MG (car)

MG is a British marque that traditionally has produced sports cars from 1924 to 2005.

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MG originally stood for "Morris Garages", a dealer of Morris cars which began producing its own customized versions. Almost all "pure" MG's are two-seat open sports cars, but the brand has also been used to designate sportier versions of other models belonging to the same parent company.

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There is some debate over when MG started. The company itself believes it is 1924, although the first cars bore both Morris and MG badges. Some disputing this believe that MG began trading in 1925.

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From 1929 until 1980 the MG factory was in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. As part of Morris, (itself part of the Nuffield Organisation), MG was effectively absorbed into the British Motor Corporation in 1952, and latterly British Leyland in 1968. The factory was shut down as part of the ruthless programme of cutbacks necessary to turn BL around after the turbulent times of the 1970s.

British: The word British has several different uses. See the article on Britain for more details on the development and use of the word Britain....

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1924: 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar)....

MG (car) related Images and Photos (experimental)

Car 3	Car I	Car Graffiti	The Car
Tall Car	Car Wash DVD (Widescreen)	The Car DVD (Widescreen)	Imperial Car (detail) c.1962
Classic Car	Car Wash 1976	Pug Car Magnet	Pug Car Coaster