1958 MG Magnette ZB Varitone Saloon - a photo on Flickriver

1958 MG Magnette ZB Varitone Saloon

            The Magnette ZB replaced the ZA which was launched at the October 1953 London Motor Show. The ZA was the first monocoque MG car. It was designed by Gerald Palmer (1911-1999), who also created the 1947 Jowett Javelin.
The MG Magnette had a 1952 Wolseley 4/44 body, an Austin 1500 BMC engine and a MG grille. Excellent badge engineering so to say...
The Magnette ZB shared the car body with the ZA, but it got an enlarged rear window and a stronger engine.
The Magnette had leather seats and a wooden dashboard panel. Two tone paintwork was an option for the ZB (specified as Varitone).

1489 cc L4 BMC B engine.
1150 kg.
Production MG Magnette Series: Oct. 1953-1968.
Production MG Magnette ZB: Oct. 1956-Febr. 1959.

Photo is taken from the book: Piet Olyslager, Kluwers Autotypenboek 1958, N.V. Uitgevers-Maatschappij AW. E. Kluwer, Deventer, 1958.
Original photographer, place and exact date unknown.

Halfweg, June 12, 2023.

© 1958/2023 Kluwer/Sander Toonen Halfweg | All Rights Reserved
   

Taken on: June 12, 2023

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