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The MGC |
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“The MGC should have been one of the best-selling sports cars of all time …” |
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Stuart Casey
Email: Stuart.Casey@theM-G-C.com
(Please note that it may take me many months to respond to your emails—see reason in Update )
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Site Last Updated 3 October 2010 |
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3 October 2010
So this is likely to be the last update for a long long time owing to a new work opportunity. And I have tried to make it a good one.
There is now a new page with everything you would want to know about how to tune SU Carbs on the C (but applies to all SU carbs).
It does also mean that I will not be answering emails very often.
Two new owners added to the Gallery (4)
New photo of restored C in Gallery 1.
16 June 2010
One new owner added to the Gallery (4)
3 April 2010
Photo of David Cleverdon’s MGC registration UBY 699F added to Nicholson section
New material added to BGC 250G (Robin Johnston’s C) courtesy of Mark Saylor and Dick Immins with permission of current owner, Tony Williams.
New owner photo added (new owners page number 4)
23 February 2010
Extensive set of photos of hub, bearing and race replacement linking off Wheels page (and on information page)
New photo added to Owner’s Gallery.
New close up of grill on BGC 250G
Amended typo on production numbers in Identification page.
Before and after shot of rear drums added.
7 February 2010
New photo of a beautiful C based in Switzerland added to Owners Gallery 3.
17 January 2010
Picture of the MGC (BGC 250G) formerly owned by Robin Knox Johnson, yachtsman (photo courtesy of Dick Immins) added to Historic MGCs section.
New updated text in Air Con page (plus large photo). Problem with hyperlink to this page hopefully fixed (it works in Google Chrome)
Page of photos of YPE 995G, owned by Shaun Holmes, linking of Owner’s Gallery Page 1.
New photo added of MabeL in historic MGs page (of engine and gearbox) courtesy of Shaun Holmes.
9 January 2010
New owner added to gallery 3.
Article from Bruce Ibbotson on air-conditioning your C (links off the Modifications page)
New specific page added on replacing wire wheel hubs with photos (front hubs I am still to do)
21 December 2009
Link to 1967 Earl’s Court Motor Show with launch of the MGC to Historic MGCs section.
History profile for FRX 692C and new early photo added to Historic MGCs section courtesy of Tim Hodgkinson
Wheels page updated on important point when fitting new hubs to rear.
Photo from 40th MGC Anniversary at Stratford Upon Avon added to Events
Simon Wilkinson’s beautiful MGC added to owner’s gallery (3)
7 December 2009
More photos of FRX 692C, a 1965 pre-production prototype (in Historic MGCs)
Said I had added a new engine bay picture and I forgot to. It is actually in the Carbs page.
29 November 2009
Realised I hadn’t uploaded the check sheets used by mechanics to prepare MBL 546E for the 1968 Marathon de Route—now part of the page for MBL 546E.
New engine bay picture added.
28 November 2009
Have become slightly obsessed about wire wheels. Quite a bit more information in the wheels and tyres page.
28 October 2009
Page on wheels and tyres updated with new information.
5 new pages on a replica GTS courtesy of Chip Pedersen (links from Modifications page).
One new owner added
16 October 2009
2 New owners added
New links added to owners pages to help Navigation.
Owners Gallery format tweaked to make it more appealing visually.
18 September 2009
Link to Surrey Sports and Classics updated—Jeremy has a new look to their site.
Owners Gallery correction
2 New owners added including a 1968 replica GTS
2 August 2009
New Downton page added (links off Historic Cs page)
New Nicholson page added (links off Historic Cs page)
New original Adverts page added including an “Easter Egg” advert (links off Historic Cs page)
10 new pages (links off Early Photos page) for the launch brochure (and some press photos) in 8 different countries, courtesy of Mark Saylor.
Cover of Safety fast from 1967 featuring KOV 257F added to page on that C (courtesy of Dick Immins and Mark Saylor)
2 more photos of engine bay and front of UM MGC courtesy of Robert Lynex
3 New owners added
1 July 2009
Sorry for the recent delay in responding—my sister just got married and that beats C stuff any day.
2 New owners photo to Gallery
New page on historic C registration FRX 692C
New page on award winning TGT 72F (in historic Cs section)
New page on KOV 257F currently under auction by Coys, the original launch car.
