MG Enthusiast

MG Enthusiast, the world's best-selling MG magazine, is the long-established make-specific publication dedicated to all MGs, covering all examples from the earliest 14/40s, through the T-Types to the more familiar shapes, including the Midget and the ubiquitous MGB; and not forgetting the more contemporary mid-engined MGF and the ZR/ZS/ZT saloons and hatchbacks.

MG Enthusiast

Celebrating an icon – 30 years of the MGF

MGF – THE LEAD UP TO THE LAUNCH • MG Enthusiast contributor and international newshound, David Knowles, recalls his own memories of the MGF launch, remembers the press response and rounds up the best MGF books.

MGF IN LITERATURE

New Products • Our round-up of MGF-related gifts, books and gadgets

MG CAR CLUB MGF REGISTER 30th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS

MGF – a legend reborn • There had been a long wait for a new MG sports car but, when the MGF finally appeared, it was worth it. We tell the MGF development story and share the insight of some of the people on the inside…

Rover Group Portfolio Project

Gerry McGovern, Chief Designer

Denis Chick, Director, Product Communications

Kevin Jones, Product PR Manager

Paul Ragbourne, Roving Chief Engineer

Magical history tour • To mark the 30th birthday of MG’s mid-engined roadster, we took our very own example on the road to visit sites of historical MG interest and popped in to see a very special MGF.

Something special? • Limited editions, concepts and the cars that came next. Here are all the additional models that complete the MGF story…

Class of ’95 • 1995 was a vintage year for two-seater roadsters, with Germany and Italy also getting in on the act, but was the built-to-a-budget MGF good enough to take on the BMW Z3 and the Alfa Romeo 916 Spider? 30 years on, we brought the trio together to find out for ourselves.

Buyers Guide: MGF (1995-2002) • MG’s triumphant mid-Nineties return saw it head straight to the top of the sports car sales charts – somewhere it hadn’t been since the 1970s. Today, the MGF is one of the most resurgent modern classics riding a huge wave of enthusiast and specialist support.

Top 10 ways to improve your MGF • As much as we love the MGF, not everyone thinks it’s perfect. The past 30 years have seen plenty of modifications to fix some of its failings, improve its weak spots, get around worn-out parts or to bring it up to date with the latest technology. Here, we’ve put together 10 of our favourite modifications for this mid-engined model, from tweaks that make it to easier to live with to the best ways to sort out the repairs that result from age or wear. All quoted prices include UK VAT at 20%.

MGF head gaskets explained • Our technical guru Peter Simpson explains how prevention is better than cure where K-series head gaskets are concerned and what to look for when buying…

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Sitting pretty

The MGF in miniature • Despite its vast popularity, the MGF remains quite an unusual subject in the model car world, with only a handful of diecast scale models ever offered. Here’s a round-up, if you want an MGF but don’t have room for a real one…

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Publicity postcards for the MGF

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