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Still an amateur-- what is an MG?

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#1 of 101 Still an amateur: What is an MG? by coffeecustard

Apr 11, 2007 (4:27 pm)

Hey everybody. I'm a translator and I suck at car models and makes and stuff... I own a blue VW Bug; that's the only car I ever fell in love with. I was wondering if anyone could tell me what "MG" means. This lady's talking about her first car, saying it was a "convertible roadster MG thing". I tried Googling it and I can tell it's so common I will look like an idiot but well I thought I'd ask here.
 
Will really appreciate any help on this. Thanks a lot.

#2 of 101 Re: Still an amateur: What is an MG? [coffeecustard] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Apr 11, 2007 (4:29 pm)

Replying to: coffeecustard (Apr 11, 2007 4:27 pm)
It stands for Morris Garage.

#3 of 101 Re: Still an amateur: What is an MG? [coffeecustard] by fintail

Apr 11, 2007 (6:01 pm)

Replying to: coffeecustard (Apr 11, 2007 4:27 pm)
British car, sold in NA til 1980, rusts at the sight of moisture, has wiring but none of it works, has metal with a propensity for oxidization, Brits drink warm beer because Lucas makes refrigerators, the cars tend to become perforated.

#4 of 101 Re: Still an amateur: What is an MG? [fintail] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Apr 11, 2007 (9:59 pm)

Replying to: fintail (Apr 11, 2007 6:01 pm)
Don't listen to that Teutono-phile. MGs are GREAT cars with tons of personality and good looks...but you need to know the best years....anything from the 1930s to 1974....after that you can just forget them.
 
Most famous MGs you might have heard of are the TC (the old-fashioned one with the huge wire wheels that introduced the "sports car" to America)1947-49, the MGA, the sleek, low sports car from the late 50s to mid 60s, and the best of them all, the MGB from 1965 up to 1974--still a bargain in a classic sports car and a pleasure to drive.

#5 of 101 Thanks everybody by coffeecustard

Apr 12, 2007 (5:07 am)

Wow. Thanks a million everybody. U're all so well-versed in this... Can I ask something else? What is a "road car"?

#6 of 101 roadster by coffeecustard

Apr 12, 2007 (5:42 am)

And what's a roadster?

#7 of 101 Re: Still an amateur: What is an MG? [Mr_Shiftright] by texases

Apr 12, 2007 (6:56 am)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Apr 11, 2007 9:59 pm)
My best (well, only) MG story...family friend restores an MGB in the garage, sandblasts it down to bare metal, primes, paints it, puts down garage door, drops a pound of sand off of garage door onto new wet paint

#8 of 101 Back in the day... by andre1969

Apr 12, 2007 (7:48 am)

didn't they give you an MG with the purchase of a bigger car like a Caddy, Imperial, Buick, etc? I think you were supposed to use them as a wheel chock, for parking on steep inclines.
 
Oh wait, maybe that was the TR-7?

#9 of 101 Re: roadster [coffeecustard] by andre1969

Apr 12, 2007 (7:51 am)

Replying to: coffeecustard (Apr 12, 2007 5:42 am)
And what's a roadster?
 
I'm sure the terminology has evolved over the years, but I think in the strictest sense of the term, a roadster is a 2-seat open car with a manually operated top, and side curtains in lieu of roll-up windows.
 
As for a "road car", I would take that term to mean a big, comfy car that would make a good long-distance vacation/road-trip type of car. But I'm sure it actually means something else.

#10 of 101 Re: Back in the day... [andre1969] by fintail

Apr 12, 2007 (8:40 am)

Replying to: andre1969 (Apr 12, 2007 7:48 am)
Yes, the wedge shape also makes a TR7 handy as a doorstop. And as it has almost no value as a car, might as well use it for something

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