MG Car Club of South Australia

Attention Y Type Owners!
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Bill Schapel's MG Y Tourer.
Lou passed on his white Y Tourer to Bill around 1990 and the car has seen plenty of action on the track and the road, winning trophies at two Natmeets in speed events, but with a patina rapidly approaching "scruffy" it has not troubled the scorers at Concours! Nevertheless a useful and much-loved old girl, she has carried Bill and Jenny's daughters about in style from childhood to adulthood and continues, with an engine originally prepared for racing in Bob's TC Special, to surprise any unwary MTT buses, even showing a clean pair of heels to most road-going TCs or TFs. Will one day soon be re-painted and upgraded.
She deserves it.

MG Y Type Tourer

Whilst driving past MG Sales & Service on Torrens road in April, 2005 I saw this Maroon MGY Tourer in the show room, I said to myself, I have to stop and have a look at this!
I went inside had a look, asked a few questions, the car was immaculate, apart from needing a good surface clean, the car was fully restored.
So I went home and jumped on the internet and found that the model is quite rare, so after tossing and turning, that night, decided I would go back and buy the Y as a stable mate for the MGA.

Malcolm Leahy

MG Y 1946

Engine No: XPAG IR 13736

Chassis No:

Trim: Beige

Colour: Shires Green

Owner: Loene Fueler

MY MG YT STORY

MG Y Type - Also known as a 1¼ litre, No Y6594. Built about September 1951.
Current owner: Michael Lyons – Glenelg, South Australia.
Vehicle Details:
Chassis Y6594, Body No. 5261/5212, 1.250 Litre MG 5261, Car No 831,SPZ12092, Engine No. XPAGSCX16397,
Body is Maroon / Autumn Red, Upholstery is Dark red with Beige piping.

The car was restored 1972/1974 by Mr Allen Colmer.
A nice article was written about Mr Colmer and the 1¼ Litre in Sport & Classic Car’s September 1991 issue by Mr Dennis Harrison and the photo’s by Mrs Margaret Harrison.
This photo is from the 2003 MG National Meeting at Shepparton, Victoria, where it won 1 st Place in the Concours for MG Y Saloon’s and Tourer’s.
I purchased the Y from a gentleman who owned a private museum where the car was on display for 6 years. I have driven the car just over 5000 miles in the time that I have owned it. It is an excellent car to drive when you consider that it is almost 60 years old.
The car was designed in 1939 just before WW 2 but did not go into production until 1947 because of the outbreak of the war.

Michael doing it his Y. Sept 2005.

MG Y 1949

Engine No:

Chassis No:

Trim: Green

Colour: Grey

Owner: Mal West

MG Y 1949

Engine No: XPAG SC X12796

Chassis No: 2876

Trim: Red

Colour: Grey

Owner: Anthony Pearson

MG Y 1948

Engine No: XPAG SC X11797

Chassis No: 41978

Trim: Red

Colour: Black

Owner: Paul Dallwitz

MG Y 1949

Engine No: XPAG PR 13436

Chassis No:

Trim: Red

Colour: Red

Previous Owners: DB & RA McLeod

We are now advised that this Vehicle has just returned to SA from WA where it has been for the last 12 years it is now owned by CJ and LE Brown

MG Y 1949

Engine No: XPAG TR 12644

Chassis No: YT EXR 2888

Trim: Parchment

Colour: Red

Owner: E J Ward

MG Y Type 1948

Current owners:

Graham & Pat Loader,

Chassis No. is 1201.

We had sold our Escort ( more competition orientated ) and were looking for a car ( possibly a Magnette ) for use in picnic type runs and were offered this Y Type by another fellow MGCC member. He had owned the car for many years and was in the process of restoring it ( engine had been reconditioned and the body painted ) but didn’t’ think he would have the time to finish as it had mostly sat in a shed for the previous 9 years. We went and had a look not even knowing what a Y looked like, we wiped off the dust, Pat loved the look of it and we purchased it in May 2003. After many hours of work the restoration has been completed and it hit the road in Sept 2005.

We are now looking forward to joining in the numerous runs available with the club.

Graham's Article - more photos.