5 Things You Need Know about the MGA | The Bad Blonde Car History

MGA was produced from 1955 to 1962 it was the successor of the successful T-series and succeeded by the beloved MGB #MGA #TheBadBlonde #MG
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#1 The MGA almost wasn’t a thing
The MGA was successor to the MG TF 1500 Midget.. Now that launch almost didn’t happen, as the prototype was shown to Leonard Lord who had just signed a deal with Donald Healey of Austin-Healey just a mere 2x weeks before.
But that no wouldn’t last long and as MG sales dropped Lord decided to give the MGA the green light.
Side note, Leonard Lord is a name you hear a lot in British Auto History.. Homeslice was a captain of the British motor industry and just a part of his legacy was the beloved and iconic Mini..

#2 Why the ‘A’?
And WHY the MGA? Intended to be called the UA-series, was brought back. As it was so unlike from the older MG models it was called the MGA, the "first of a new line" to quote their advertising.
The MGTD is why I am blessed to be an auto enthusiast
You see it was quite design leap, a total styling break, from the preview T series.. as you can tell which leads us to the next fact you oughta know

#3 Was MG Car’s first real attempt at aerodynamics
Now the design of the MGA has an interesting history, in 1951 LeMans driver George Philips wanted a more streamlined design on his TD LeMans cars, that would be genesis and inspiration for MG designer Syd Enever when creating the MGA..
On the topic of Lemans, Three MGA prototypes were entered at Le Mans in 1955. Two of the cars finished the race placing 12th and 17th overall, proving the worth of the new car.., and the third crashed.
This is an easy segue to the #4th

#4 MGA was the last foreign automaker to race in NASCAR.. the participated from 1960- 1963..
Most of y’all might be surprised a foreign car was racing in NASCAR… Rightly so, it’s been some time since
Fun fact, after the Jaguar XK120 is the only import that has won Nascar

#5 Most of the MGA cars were exported to the states
Now this is no shocker. You see the American market was the golden goose for automaker. A lot of that can be attributed to post WWII many government’s motto was export or die.
total of 101,081 units were marketed through the end of production in July 1962, the vast majority of which were exported. 5869 cars were sold on the home market,
That was the norm… Something like 80% of Austin Healey’s came to the states