The MGA was the MG sports car of 1955, a complete break in styling from the pre-war T-types it replaced. It was announced in September 1955 and launched at the Frankfurt Motor Show as an open car, with a coupe version added later, and it took the new BMC B-series four-cylinder engine in place of the XPAG unit first planned, driving through a four-speed gearbox. Output rose from about 68 hp in the 1489 cc car to 79.5 bhp in the 1588 cc 1600, and the twin-cam version with four-wheel disc brakes was dropped in 1960 after about 2,100 had been built. Some 101,476 MGAs were made when production ended in July 1962, mostly for export, and the MGB replaced it.
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The MGA is a sports car that was produced by MG from 1955 until 1962.
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A total of 101,476 units were marketed by the end of production in July 1962, the vast majority of which were exported.
Design
Unlike the coupe, the convertible had no exterior door handles.
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A coupé version was also produced, bringing the total production of standard MGAs to 58,750.
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Rather than the originally intended XPAG unit, the car was fitted with the new straight-4 "BMC B series" engine from the MG Magnette saloon, coupled to a four-speed gearbox.
MGA, power
The 1489 cc engine fitted with twin H4 type SU Carburettors produced 68 hp (51 kW) at first, but was soon uprated to 72 hp (54 kW).
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MG is a British automotive marque founded by Cecil Kimber in the 1920s, owned by Chinese automobile manufacturer SAIC Motor since 2007.
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Morris's Nuffield Organization merged with Austin to create the British Motor Corporation Limited (BMC) in 1952.
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