This is the inside story of the workings of the MG Design and
Development Office in Abingdon, from 1956 until MG's closure in
1980, as told by Chief Design & Development Engineer, Don
Hayter. This book explains how the various models were conceived,
drawn, planned and developed by a small team of engineers. It also
shows how the constant evolution of BMC, including the
Triumph-Austin merger, frequently changed input to, and control of,
the department. Safety legislation, mainly imposed by the United
States, could have killed MG, but detailed here are the design
changes that allowed the MGB, and other models, to survive. Trying
to remain as individual as possible, MG developed record-breakers
and a unique Competition Department during the period covered by
this book. Special cars were built and tested, and prototypes for
the MGB replacement, using engines from any part of the group, were
drawn up. The continuing support of the American market was
essential and much valued, but holding company, British Leyland,
prioritised the TR7 - a decision that, ultimately, led to the
closure of a successful, happy MG company.
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