The general process of shipping and assembling CKD cars is much the same anywhere they go. In most cases some parts are omitted from the shipment depending on what things can be locally sourced. Tires and batteries are the most common examples, but there can be much more.

Most people do not know of the extent of Australian parts in MGA's and MGB's, and other British cars assembled in Australia. Locally fully made items include cylinder blocks and heads (both casting and machining), crankshafts, conrods, pistons, gearbox (all parts) rear axles, clutches, springs, seats, trim, all electrical components (coils, distributors, generator, starter motors), etc. Basically every part except the SU's. Not all of these parts were local source for the MGA cars. Specifically, MGA engines were always shipped complete from the factory in England (sans accessories).

The MGA body panels were pressed in England, but fully welded in Australia. Saloon bodies were pressed in Australia. A couple of odd things on Australia cars. The Australian 1600 MK-II engine (other than MGA) was 1622 cc, but the block had 1620 cast on it. The 1620 engines did not have the narrower bearings and thicker crankshaft, but used the same crankshaft as the 1500/1600 cars, and most commonly also used the "15" head and dished pistons. Gearboxes, rear axles, etc, have MOWOG and a map of Australia on them.

MGA Twin Cam cars were always imported Completely Built Up, never CKD. Dynamos on Australian Pushrod MGA's were completely built by Lucas in Australia. When the C40 dynamo was used the Control Box still had the screw type terminals, right up to the last 1600-MK-II. The Twin Cam dynamo always had iron end plates, where other MGA always had aluminum end plates. Replacement dynamos might have iron end plates, as the basic form is interchangeable with a lot of other cars (including early MGB). Lucas (Australia) made many hundreds of thousands of dynamos. The saloons with the A Series and B Series engines were big sellers down under.

Addendum, January 2008:
This additional information comes from our friend Frank Henskens from Australia.

Australian ID plates list Type YGHN for the 1500,YGHN2 for the 1600, and YGHN3 for teh 1600-Mk-II, the Y denoting Australian built. ID plates also contail Car No. (which comprised the UK chassis number with Australian build number added after a '/' - the MkII started with build number 501 ), Engine No. (as per UK, but stamped into the block, not on a plate), and Colour. Somewhere through the MkII run, BMC (Aust) ran out of the MG plates, and for the last cars they used the same BMC plates as were being used for Minis and other cars. The Australian build number was also stamped into the heater shelf, with the prefix MGA, to the right of the stamped UK chassis number. The UK chassis number was also stamped into the side of the chassis rail under the LH wheel arch. Finally, the early MGBs in Australia confusingly also had Type YGHN3 even though the car was totally different!