
drive in an MG YT. Tony Slattery has researched the licence plate and has found that "KUO-755" is chassis number YT3737. Last known owner mid 90's
was in Victoria.
Tony Slattery's
dimensioned drawing has also been added to the Parts Drawings page so you can
make one up/have one made if yours is missing.
And finally for
today, please welcome Matt Agelink, from the Netherlands and
Y 0604 to Ys on
Parade.
Webmaster
12 October
2007
Remo Peter has sent
in a painting ... from the dark side in time for Halloween to
Artist's Impressions. Check it out.
Webmaster
11 October
2007
Of late there has
been much discussion on the Bulletin Board about the fitting of front seat
belts. Roy Clapham has kindly provided some engineering drawing and photographs,
together with a set of very comprehensive notes covering his personal
installation of them. This can be accessed from here, and from the link in
Hints and Tips.
Webmaster
8 October
2007
Terry Ciantar has
sent in a copy of a 1947 Export brochure which exhibits several significant
differences over the 1948 one. He has highlighted these and his comments
have been appended to the posting. This has been updated to the
Brochure page.
Webmaster
3 October
2007
Mike Silk has updated
the photograph and text for YT 2744 in
Ys on Parade.
Webmaster
1 October
2007
The
Picture of the Month this month has a different
Y based theme!!
The
Reprinted Article for this month comes from
Country Life magazine, May 1948 and is a review of the MG YA, in quite some
detail for a non-motoring publication!
Also, please welcome
Graig Trenham with Y 1141 and Ed Winters with
YB 1041 to
Ys on Parade.
Webmaster
Archive of previous
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