Housed in a nondescript warehouse in Dayton, Ohio, the British Transportation Museum contains a large collection of British automobiles which are maintained and restored by a crew of volunteers. Most of the cars do not display any information about them. Shown below are some of the MGs in this collection.
In the 1920s, Morris Garages, owned by William Morris, sold Morris automobiles. In 1921, Cecil Kimber joined the dealership as a sales manager and was soon promoted to general manager. Kimber began producing special versions of Morris cars and the MG octagon badge appeared in 1923. By 1928, M.G. Car Company was separate from the original Morris Garages.
1939 MG WA
From 1938 to 1939, a total of 369 of these Sporting Saloons were built. It has a 2.6 litre 6 cylinder engine with 95 horsepower.
1950 MG YA Saloon
While the MG YA was originally designed in 1939, it did not go into production until after World War II. A total of 6,158 MG YA’s were produced between 1947 and 1953.
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Museums 101: BMW Automobiles (Photo Diary)
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