Road Strikers

The MG WA was a sporting saloon produced by the MG Car company between 1938 to 1939 and was at the time the largest and heaviest car the company had built. Although similar to the SA the car had a wider track at the rear allowing a larger body to be fitted. The car used a tuned version of the six-cylinder Morris QPHG engine enlarged to 2561 cc. The compression ratio was increased to 7.25 to 1 and a new balanced crankshaft was fitted. Drive was to the live rear axle via a four-speed manual gearbox with synchromesh on the top three ratios and a divided propshaft. Wire wheels were fitted and the 14 inch drum brakes were hydraulically operated using a Lockheed system. The saloon body was made in-house by Morris and was a spacious four-door with traditional MG grille flanked by two large chrome plated headlights. It can be distinguished from the outwardly similar SA by the front bumper which has a dip in the centre and the spare wheel was carried on the front wing as opposed to the boot l...

You can buy a British-made MG again. The TF LE500 – a heavily re-worked special edition of the well-loved original sportscar – is now rolling off Longbridge’s production lines for £16,399, packed with extras like leather seats and iPod compatibility, plus EU4 engine emissions compliancy. The 500-run limited edition is already 80 percent sold and more importantly, it spearheads the start of a whole new MG range, more of which later… But should I care about the new MG TF? Isn’t this just a motor with mid-90s roots re-heated for 2008? Yes and no. At a glance it’s clearly very similar to the TF car that died when MG Rover collapsed just a few years back, but there are significant changes. It’s got a smarter new nose with a bright grille mesh, bigger 16-inch alloys wheels as standard, a de rigueur piano black lacquer interior fascia, neat new driver dials and a Pioneer stereo with iPod cable in the glovebox. Pick the flat orange with black al...