1968 MG 1100 2 Door MkII [ADO16]

1968 MG 1100 MkII [ADO16] in The Avengers, TV Series, 1961-1969 Ep. 7.08

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
sixcyl ◊ 2010-03-20 13:48	Ep.7.04 "You'll Catch Your Death" A vos souhaits
sixcyl ◊ 2010-03-20 13:51	Ep 7.08 "All Done With Mirrors" Miroirs
abctelevision ◊ 2010-10-28 12:44	This is an 'F' registration, so this is probably a 1967 car, given that the MkII ADO16s started to appear that year and this is listed as a MkI. The episode was filmed in June 1968.
dsl ◊ 2010-10-28 13:08	This is a Mk2 1300 2 door with a Feb-Mar 68 Birmingham plate, and introduced to UK Apr 68. BMC fleet car.
dsl ◊ 2019-05-19 17:36	Updated info - This 2-door Mk2 is one of the mysterious 1967-68 transition models, when MG did both 1100 and 1300 in both 2 door (export only) and 4 door from Oct 67 into March/April 68 before stopping production until a proper launch in Oct 68 as 1300 2 door only. The problems seem to have been internal chaos and insufficient 1275cc engine supply, with all available units going to Austin and Morris ADO16s, so the posh versions (MG, Riley, Wolseley, VdP) hardly got any, and production was spasmodic in small batches. No proper figures found, but these were very rare. If all 1300 2 doors went for export (as suggested in a book reference), this is an 1100 and incredibly rare in Mk2 2-door. There is a comment that only 5 were made, 3 of which went to US. Not sure if this is fully accurate, but this is a rare one, whichever it is.