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![(first posted 9/6/2017) I imagine many CC readers are familiar with the “brown manual diesel rear-wheel drive station wagon” car enthusiast stereotype, but surely a V8 manual rear-wheel […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/MG-ZT-T-260-V8-wagon-rear.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: MG ZT-T V8 – A Better Form Of Automotive Stereotype?")
Car Show Classic: MG ZT-T V8 – A Better Form Of Automotive Stereotype?
Posted on September 6, 2023 | 22 Comments(first posted 9/6/2017) I imagine many CC readers are familiar with the “brown manual diesel rear-wheel drive station wagon” car enthusiast stereotype, but surely a V8 manual rear-wheel […] -
![(first posted 8/7/2012) In MG Sporting Saloons Part One we saw the more traditional interpretations on the sporty family saloon. This time we’ll watch MG try to spice things up […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/1966-MG-1100.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The MG Sporting Saloons, Part Two")
Automotive History: The MG Sporting Saloons, Part Two
Posted on October 8, 2022 | 44 Comments(first posted 8/7/2012) In MG Sporting Saloons Part One we saw the more traditional interpretations on the sporty family saloon. This time we’ll watch MG try to spice things up […] -
![(first posted 8/1/2012) The early post-war MGs are typically described as the iconic sports car; the granddaddy of the genre in this country. There’s some truth to that, but not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/MG-TD.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: MG TD – I Was Retro Before Retro Was Cool")
Curbside Classic: MG TD – I Was Retro Before Retro Was Cool
Posted on July 12, 2021 | 56 Comments(first posted 8/1/2012) The early post-war MGs are typically described as the iconic sports car; the granddaddy of the genre in this country. There’s some truth to that, but not […] -
![Here’s one you don’t see every day, or indeed, except one day last summer, any day. An Innocenti Coupé. My first reaction, and maybe yours as well, was that it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/DSC08736-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1968 Innocenti C – Italy Builds A Better British Sports Car")
Car Show Classic: 1968 Innocenti C – Italy Builds A Better British Sports Car
Posted on September 6, 2019 | 16 CommentsHere’s one you don’t see every day, or indeed, except one day last summer, any day. An Innocenti Coupé. My first reaction, and maybe yours as well, was that it […] -
![(First Posted August 13, 2013) The MG Midget was quite possibly the simplest car manufactured in the Western world in the 1970s. It dated from 1961, and was somewhat outdated […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/midget-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 MG Midget: Always Simple, And Surprisingly Durable")
Curbside Classic: 1976 MG Midget: Always Simple, And Surprisingly Durable
Posted on August 31, 2019 | 30 Comments(First Posted August 13, 2013) The MG Midget was quite possibly the simplest car manufactured in the Western world in the 1970s. It dated from 1961, and was somewhat outdated […] -
![It was perhaps inevitable that the Chinese car companies who would experience the most success wouldn’t look like Chinese car companies at all. The MG brand was scooped up by […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/MG-GS.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Industry Analysis: Chinese Brands To Watch, Part 2 – MG")
Industry Analysis: Chinese Brands To Watch, Part 2 – MG
Posted on February 22, 2019 | 26 CommentsIt was perhaps inevitable that the Chinese car companies who would experience the most success wouldn’t look like Chinese car companies at all. The MG brand was scooped up by […] -
![On the first dry day this week, I spotted these classy English ladies in a “garden” I was driving past. I elected to peek over the hedge that curiously had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IMG_1644.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: English Garden Party")
CC Outtake: English Garden Party
Posted on October 14, 2018 | 10 CommentsOn the first dry day this week, I spotted these classy English ladies in a “garden” I was driving past. I elected to peek over the hedge that curiously had […] -
![A few months ago I introduced my latest cheap classic, a 1975 MG B roadster. I have no firm plans as to how long I will own it but thought […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170507_145344.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Project Beater B: Transmission Swap")
Project Beater B: Transmission Swap
Posted on July 11, 2017 | 34 CommentsA few months ago I introduced my latest cheap classic, a 1975 MG B roadster. I have no firm plans as to how long I will own it but thought […] -
![As many of you know I have owned a few British cars as well as other affordable classics but never an MG. The MG B was one of the classic […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/33682740252_ff1736877e_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1975 MG B – To Buy a B Or Not To Buy a B, That Is The Question. And I Answered It")
COAL: 1975 MG B – To Buy a B Or Not To Buy a B, That Is The Question. And I Answered It
Posted on April 11, 2017 | 38 CommentsAs many of you know I have owned a few British cars as well as other affordable classics but never an MG. The MG B was one of the classic […] -
![This week our little clan is in the South of Ireland traveling around. As we were taking a break at a petrol station along the motorway, this little beauty caught […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P1020976-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Roadtrip Outtake: 1969 MGB GT – The Little Corker")
CC Roadtrip Outtake: 1969 MGB GT – The Little Corker
Posted on March 18, 2017 | 13 CommentsThis week our little clan is in the South of Ireland traveling around. As we were taking a break at a petrol station along the motorway, this little beauty caught […] -
![(first posted 8/7/2012) Unless you’re over a certain age, or have a kink for Midgets, or are not from the US, say the word “MG” and this is the car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/CC-34-074-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 MGB – To B Or Not To B")
Curbside Classic: 1967 MGB – To B Or Not To B
Posted on April 26, 2016 | 64 Comments(first posted 8/7/2012) Unless you’re over a certain age, or have a kink for Midgets, or are not from the US, say the word “MG” and this is the car […] -
![We have seen quite a few rare and oddball cars in the storage yard thus far. This one is a little different; it’s an example of the most-mass produced roadster […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/MG-B-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Storage Yard Classic: Rubber-Bumper MG-B Roadster")
Storage Yard Classic: Rubber-Bumper MG-B Roadster
Posted on April 26, 2013 | 33 CommentsWe have seen quite a few rare and oddball cars in the storage yard thus far. This one is a little different; it’s an example of the most-mass produced roadster […] -
![Now here is a car that you don’t see every day, since oddly enough, most of them went to Japan: a mid-nineties MG R V8 convertible. It looks rather like […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/1995-MG-R-V8-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: MG R V8 – The Ultimate Classic MG?")
Curbside Classic: MG R V8 – The Ultimate Classic MG?
Posted on August 9, 2012 | 20 CommentsNow here is a car that you don’t see every day, since oddly enough, most of them went to Japan: a mid-nineties MG R V8 convertible. It looks rather like […] -
![Since MG Bs are rather plentiful and reasonably cheap it stands to reason that a number are going to be modified especially if a stock restoration isn’t cost effective. I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/MG-B-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Beefed Up B")
CC Outtake: Beefed Up B
Posted on August 7, 2012 | 11 CommentsSince MG Bs are rather plentiful and reasonably cheap it stands to reason that a number are going to be modified especially if a stock restoration isn’t cost effective. I […] -
![This is, of course, the traditional way to enjoy a British sports car. The MGA is a fine way to go out on the open road with the sun on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/MGA.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Through the JPC Windshield – Two Ways to Enjoy Your Classic MG")
Through the JPC Windshield – Two Ways to Enjoy Your Classic MG
Posted on November 8, 2011 | 14 CommentsThis is, of course, the traditional way to enjoy a British sports car. The MGA is a fine way to go out on the open road with the sun on […]
