Interesting. I’m looking at one tomorrow. Need advice!! 😧👍
@scottshaw52718 ай бұрын
I love your magazine!!!
@vailclewley5354 Жыл бұрын
My Dad had a black one just the same when I was 12 years old ime now 76 years I brought an identical car when I was about 30 that had only eight hundred miles on it I then showed it to a very knowledgeable friend who said it’s been restored look at the door rubbers still covered in powder !
@nigelpowton9509 Жыл бұрын
Curious, what is the tape about on the nearside rear bumper?
@charlesarmstrong5260 Жыл бұрын
I had a 1958 Magnette in BRG back in 1962. It was the only one in Winnipeg, Canada! A sweet machine for sure.
@argee362 жыл бұрын
I have a French blue 1958 MG Magnette ZB here in the U.S. Mine has left hand drive, a later MGB engine and MGB front disc brakes. I really enjoy driving this car---but I wish it had a 5 speed gear box. My car had been restored to show condition before I bought it. My first old car was a 1953 MG TD. But now I'm 85 years old--and I call my Magnette "an old man's sports car"--and it's easy for me to get in and out of it!
@angelsone-five79122 жыл бұрын
I loved my ZA when I had it. The original seats still wafted leather up my nose as soon as I opened the door.
@markwarne8932 жыл бұрын
Hi Alistair, I am going to see an MG Magnette next week a ZB in fact. So before I head off to see one. What are the like to own and drive? I am a classic car owner so I understand the work needed to keep them on the road. Many thanks
@hodgheg2 жыл бұрын
Car restoration always costs more than you think it will - you must remember to factor in the divorce costs.
@cabester772 жыл бұрын
Great video Alastair..
@General.Longstreet3 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous car!
@adrianking87523 жыл бұрын
Stumbling around KZbin looking at classic cars I had to take a look at your own fine example of this marque. I was taken back to a girl I once dated whose father owned an MG Magnette ZB, which was deep red in colour with spoke wire wheels fitted. We'd go literally every Sunday evening over to her nan's house in Rugby as back seat passengers, revelling in that interior with the smell you mention and the old radio-like glow of the half-octagon speedo and instruments.. Loved going in the Magnette which her father kept immaculate, especially as he drove it 'safety fast!' I think he still has this car along with a British racing green MGA Twin Cam he built up, would love to know it's still going as they are indeed a rare sight. Hope you run yours for as long as it gives you joy!
@HYU29C3 жыл бұрын
I'd love a decent Magnette ZB.
@alistairbernard95743 жыл бұрын
Beautiful car and nice drive. My friend has got a 56 ZA. Cheers TC
@beigemanalishi16453 жыл бұрын
BMC signed their own death warrant when they replaced this with a rebadged Farina heap. How to throw away a profitable and popular model line!
@davidcayjohnston3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this drive down memory lane. My first car was a 1956 Magnette, a hand me down from my parents on my 16th birthday in 1964. I drove it for four years in Santa Cruz., California, loved the wood dashboard, leather seats, fold-down back seat armrest, and a huge trunk. And as Alistair Clements said, it rode smoothly.
@kenoath443 жыл бұрын
I also have a fully restored 1958 ZB Magnette. I have had for over 32 years. As Alastair says they are lovely cars to drive. I disagree with him on the fitting of flashing amber indicators though. In modern traffic the trafficators are next to useless. As the parking/side lights are very rarely used I have fitted amber Mini glasses in them on the front and fitted the complete amber light units near the corners of the boot lid as it is flat there. The flashers are operated by the original switch on the steering wheel. I think it is very important that other drivers know where you are going! My original trafficators still operate by a small switch near the steering wheel. Most members of the public have never seen trafficators before and the are very amused by them, especially the kids when I flick the switch! Ken Dutch, Adelaide, Australia
@b.b.13733 жыл бұрын
I'm Japanese so I can only understand English a little. Sorry for the poor English. I also had 1957 MG Magnette ZB before,I saw it very nostalgic. Thank you very much.
@Martin_Adams1843 жыл бұрын
Thank you! A nice piece of filming, and a nice story. I owned a 1956 ZA and learned to drive on one. It was, as you say, such a comfortable drive; and in my experience offered the most relaxed drive of any car I owned until I bought a 1987 Volvo 240 GLT estate. But the MG remains my fondest memory. You are absolutely right about the need for a fifth gear . . . . But I'm pretty certain that five-speed gearboxes were unknown in UK-built cars until the late 1960s. But it was still a great drive. I'm sure it still is. Cheers!
@jeffhildreth92443 жыл бұрын
Excellent video, these are great cars. Coincidentally I am looking at one tomorrow, a 1958. It is in the hands of a flipper who bought it 60 days ago from the widow of the previous owner. He had it for 48 years. 38K original miles. I'll come back and make a report whether I buy it or not. Jeff in Oregon USA.
@snowball24883 жыл бұрын
Did u end up going to check it out? I think I seen it for sale still
@warwickkeene3633 жыл бұрын
Thank you for a heart-warming story. I had a Magnette, an early 60s model in Johannesburg and it was a nightmare - traded up from my 1960 Cambridge but that was a mistake. Glad you are enjoying yours that much, a beautiful looking car.
@paulhunter1233 жыл бұрын
i wanna see the engine what class
@smckelvey19594 жыл бұрын
Learnt to drive in one my mom had. Great car..
@bcfairlie14 жыл бұрын
Beautiful car. Subtle. Not as over the top as a Jaguar or Armstrong Siddley of the period
@bcfairlie14 жыл бұрын
Designed by Gerald Palmer who had previously designed the Jowet Javelin
@jonathangriffin11204 жыл бұрын
Love the old ZA/ZB Magnettes, I had one fifty years ago, a '56 ZA, you did well going for the ZB Alastair, a bit more oomph than the ZA, (11/2" stokers as opposed to the 11/4s in the ZA) great handling, waaaay better than the Farina barges, being a Somerset lad, I liked the Bristol tag, mine was Bath registered, (FGL 876), there's some more Zs on KZbin, a couple with V8s installed and a very tidy Somerset registered '54 Tin Dash.
@Roger.Coleman19494 жыл бұрын
Lovely car Alastair, you can get ' flashing ' LED festoon bulbs for the trafficators now, I see yours is not glowing !.They do help make the arm seem more noticeable on the ' B ' pillar .I have them on my pre-war Austin 18 York and have fitted discreet indicators to the original lamps in tandem so you could do that easily with the ZB. ]
@jacklee71044 жыл бұрын
Stunning
@2Bikemad4 жыл бұрын
I understand exactly how you feel as these are fantastic, economical little cars and immense fun to drive. Especially in narrow lanes with oncoming traffic, as they are so narrow, you don't have to slow down, and dead easy to fit into small parking spaces too. I bought my 1981 SC100GX back in 1983 and it's currently tucked away safely in the garage where it's been for the last 20 years. The last MOT expired back in July 2000 and it's still has less than 31,000 genuine miles on the clock. This time next year it will be Tax and MOT exempt, so I'm looking forward to getting it back on the road again provided the bodywork hasn't deteriorated too much. Hope you get yours MOT'd OK and back in action again soon.
@robingiles94444 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful car, how lucky were you to find it.