Congratulations

Longbridge April, 16th 2002

1.5 millionth MG finished this morning at Longbridge

and it is a TF 160 finished in the Monogram Jubilee Gold supertalic colour with one off seats done in Oxford Leather bolsters and black alcantra centres and headrests. The headrests having an official Royal Jubilee embroidered pattern. There is special badging above each side vent, 'The 1.5 Millionth MG'. The 160 badge at the rear is in gold and each of the wheel centres has an official Jubilee crown motif.

It is registered in the UK with the registration MG02OTF
The VIN number is SARRDLBPC2D604127

As the main publicity will be on the 1.5 millionth MG Roadster, which is the Jubilee gold car I was with at Longbridge today, it seems that the maintsream press missed out on their half day of maths and the other half school day on English in not reading the information before them.

As the information clearly stated, the 1.5 millionth MG was also the 1 millionth roadster. So by definition there has to be a half millionth saloon too.

What they missed out on was the fact that an Anthacite ZT-T 190 was that designated half millionth saloon. The identity of this car is obvioulsy known, but there was no fanfare for this car, and quite whether the forthcoming owners will know about it is unknown.

Roger Parker

MG Rover’s Longbridge plant on the outskirts of Birmingham today (Tuesday) built the 1.5 millionth MG car since production began in an Oxford Morris dealership in 1924.

The 1.5 millionth MG is a new TF 160 roadster. In celebration of the Queen’s golden jubilee (50-year reign) this year, it is painted in ‘Jubilee’ Gold with special badging.

The proportion of roadster and sports saloon models produced by MG runs at exactly 2:1, with the MGB itself accounting for one third in its own right.

In 1977 a similar project produced a specially prepared MGB GT finished in blue paintwork with silver jubilee livery, to celebrate the Queen’s silver jubilee. This car was sold to raise money for charity.

The Golden Jubilee TF will be participating in a motoring cavalcade that finishes in the Mall in London on 4 June and in between, will be used to raise money, with the proceeds going to one of the Queen’s nominated golden jubilee charities.