1962 MG Magnette MkIV [ADO38G]

1962 MG Magnette MkIV [ADO38G] in Gui ma zhi duo xing, Movie, 1981

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

01:32:09 Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

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s13a ◊ 2020-09-21 13:40	Magnette. MKIII, MKIV?
dsl ◊ 2020-09-21 14:49	Very difficult to separate - the only reliable way I know is colour split on 2-tones - Mk3 had A55 Cambridge pattern with vertical divider on rear door, Mk4 had more straightforward upper/lower. One trick between Wolseley 15/60 vs 16/60 (16/60 had wider gap between over-riders - useful frontal clue) doesn't work on Magnettes as Mk4 kept the narrower gap unchanged (so did Riley 4/72 twin over 4/68). Mk4 had wider tracker and longer wheelbase but body unaffected, so differences never really visible. Numbers made were similar - 16676 (Mk3) vs 14320 (Mk4). All I can say here on this single-tone is there's no vertical chrome divider apparent on rear door, so maybe Mk4 more likely. And in 1981 film a Mk4 survivor would be less unusual than a Mk3.
dsl ◊ 2020-09-21 16:32	Or it's a pretend MG made over on a pointy fin ADO9 as jfs suggests here as seems to be shown in that main photo, in which case again a Wolseley 15/60 might have been the victim. And the bumper here is the same as the 15/60 used.

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s13a

◊ 2020-09-21 13:40

Magnette. MKIII, MKIV?

dsl

◊ 2020-09-21 14:49

Very difficult to separate - the only reliable way I know is colour split on 2-tones - Mk3 had A55 Cambridge pattern with vertical divider on rear door, Mk4 had more straightforward upper/lower. One trick between Wolseley 15/60 vs 16/60 (16/60 had wider gap between over-riders - useful frontal clue) doesn't work on Magnettes as Mk4 kept the narrower gap unchanged (so did Riley 4/72 twin over 4/68).

Mk4 had wider tracker and longer wheelbase but body unaffected, so differences never really visible. Numbers made were similar - 16676 (Mk3) vs 14320 (Mk4). All I can say here on this single-tone is there's no vertical chrome divider apparent on rear door, so maybe Mk4 more likely. And in 1981 film a Mk4 survivor would be less unusual than a Mk3.

dsl

◊ 2020-09-21 16:32

Or it's a pretend MG made over on a pointy fin ADO9 as jfs suggests here as seems to be shown in that main photo, in which case again a Wolseley 15/60 might have been the victim. And the bumper here is the same as the 15/60 used.

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1962 MG Magnette MkIV [ADO38G]