Chicagoland MG Club
P.O. Box 455
Addison, IL 60101
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Natter 'n Noggin, Finn McCool's, Schaumburg IL — August 10, 2022
CMGC Meeting—Mr. Beef and Pizza, Mt Prospect – August 15, 2022
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Chicagoland MG Club’s National Affiliates
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Unfortunately, I don’t have any artwork from a Magnette. This card was published by Jenna Publishing in the UK as N0. 6 in their Moros Classics series. It contains “original manufacturers illustrations copywriter to British Motor Heritage Ltd.”
These cars have one of the nicest wooden dashes, with half-octagonal speedometer, of all MGs. 12,745 ZAs and 23,846 ZBs left the factory between 1953 and 1958. Along with some specifications the card states "… The respected ZB was replaced by the inferior Farina styled Magnette MkIII in 1959”. Quite a denouncement of a model that still sold almost 30,000 cars (MkIII and IV) and is liked by many as a rare and unique MG. We drove a MkIV with an automatic transmission to an MG event in the Netherlands and loved the ride and comfort.
~~ Reinout Vogt
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August 2022
