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MG Cars 1930 to 2006: A Pictorial History

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July 02, 2025

THE eagle-eyed among you will notice that the period covered in this book - 1930 to 2006 - is pretty much the entirety of MG in the eyes of traditional British sports car fans.

- Trevor Alder

It spans from the formation of MG as its own company in 1930, through ownership by British Leyland, British Aerospace, BMW and the MG Rover Group, stopping just as the company folded and the naming rights were purchased by the Chinese SAIC Motor. And it really does cover every model manufactured w

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