No, the MG version of the Austin America was NOT called a Magnette. It
was an MG 1100 or MG 1300 depending on the engine size. Basic "badge
engineering" - there was also a Morris 1100 (the most common variety in
the UK), a Riley 1100 and a Van den Plas (with wool, walnut, leather
etc.) the grille is from an MG 1100.
Jarl de Boer
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Rocky Frisco wrote:
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> Anybody know for sure what this MG Grill is off of? It's obviously an
> MG just from the shape. Is it an MG Metro or Magnette? There was an
> Austin America with MG trim I think they also called a Magnette; might
> this be one of those?
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