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What does MG stand for?
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MGeez Frank Bice
Yukon, OK, USA   USA
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1954 MG TF
1960 MG MGA 1600
1979 MG MGB MkIII
I've read in different places that MG stands for Morris Garages......OR, that it does NOT, depending on what you read. So, I figure this forum knows the truth.......what does MG stand for?
Cheers,
Frank

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CederholmC Carl E. Cederholm
BROOKLYN, NY, USA   USA
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1953 Chevrolet Bel Air "The Sled"
1969 MG MGB GT "Supercharged"
1972 MG MGB "Brooklyn B"
1981 Toyota Land Cruiser
Mostly Goes! ....WHAT??!!?? you know it's true!grinning smiley

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Glenn Polly
New York, NY, USA   USA
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1970 Triumph MC Daytona
1971 MG MGB
2009 Suzuki MC TU250
Morris Garage

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JoeReed Joe Reed
Cordova, TN, USA   USA
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1978 MG MGB "Kermit"
You'll never get a consensus on that question.

Cecil Kimber has been quoted as saying that "MG" simply stood for "MG" and nothing more. Of course, that was after his falling out with William Morris, and there's no question that the MG marque originated at Morris Garages, so...... grinning smiley

Me? I'll go with Kimber's statement. After all, the father of the marque wouldn't lie....would he? grinning smiley



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2013-07-16 02:13 PM by JoeReed.

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tenntony Silver Member Tony Shoviak
Waterville, OH, USA   USA
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1952 MG TD
1958 MG MGA 1500 "Wife's Car"
1966 MG 1100
1966 MG MGB    & more
Here is some fuel for the fire so to speak...http://www.mgnuts.com/mgname/
Tony

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NOHOME P P
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1967 MG MGB GT "Maggie (GT From Hell)"
Might Go.

or Not.

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DrewM Drew Maddock
74 MGB roadster, Southern California, USA   USA
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A common question that comes up every few months here. Originally, the company Morris Garages badged its cars as MG's. That's the origin. But the company later dropped the name Morris Garages entirely and simply renamed itself the MG Car Company (with various later name changes to follow) This isn't unusual as many companies over time have done that. CIT is a large nationwide financial corporation which grew out of an earlier company with a dull, boring name like "Credit Investment . . . something." Today it's called CIT which doesn't "stand for" anything. I think KFC has done the same thing. There are many examples. It's very common and helps streamline the brand name. So, the answer is MG does NOT "stand for" anything. MG is the name of the company that made the car.


Drew Maddock, So. Calif. USofA

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tophergopher Chris Kelly
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1967 MG MGB "Kermit"
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riley1489 Bruce H
Great White North, QC, Canada   CAN
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1953 Jaguar XK120
1959 Riley 1.5 "King George"
1973 MG MGB
Mucho Gracias


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blue64 Paul Hanley
Eastern Chesapeake Bay, MD, USA   USA
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1959 MG MGA Twin-Cam
1964 MG MGB
Mostly geasers.

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Jim K James A. Krasnansky
Liberty, KY, USA   USA
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1970 MG MGB GT "Chloe"
1971 MG MGB GT "Roscoe"
1972 MG MGB "Camilla"
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MGeez Frank Bice
Yukon, OK, USA   USA
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1954 MG TF
1960 MG MGA 1600
1979 MG MGB MkIII
Well.......I guess..........

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herculesmgb1971 gerard boulanger
Hercules, CA, USA   USA
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1971 MG MGB MkII
OMG

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sweep Gold Member Chris W
Gosford, NSW, Australia   AUS
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1966 MG MGB "Basil"
2013 Volkswagen Tiguan
2015 Audi A3
MG doesn't stand for Morris Garage/s - just like KFC doesn't stand for Kentucky Fried Chicken. Right?


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GILMGA Gil Dupre
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1962 MG MGA
1974 MG MGB GT "TIGER"
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Gil

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