Contents

Eight chapters covering

personal journeys of owners

technical adventures

some production differences

MGCs in Australia & NZ and

MGC Registers

A Brief History

UK History

Australian Blue Streak six cylinder engine

Driving an MGB with a Blue Streak engine

Personal Stories

Nine different MGC owners tell their stories of how far they have travelled in their cars and what modifications they have made, including two supercharged MGCs.

Changes I’ve Made to the Big Lump

Bruce Ibbotson describes modifications he has made to his MGC GT in over 53 years of ownership.

Technical MutterinGs

MGC articles reproduced from the MG Car Club of South Australia’s ‘MG Motoring’

Articles include:

Air conditioning

Ignition

Engine cooling

Engine

Downton Down Under

Production Changes and Differences

References to A. D. Clausager’s wonderful book ‘The original MGB with MGC …’,

Photos of some of the changes that were made

How Did MGCs End Up Down Under?

A review of the Factory production records

Tables of indivdual MGCs that were exported to:

  • Australia

  • New Zealand and

  • Papua

and where they are now

Australian MGC Register

A brief summary of the Register

A table listing known MGCs in Australia

New Zealand MGC Register

A brief summary of the Register

The Magical Grand Cruising Tour

A table listing known MGCs in New Zealand