Books for your MGA - the mandatory short list

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BOOKS FOR YOUR MGA - page 2
THE SHORT LIST (mandatory reading)

"The MG Series MGA Workshop Manual"
issued by The M.G. Car Company Ltd
Distributed by Brooklands Books Ltd
(ISBN: 1 86982 6302) 272 pgs. Hard cover version may be green or yellow, depending on printing date. Was originally available in ring binder notebook form. May also be available in soft cover.

I personally recommend that anyone who owns an MGA should own a copy this book. Gives detailed instructions and information for just about everything to do with daily maintenance and mechanical restoration of the MGA. Nothing on rust repair or welded body panel replacement. That stuff is assumed to fall under "general knowledge" (but it does require quite a lot of that sort of general knowledge for the owner to do a proper job of panel replacement). Recommend hard cover if you're keeping the car for a while.

"MGA Workshop Manual:
Series MGA 1500, MGA 1600, and MGA 1600 (Mk. II)"
250 pgs B/W Softcover - publisher: Brooklands Books Ltd.

This one appears to be a softcover reprint of the original factory manual shown above, published by same company. Currently available new and cheaper than hard cover (so don't pay too much for it if you see it on eBay). I have reports that it is produced in various languages (including Flemish or Dutch), and may have different cover colors. So this one may be easier to find in other than English speaking countries.

"MG MGA Twin Cam Workshop Manual"
a BMC Service Publication - 204 pgs, hard cover. Was originally available as ring binder notebook. May also be available as a less expensive suppliment to the standard MGA factory workshop manual.

You MUST have this if you own a MGA Twin Cam car. I know of no other reasonable substitute for complete information.

"MGA Parts Catalog" by Moss Motors Ltd
The Moss Motors printed catalog is free, so do click.

In addition to being a parts catalog, this has very nice exploded assembly drawings and a generous dose of practical tech tips. Moss Motors has virtually everything you need for your MGA for daily maintenance, full restoration, extra performance, or dress-up accessories. See the Moss on-line catalog, and get same day shipping from the world's largest British sportscar parts inventory. Excellent tech assistance if you need it. Moss parts also available through some local (if you're lucky) distributors, sometimes discounted. The local guys are often helpful with tech assist as well.

"MG TECH" by MGAguru.com

This will be the end of your mandatory reading list. It's right here on this web site, and it's free (so far). It is probably the single largest published block of MGA special tech information anywhere. It does have a good linking index, so you don't have to read it all at once or in any particular order, and there are lots of pictures. Click here and bookmark it.

No, you cannot buy it in printed form (yet), but even better, it keeps evolving and expanding with demand as visitors ask questions. As a matter of efficiency, I try hard not to duplicate tech information which is available through normal published sources. This applies to incoming questions as well. So before you ask a tech question, I pretty much insist that you check the MGA workshop manual and the Moss MGA parts catalog. Then check my MG Tech pages to see if your question may already be answered. Then if you still haven't found the answer to your MGA problem, feel free to ask. That's how "MG TECH" grows.