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- "Safety MG Fast," Morris Motors, Inc., 1951 - This colorful foldout brochure touted the fast performing MG. According to this company's advertisement, the vehicle's power and handling provided an exhilarating -- yet safe -- ride, even boldly stating that the MG was "The one car you've always wanted to drive."
- 1951
- Collections - Artifact
"Safety MG Fast," Morris Motors, Inc., 1951
This colorful foldout brochure touted the fast performing MG. According to this company's advertisement, the vehicle's power and handling provided an exhilarating -- yet safe -- ride, even boldly stating that the MG was "The one car you've always wanted to drive."
- MG Sports Car Driving at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, circa 1950 - In the 1930s, land speed racers everywhere began to flock to a landscape seemingly custom made for their sport: Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats. The hard, white salt provided a smooth running surface while the 46 square miles of open space offered plenty of room to speed up and slow back down. Typically, speed records were based on the average over an out-and-back run.
- circa 1950
- Collections - Artifact
MG Sports Car Driving at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, circa 1950
In the 1930s, land speed racers everywhere began to flock to a landscape seemingly custom made for their sport: Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats. The hard, white salt provided a smooth running surface while the 46 square miles of open space offered plenty of room to speed up and slow back down. Typically, speed records were based on the average over an out-and-back run.
- MG Emblem, 1970-1972 - An automobile manufacturer's badge is fundamental to the company's brand identity -- just as the maker's name is often important to <em>our</em> identity as consumers and drivers. Early automobile badges tended to be small and often discreetly located; today they have evolved into enlarged, prominently placed, and frequently symmetrical logos -- easy to recognize, even at a glance in a rear-view mirror.
- 1970-1972
- Collections - Artifact
MG Emblem, 1970-1972
An automobile manufacturer's badge is fundamental to the company's brand identity -- just as the maker's name is often important to our identity as consumers and drivers. Early automobile badges tended to be small and often discreetly located; today they have evolved into enlarged, prominently placed, and frequently symmetrical logos -- easy to recognize, even at a glance in a rear-view mirror.
- Topps "World on Wheels" Series, circa 1950 MG Mighty Midget Sports Car, circa 1954 - The Topps Chewing Gum Company produced a series of vehicle trading cards in the 1950s. Now known as the "World on Wheels" set, the face of the card depicted an historic or modern car, truck, or other vehicle. The back contained interesting facts about the vehicle and usually a trivia question or information about transportation, roads, or traffic safety.
- circa 1954
- Collections - Artifact
Topps "World on Wheels" Series, circa 1950 MG Mighty Midget Sports Car, circa 1954
The Topps Chewing Gum Company produced a series of vehicle trading cards in the 1950s. Now known as the "World on Wheels" set, the face of the card depicted an historic or modern car, truck, or other vehicle. The back contained interesting facts about the vehicle and usually a trivia question or information about transportation, roads, or traffic safety.
- 1949 MG TC Roadster - Sports cars largely disappeared from the American market during the Great Depression. After World War II, determined enthusiasts imported European roadsters, like the British MG TC, to satisfy their desires. With its four-cylinder, 54-horsepower engine, the TC wasn't much of a performer, but it was fun! American automakers noticed the trend and the Chevrolet Corvette and Ford Thunderbird soon appeared.
- 1949
- Collections - Artifact
1949 MG TC Roadster
Sports cars largely disappeared from the American market during the Great Depression. After World War II, determined enthusiasts imported European roadsters, like the British MG TC, to satisfy their desires. With its four-cylinder, 54-horsepower engine, the TC wasn't much of a performer, but it was fun! American automakers noticed the trend and the Chevrolet Corvette and Ford Thunderbird soon appeared.