Displacement About MG
MG is a British sports car brand founded in 1924.
The brand was in continuous use (barring the years of the Second World War) for 56 years after its inception. Production of predominantly two-seater sports cars was concentrated at a factory in Abingdon, some 10 miles (16 km) south of Oxford. During the 1960s, the MG badge was used on a sportier version of the Austin 1300 family saloon. In the autumn of 1980, however, the Abingdon factory closed and MG B production ceased.
Between 1982 and 1991, the MG marque was revived on faster versions of Austin Rover's Metro, Maestro and Montego ranges.
After an interval of barely one year, the MG marque was revived again, this time on the MG RV8 — an updated MG B Roadster with a Range Rover V8 engine, which was produced in low volumes.
