The British Motor Corporation (BMC) Part 4Picture Of Mg Midget CarsThe mid-sized Farinas were launched in 1958 with the Wolseley 15/60. Other members of the group included the Riley 4/68, Austin A55 Cambridge Mk II, MG Magnette Mk III, and Morris Oxford V. Later, the design was licensed in Argentina and produced as the Di Tella 1500/Traveller/Argenta. The mid-size cars used the B-Series straight-4 engine.Picture Of Mg Midget CarsMost of these cars lasted until 1961, though the Di Tellas remained until 1965. They were replaced with a new Farina body style and most were renamed. These were the Austin A60 Cambridge, MG Magnette Mk....

The British Motor Corporation (BMC) Part 3Picture Of Mg Midget CarsIn 1958, BMC hired Battista Farina to redesign its entire car line. This resulted in the creation of three "Farina" saloons, each of which was badge-engineered to fit the various BMC car lines.Picture Of Mg Midget CarsThe compact Farina model bowed in 1958 with the Austin A40 Farina. This is considered by many to be the first mass produced hatchback car: a small estate version was produced with a horizontally split tailgate, its size and configuration would today be considered that of a small hatchback. A Mark II A40 Farina appeared in 1961 and was produced through...

The British Motor Corporation (BMC) Part 2Picture Of Mg Midget CarsBMC's headquarters were at the Austin plant at Longbridge, near Birmingham and Austin was the dominant partner in the group mainly because of the chairman. The use of Morris engine designs was dropped within 3 years and all new car designs were coded ADO from "Austin Drawing Office". The Longbridge plant was up to date, having been thoroughly modernised in 1951, and compared very favourably with Nuffield's 16 different and often old fashioned factories scattered over the English Midlands. Austin's management systems however, especially cost control and marketing were...

The British Motor Corporation (BMC) Part 1Picture Of Mg Midget CarsThe British Motor Corporation (BMC) was a UK vehicle company, formed by the merger of the Austin Motor Company and the Nuffield Organisation (parent of the Morris car company, MG, Riley and Wolseley) in 1952. Basically, it was the predecessor of British Leyland.Picture Of Mg midget CarsBMC was the largest British car company of its day, with (in 1952) 39 percent of British output, producing a wide range of cars under brand names including Austin, Morris, MG, Austin Healey, Wolseley as well as commercial vehicles and agricultural tractors. The first chairman was Lord Nuffield (William...

The MG Midget in The FuturePicture Of Mg Midget CarsA brand new Midget was announced in January 2003, to be based on the Tata Aria concept cars (Rover used another Tata as the basis of their Rover CityRover). The concept never made it into production and Tata Motors made it clear that they did not wish to share platforms if the MG Rover Group was bought up by another company.Picture Of Mg Midget CarsA small business in Cheshire also had similar ideas on the MG Midget Cars in 2007 but were withdrawn from bidding for the rights after lack of financial aid.Picture Of Mg Midget CarsApparently the Smart Roadster was to be used as the basis for a new...

The MG Midget UK 50th anniversary celebrationPicture Of Mg Midget CarsOn 24 May 2008, the Official UK Golden Anniversary of the introduction of the Austin Healey Sprite, "Spridget 50 - The Big Party" was held at the British Heritage Motor Centre at Gaydon, Warwickshire. Up to 1000 Sprites, Midgets and derivatives were in attendance - a record number. The event was jointly organised and promoted by the UK's Midget and Sprite Club, Healey Drivers Club, MG Owners Club, Austin Healey Club and MG Cars Club - the first time an event of this size has been supported by all of the marque-representing clubs.The MG Midget MkI (1961-1964)The MG Midget...