Photos of a University Motors MGC added.
Details of optional equipment added to the Specification section Page 2.
New MGC Racer photo added
22 June
New buttons added to replace side navigation bar. Temporary fix due to Publisher problem below. Whole site redone on this basis.
4 New owners added
New page—MBL 546E “Mabel” photos
12 June 2009
IMPORTANT NOTICE— Internet Explorer 8 does not display website navigation menus created using Microsoft Publisher. I use Publisher to create the site. At the moment I can’t find any solution on the web to this issue. Anyone using IE8 will not be able to see the left hand side navigation bar.
http://connect.microsoft.com/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=426547&SiteID=227
4 New owners added.
Parts catalogue added to front page (can’t vouch for the part numbers but it is not supplier specific)
MGC Racers page added (suggestion from Dick Immins)
5 June 2009
New owner added.
Site width extended for better viewing.
New photo added to brakes section.
14 May 2009
New page outlining possible modifications to the MGC including power steering.
Two new owners added.
Missing photo on carbs page added.
3 May 2009
New material added to Carbs page and formatting error fixed.
25 April 2009
New page and photos of The Royal Windsor MG Heritage Festival (Amended 27 April).
Page of close up pictures of RMO 699F.
22 April
More details and photos added to the new rebuild page.
One new owner added.
Photos from MGCC event in March 2007 added.
17 April 2009
Two new owners added.
New page “Rebuild of a C” on the restoration / rebuild of a Californian car in Australia.
19 March 2009
New more authoritative production number table added to the Provenance and Spec page.
18 March 2009
New material added to Provenance and Spec page.
New material added to Wheels & Tyres page.
New material added to the Interior, Seats and trim page.
New material added to the Lights page
16 March 2009
New page with link to a spreadsheet showing the changes made during the production run of the MGC by chassis number.
Brake Master Cylinder and Servo page updated.
3 new owners added.
7 March 2009
Details added to Airfilters section on use of K&Ns.
New owner added.
Problem with Wiring diagram download resolved.
26 February 2009
New owner photo added (now we have 54 on the site).
13 February 2009
Page on University Motors Specials added
New owners (4) photos added.
28 January 2009
Parts catalogue removed given it appeared to be biasing a particular parts supplier which was not the intention (identification was the idea).
New owners (2) photos added.
14 January 2009
New owner photo added.
New photos added to fuel tank section.
10 January 2009
Forum removed (please see page for reasons)
New owner photo added.
New photo added to Engine section (spin on oil filter)
2 January 2009
Still problems with the forum being hijacked, even having made it registered users only. Solutions invited.
Provenance and Spec, Early photos and Owners pages moved up the Navigation links.
New photo added to past events section.
New photo added to dash section
Three new owners photos added.
1st January 2009
Owing to obscene postings on the forum by persons unrelated to our C community, the forum is now registered user only (registration is via the forum).
23rd December 2008
New Owners added
Link to forum amended to be on each page of this site.
New photo added to early photos section
21 December 2008 (2nd Update)
New forum established
Paint colours for Cs updated.
21 December 2008
New identification page added with explanation of chassis codes etc.
Date of launch brochures corrected.
New Owner added.
17 December 2008
New material added to Early Photos section including Launch brochure (courtesy of Dick Immins), police cars, advertising and an Ashley Hard top.
New page on the MGC GTS and HRH car.
16 December 2008
In the spirit of fairness and encouraging open debate, some less positive comments about this site can be found on MGCC BBS thread.
New Owners photos added.
Dash section revised.
Important Notice—For Data protection reasons, please let me know if you would not like your email address to be listed on this site in the future.
13 December 2008
New Owners added
Rear Suspension—new pics
Information added to provenance section. 2nd page created.
New photo in Engine section.
9 December 2008
Hyperlinks to Owners photos in large format.
New photos added to Owners section
Provenance—engine details updated.
New photos added to carbs section.
New photos added to engine section.
Hyperlinks added to key pictures to larger versions.
Redundant pages removed.
Important Notice
Just to reassure and for reasons of security of your cars, I will not be adding any address details to the site, just names of owners and a photo of their cars.
Forum
Many people have asked about setting up a forum within the site. Very happy to do that but at the moment my web skills are not up to it. All offers to help to do this gratefully received.
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