MG Magnette

{| border=1 align="right" cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 width=250 style="margin-left:3em; margin-bottom: 2em; color: black; background: lightyellow;" !colspan=2 style="color: white; background: green;"|MG Magnette |- |width="40%"|Manufacturer:||British Motor Corporation |- |Production:||1953-1968
67,596 |- |Predecessor:||MG Y |- |Successor:||MG Montego |- |Class:||midsize car |- |Body Styles:||FR layout 4-door sedan (car) |- !colspan=2 style="color: black; background: lightgreen;"|ZA |- |Production:||1953-1956
18,076 |- |Engines:||1.5 L ''BMC B-Series engine'' I4 |- !colspan=2 style="color: black; background: lightgreen;"|ZB |- |Production:||1956-1958
18,524 |- |Engines:||1.5 L ''BMC B-Series engine'' I4 |- !colspan=2 style="color: black; background: lightgreen;"|Mark III |- |Production:||1959-1961
16,676 |- |Related:||Morris Oxford
Riley 4
Austin Cambridge
Wolseley 15/60 |- |Engines:||1.5 L ''BMC B-Series engine'' I4 |- !colspan=2 style="color: black; background: lightgreen;"|Mark IV |- |Production:||1961-1969
14,320 |- |Related:||Morris Oxford
Riley 4
Austin Cambridge
Wolseley 16/60 |- |Engines:||1.6 L ''BMC B-Series engine'' I4 |} MG (car) had used the Magnette name on a number of sedan (car) since the 1930s, but the Magnette models of the 1950s and 1960s are best-remembered. There were two distinct series of these Magnettes: The ZA and ZB of 1953 through 1958 and the Mark III and Mark IV of 1959 through 1968. The former were "true" MGs, being designed for the marque alone, while the latter were merely badge engineering versions of regular British Motor Corporation offerings. ==Magnette ZA== The Magnette ZA was launched in 1953 and produced through 1956. It was designed by Gerald Palmer who made his name with the Jowet Javelin, and featured modern Italian-inspired styling and the then-new 1.5 L (1489 cc) ''BMC B-Series engine'' straight-4 engine. The similar Wolseley Motor Company 4/44, sold those same years, used the 1250 cc engine from the MG T#MG TF. The 4/44 was replaced by the Magnette ZB-based 15/50. ==Magnette ZB== The ZA was replaced by the Magnette ZB in 1956. Power was up to 64 hp (48 kW), and a semi-automatic transmission was an option. The similar Wolseley 15/50 now shared the ZB's ''B-Series'' engine. ==Magnette Mark III== The Mark III of 1959 drew the ire of MG fans. It was nearly identical to the Riley version (the Riley 4) of the new Pinin Farina-designed midsize BMC saloon line. All four versions (including the Morris Oxford and Wolseley 15/60) were produced together at BMC's Cowley, Oxford factory. The engine remained the same as before, and the MG had the same soft suspension as the rest. ==Magnette Mark IV== The Mark III was updated in 1961 as the Mark IV. A larger 1.6 L (1622 cc) ''B-Series'' engine was fitted, and the vehicle was larger in every dimension. Outside, the Mark IV was almost identical to the Mark III. Sales continued through 1968. MG vehicles

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