John Peloquin: what shape was the *amazing red Sedan MG?
mid-1930s American sedan shape -- MG Y Saloon (late 1940s)
early-1950s American sedan shape -- MG Magnette (mid- to late-1950s)
*Mini* but slightly photoenlarged -- 1960s MG 1100
These are the *more common* MG sedans to be seen. Of course, there are
any number of bigger and/or more special MG sedans, especially back in
the 1930s: SA and WA saloons, some of which are truly large and
beautiful, various Tickfords (really neat) and the Airline coupes are
truly breathtaking (IMHO).
BTW, nice to hear of someone turning an lbc into a daily driver :-)
Too often, people want to turn them into museum pieces instead :-(
On the Champion plug thread, er, I mean, discussion that has sparked,
er, I mean, well, anyway:
Years ago one of the shop personnel at the local LBC emporium (a.k.a.
Filth & Greed Imports for Dick O'Kane fans) told me that when the new
Triumphs, MGs, Humbers, whatever, came in, the British Champion plugs
were routinely discarded and replaced with American Champions! I guess
everybody had their own biases. I've always liked, and had good luck with,
Champions, but even better luck with the brand started by Albert
Champion after he left that company -- AC. These are factory
recommended for some Spitfires and GT6s, and I like them, and they are
very readily available.
Andy Mace
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