The mg mga 1600 mk is engine is a naturally aspirated petrol 16 litre overhead valve 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This unit produces 78 bhp 79 ps58 kw of power at 5500 rpm.
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Mga body measurements. 2015 2020 pounds or 17 12 ct. The separate body and frame lever shocks solid axle rack and pinion steering and low center of gravity made it handle well. 4 ft 075in weight 1500 roadster. Mga frame and attachments. Fr 101 frame dimensions drawing fr 101a front frame extension drawing fr 101b front frame extension modification fr 101c os frame mod to accept stock 1600 type swaybar fr 101d os frame repair for front frame extension fr 102 removing dents in the round cross tube fr 103 bump stop frame repair fr 104 frame welding repairs. 7ft 10in track front.
1600 and 1600 de luxe. The mga 1600 mk i is a motor car from mg with rear wheel drive a front mounted engine and a 2 door convertiblecabriolet body style. 1959 mg mga 1600 mk i. Chassis steel box section welded. And 0 60 mph in 15 seconds. Mga models when it launched specs for the mga 1500 in stock trim were good for its day.
4 degrees camber angle. The mean maximum speed was 1135 mph with a best of 1140 mph. Cross braced suspension mounts integral. Index to all tech items on this site the links below expand into over 4000 pages on site plus hundreds of off site links with picture tours of many of the special operations. If you would like to see additional tech information on this site let me know. Steering gam gears rack pinion system.
Oddly an open mga twin cam index pmo 326 road tested by the autocar magazine in its 18 july 1958 edition only recorded a 0 60 time of 133secs with the standing quarter mile of 186secs. Top speed 91 mph.
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