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MG MG Y Type - Y Types in Action

Last Sunday the MGCC in Melbourne ran their annual Rob Roy historic Hillclimb about 35 miles out of town.


The Hillclimb is the second oldest purpose built Hillclimb in the world starting in 1938.
It was destroyed by fire in the early 1960s but the Club resurrected it in the early 1990s.
We recently undertook a major $1M plus redevelopment.

Would you believe a total of 4 Ys competed, one of which was double entered


Not for the pruists 3 were specials with light weight bodies and much larger engines fitted and a salon with major mods.

No 43 in Red had a TD body on it and featured MGB running gear.

No 92 / 94 in Black had a 3300 ccs Holden 6 cylinder motor and featured what looks like a Riley grille.

No 118 in Maroon retained its sedan body but featured MGB running gear and big tyres etc.

No 441 in Aluminium had a local BMC " Blue Streak " 6 cylinder motor of 2498 ccs. Basically a B series with 2 extra cylinders.

A prototype MGB was constructed in Sydney in the mid 1960s with this motor as a possible power unit for the MGC but rejected by Abingdon.
The motor was used in Austins and Woseleys in Australia

Times where as follows
43 - 30.25sec
92 - 27.80
94 - 29.11
118 - 30.56
441 - 29.42

Reasonable times by all concerned. It is definitely a power climb.


More photos by seperate posts as I don't know how to load extras.

cheers
Ian







Ian Prior

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Rear view


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Rear view


Ian Prior

No 43 with TD body


Ian Prior

Thanks for the pics Ian
William Revit

Hi Ian

Can you have a look in https://www.mg-cars.org.uk/imgytr/interestingys.shtml and see if we have all of these Y specials or email me over a list of the chassis numbers and I can run a quick check please?

Thank you

Paul
Paul Barrow

Hi Paul

No 441 is YT4608

No 92/94 is Y0836

I will have to check the other two next time they appear.

cheers
Ian
Ian Prior

Thanks Ian - we have both of those so if you can locate the chassis numbers of the other two sometime that would be great.
Paul Barrow

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