Former Vauxhall MD (amongst many other influential positions), Stephen Norman recently reached out to us after seeing the arrival of our 1976 MG Midget. This is what he said:

“The MG Midget went out of production in 1978, two years earlier than the MGB and MGB GT [and coincidentally the Triumph Spitfire 1500].

The Sandglow example that you have in is not only a good-looking car but recalls to my memory that Sandglow – a staple BL colour of the mid to late ‘seventies and painted both at Cowley and in Longbridge, as witnessed on countless Minis, Allegros, Marianas and Princesses was a rare order on an MG.

That it was offered at all is down to the production of MG bodies at Pressed Steel Fisher in Cowley and their painting at Morris; specific MG colours had disappeared long before.

But Sandglow, like Tundra, was a rare colour choice on a sports car and always stood out for its rarity as much as its perception.

Mainstream on a humdrum BL Austin or Morris [or Wolseley], rare on an MG.

So typically British Leyland!

Stephen Norman“

While our MG Midget has been with us, Chris has been repairing and painting the wing.