MG Enthusiast

MG Enthusiast, the world's best-selling MG magazine, is the long-established make-specific publication dedicated to all MGs, covering all examples from the earliest 14/40s, through the T-Types to the more familiar shapes, including the Midget and the ubiquitous MGB; and not forgetting the more contemporary mid-engined MGF and the ZR/ZS/ZT saloons and hatchbacks.

MG Enthusiast

Forward thinking

MG Cyberster concept launch

The lowdown: MG Cyberster

ANOTHER NEW MG LOGO

Strong EV demand boosts MG registrations in Q1 • Richard Colby analyses the 2021 Q1 MG Motor UK sales figures

PRODUCTS

It’s a keeper • Mike Authers is a well-known specialist in ADO47 MG Midgets, having sold over 1,000 examples of the car through his business. Sometimes one will stand out, such as this MkIII which, he says, is not for sale…

EVENTS • CORONAVIRUS NOTE: Please be aware that these events will only be able to take place if government guidelines allow

Trimmed to perfection • MGF/TF specialist David Koskela rescued this sparkling gem complete with its lavish interior by well-known MGF specialist Mike Satur.

Mike Satur on his interior trim

LOVELY JUBILEE • The well-known MGB GT Jubilee was launched in 1975 to celebrate 50 years of MG but what about the Midget? There was only one of those made and Mike Cohen has owned it for the last 45 years.

Forgotten gem • A completely original GT gets to run free after spending nearly 40 years in captivity.

Winds of change • MG Motor UK launched its first Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle, the HS PHEV, back in October 2020. As soon as lockdown rules were eased enough we got our hands on this Exclusive-specification model to see how it compares to its petrol-engined forerunners in the UK HS range.

The story of the ADO 47 Midgets • MG’s ultimate Midget range entered production at Abingdon 60 years ago, in the summer of 1961. The much-loved, compact MG went on to sell nearly a quarter of a million examples in a production story hardly less impressive than that of the MGB.

MG MIDGET TRIVIA

The dating game

Words of wisdom

A contortionary tale • I have been pondering the fine balance between steering feel and access to my imported project MGA.

I can make it whole again… • I have way too many projects to be getting on with so, when I heard of a non-running ZS special edition that needed saving, I did the sensible thing… I bought it.

Q & A • Have you got a technical problem with your MG? If so, the combined expertise of Roger Parker and the MGOC Workshop may be able to help. For details of how to access this free service, see p99.

Midget magic • The 60th anniversary of the modern Midget is being celebrated by MG enthusiasts from just about everywhere, including this group you’re about to meet from a remote, heart-shaped island at the bottom of the world.

Tuning MG A-series engines for drivability • Completing our profile of the MG A-series engines, this time Roger Parker looks at some of the changes that can be made and how they can be can be tuned to achieve much greater efficiency.

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