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Revell 1/18 MGA Roadster (08455)
The first MG was created in 1923 by Cecil Kimber the Manager of the Morris Garage (MG) in
Oxford, to be followed by a variety of sports, racing and also luxury cars, which enhanced
the worldwide reputation of the MG name. After the war MGs were first produced by the
Nuffield Group, until it merged with the Austin Motor Company to form the British Motor
Corporation (BMC) in 1952. This brought the MG into competition with the Austin Healey
within the same group. Consequently Leonard Lord, former chief executive of Austin and
later of BMC. preferred to mass produce the Austin Healey 100 and rejected the new MG
concept that Syd Enever had designed for the 1951 races in Le Mans. The variant that was
redesigned to become the successor to the MG TD however was blessed with greater success.
This car was now equipped with the popular BMC type B engine which was more economical in
production. After participating at Le Mans in 1955, this MGA 1500 was exhibited at the
Frankfurt IAA motor show in September 1955. The A in the name stood for a new era.
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(Prod Ref #48250)
Price: £19.99
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