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MG MG Y Type - YB over-riders

Have had set of 4 missing over-riders on order with NTG for some time but their source of supply has dried up. So would be grateful any help in tracing a set. Also would be interested to know what other models apart from TD's used these Wilmot-Breedon over-riders as that would widen the hunt
G H Wilson

The TD type overrider will work on a YT/YB but it is not original. The original YT/YB overrider was also used on the Ford Prefect and the TC EXU. In this part of the world these overriders are very hard to come by. Prefects went to the scrap yard decades ago unmourned.But you may stand a better chance in the UK. Here or more specifically in the USA the overriders have been produced in bronze by at least one TC EXU owner and that is where I got mine. Don't think he is doing any more.

The Morris Minor overrider is similar, same shape but a liitle smaller,it will also work. Terry
Terry O'Brien

Check out with Bryan Purves - see Links page on www.mgytypes.org for how to contact him. I believe he has made some in the past.

Let us know how you get on.

Paul
Paul Barrow

Am most grateful for helpful replies from Terry O'Brien and Paul Barrow. Morris Minor over-riders are available from Bull Motif and MGM Spares - Ford Prefect likely to be more difficult even in UK. However on ringing Bryan Purves he has two in stock which I've ordered and he's put another batch on order. He tells me last lot were brass but these are steel and he reckons an improvement.
Thanks again - advice from Canada and US led to UK solution!
G H Wilson

No problem - I used to live in the UK and know Bryan well. I already have two of his overriders ... and will need another two I guess at some stage too. Email me off line if you would please GH at webmast at mgytypes.org (replace ' at ' with an '@').

Thanks

Paul
Paul Barrow

The Austin A40 as it was known down under are another possible source and the are steel. Correct profile but require some modification of the mounting plate and a small relief where it fits over the A40 bumper bar has to filled.
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Richo

Pair of steel over-riders now arrived from Bryan Purves. Really excellent and well chromed too. Thanks everyone helpful comments. Merry Christmas
Geoffrey
G H Wilson

The Wolseley 4/44 uses an almost identical set as the TD, that fit the YB, BUT the cut-out for the bumper shape differs slightly. It was a 'standard' Nuffield/BMC' shape.

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Neil Cairns

I have two spare MG-Y Type chrome overriders by NTG that have never been used.

I would sell them for $215 US plus shipping cost.

Jack C.
Jack Claxton

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