Diecast for today 9/8/21 through Sunday, the MG 4-door sedans

Plus resin, white metal, and even plastic! Most folks think 2-seat sports car when they hear "MG" but the marque was also responsible for various 4-door sedans, from the late 1920s to the 21st century. Brooklin/Lansdowne has made three and they are my earliest chronologically (for the 1:1s) so I'll start there.

1937 MG VA Saloon (LDM 84) - Smallest of the SVW range of MG's prewar sedans, it had a tuned version of the Morris 1.5L four cylinder engine.

1939 MG SA (LDM 53A) - Produced by Morris but sporting MG grille and badging, the SA (along with the WA) was MG's big car, expected to compete with the likes of SS (Jaguar), Alvis, and even Bentley. I knew a guy who owned a very nice SA - he took it to an MG meet at Indy once and got up on the banking. The oil pickup went dry, the engine seized, and so it was major $$$ for the rebuild. 

1947 MG YA Saloon (LDM 28) - This was powered by the same XPAG 1250cc 4-banger found in the MG TC, TD, and some TFs. If I recall correctly, the Lansdowne registration of UMG 511 is also that of MG's publicity photos of the new car back in the day. Just about every YA I have seen was black like this one. 

Oxford MG ZA and ZB Magnettes - Now to diecast. Oxford has made several versions of the 1.5L Z-series cars and I think they are quite well done. For the 1954 ZA version I chose a police car. With the ZB, MG offered the "Varitone" two-tone paint schemes - mine is Steel Blue over Mineral Blue from 1958. The Varitone had a larger rear window - note that Oxford went to the trouble of making two different castings of the ZA and ZB to capture this.

Silas SM43015a 1961 MG Magnette Mk. IV - In 1959 BMC introduced the Pinin Farina-designed line of saloons, and MG got their badge-engineered version with a grille to distinguish it from the Morris, Austin, Riley, and Woleeley versions. The Mk. IV appeared in 1961, with a larger 1.6L engine and revised body dimensions. This is my only resin MG sedan, in Old English White over Sandy Beige, and I note the chrome trim along the sides is buckling a bit - I wonder if the resin is shrinking? Repairs in the near future...

MG 1100 by Norev, Spot-On, Tekno, and Vitesse - In 1962 BMC launched the ADO16 series of front wheel drive saloons across all ranges, and MG's was known as the 1100 (denoting engine size). The series of cars sold quite well over 11 years with 2.1M units sold. The toy companies liked it a lot too, and could easily re-tool to make the similar Morris 1100.

Norev 90 (plastic)

Tekno 832

Vitesse VCC99068 in Colorado Red

Spot-On 267

Note the size difference between the Magnette Mk. IV and 1100:

Corgi Vanguards VA9304 2004 MG ZT - MG Rover began production of the MG ZT in 2001 with various engines, including a 1.8L turbo and a diesel. Corgi's version is in the livery of the Police Service of Northern Ireland. 

So only a few gaps in my 4-door MG collection, such as the 18/80 from the 1920s and the MG WA. Perhaps someday.