Fast forward about 50 years and we have the new MG 6 Magnette, built in Longbridge from parts sent from China by MG Motor UK Ltd’s Chinese owner SAIC. SAIC sends over the bodies almost complete ...

When new, the Magnette ZA and ZB were pretty much unique in the market place, as mid-sized luxury saloons weren't fashionable. Designed by Gerald Palmer (of Jowett Javelin and Riley Pathfinder ...

The cockpit layout is quite different, too, with parts taken from Y-Series ... 18.5 secs/86mph The Z series Magnette represented the new face of MG when its first incarnation, the ZA, debuted ...

That hatchback is now named MG6 GT and is joined by a four-door saloon version, called MG6 Magnette. It's the heritage card being played; there were MG Magnette saloons in the 50s and 60s and ...