Brought to you by
The International MG Y Type Register and the MG Car Club Y Type Register
in mutual cooperation.
Among the first – if not the first – to promote the preservation and appreciation of Y Types internationally was John Lawson. In 1978 John formed and then ran the MG Y Type Register. John also authored the first book there ever was called simply ‘MG Y Saloons and Tourers’. (Now available on DVD from the International Y Type Register as it is out of print and expensive though not impossible to obtain in book form. The MGCC Y Type Register Shop tries to keep pre-owned copies on sale too.) John provided his members with monthly magazines called ‘The Classic Y’ which was produced using the technology that was available to him.
These have been reproduced below in PDF format. Sometimes the originals we obtained were good, sometimes not so good. Some of the information contained in them has now been improved on in other places, but “this is where you saw it first folks”. This collection provides the MG Y owner with historical source documentation. Certainly, every current MG Y owner owes much to John’s foresight into appreciating our great cars. The originals used to make these PDFs have come from the collections of Paul Barrow, David Mullen, Adam Lombard and Mike Silk.
The reproduction of The Classic Y is brought to you as a joint venture between the MGCC MG Y Type Register of the UK (www.mgccyregister.com) and the International MG Y Type Register (www.mgytypes.org). Information in the original publications included personal contact details such as addresses and telephone numbers which Mike Silk (who holds the copyright to ‘The Classic Y’ from John Lawson) thought should not be shown to avoid any problems for the current property owners or telephone account holders. The redactions unfortunately do not make the end result visually elegant, but wherever possible, sufficient information remains to give an indication of where the car concerned was located. We hope that you understand the reasoning behind the decision. If you need to know anything about a car that you own or have an interest in, provided we feel it is justified, we will consider releasing an unredacted copy of the relevant page or a summary of any missing information that might be of help to you. Please contact Mike Silk.
The reproduction of ‘The Classic Y’ has been made possible thanks to the joint efforts of Paul Barrow (IMGYTR) in creating and redacting the PDF files, and Mike Silk (MGCC Y Type Register) creating PDF files, proof reading and approving the redactions. We hope that you will enjoy reading about the early years of growth in Y Type interest.
John Lawson
Index
To help research a topic, an index has been added at the foot of this page.
| Issue No 49 Feb 1982 | Issue No 50 April 1982 | Issue No 51 June 1982 |
| Issue No 52 Aug 1982 | Issue No 53 Oct 1982 | Issue No 54 Dec 1982 |
| Issue No 55 Feb 1983 | Issue No 56 April 1983 | Issue No 57 June 1983 |
| Issue No 58 Aug 1983 | Issue No 59 Oct 1983 | Issue No 60 Dec 1983 |
| Issue No 61 Feb 1984 | Issue No 62 April 1984 | Issue No 63 June 1984 |
| Issue No 64 Aug 1984 | Issue No 65 Oct 1984 | Issue No 66 Dec 1984 |
| Issue No 67 Feb 1985 | Issue No 68 April 1985 | Issue No 69 June 1985 |
| Issue No 70 Aug 1985 | Issue No 71 Oct 1985 | Issue No 72 Dec 1985 |
| Issue No 73 Feb 1986 | Issue No 74 April 1986 | Issue No 75 June 1986 |
| Issue No 76 Aug 1986 | Issue No 77 Oct 1986 | Issue No 78 Dec 1986 |
| Issue No 79 Feb 1987 | Issue No 80 April 1987 | Issue No 81 June 1987 |
| Issue No 82 Aug 1987 | Issue No 83 Oct 1987 | Issue No 84 Dec 1987 |
| Issue No 85 Feb 1988 | Issue No 86 April 1988 | Issue No 87 June 1988 |
| Issue No 88 Aug 1988 | Issue No 89 Oct 1988 | Issue No 90 Dec 1988 |
| Issue No 91 Feb 1989 | Issue No 92 April 1989 | Issue No 93 June 1989 |
| Issue No 94 Aug 1989 | Issue No 95 Oct 1989 | Issue No 96 Dec 1989 |
| Issue No 97 Feb 1990 | Issue No 98 April 1990 | Issue No 99 June 1990 |
| Issue No 100 Aug 1990 | Issue No 101 Oct 1990 | Issue No 99 June 1990 |
| Issue No 103 Feb 1991 | Issue No 104 April 1991 | Issue No 105 June 1991 |
| Issue No 106 June 1991 | Issue No 107 Oct 1991 | Issue No 108 Dec 1991 |
| Issue No 109 Feb 1992 | Issue No 110 April 1992 | Issue No 111 June 1992 |
| Issue No 112 Aug 1992 | Issue No 113 Oct 1992 | Issue No 114 Dec 1992 |
| Issue No 115 Feb 1993 | Issue No 116 April 1993 | Issue No 117 June 1993 |
| Issue No 118 Aug 1993 | Issue No 119 Oct 1993 | Issue No 120 Dec 1993 |
| Issue No 121 Feb 1994 | Issue No 122 April 1994 | Issue No 123 June 1994 |
| Issue No 124 Aug 1994 | Issue No 125 Oct 1994 | Dec No Issue |
| Issue No 126 Feb 1995 | April No Issue | Issue No 127 June 1995 |
| Aug No Issue | Issue No 128 Oct 1995 | Issue No 129 Jan 1996 |
| Issue No 130 Feb 1996 | Issue No 131 April 1996 | Issue No 132 June 1996 |
| Issue No 133 Aug 1996 | Issue No 134 Oct 1996 | Issue No 135 Dec 1996 |
| Issue No 136 Feb 1997 | Issue No 137 April 1997 | Issue No 138 June 1997 |
| Issue No 139 Aug 1997 | Issue No 140 Oct 1997 | Issue No 141 Dec 1997 |
| Issue No 142 Feb 1998 | Issue No 143 April 1998 | Issue No 144 June 1998 |
| Issue No 145 Aug 1998 | Issue No 146 Oct 1998 | Issue No 147 Dec 1998 |
| Issue No 148 Feb 1999 | Issue No 149 April 1999 | Issue No 150 June 1999 |
| Issue No 151 Aug 1999 | Issue No 152 Oct 1999 | Issue No 153 Dec 1999 |
| Issue No 154 Feb 2000 | Issue No 155 April 2000 | Issue No 156 June 2000 |
| Issue No 157 Aug 2000 | Issue No 158 Oct 2000 | Issue No 159 Dec 2000 |
| Issue No 160 Feb 2001 | Issue No 161 April 2001 | Issue No 162 June 2001 |
| Issue No 163 Aug 2001 | Issue No 164 Oct 2001 | Issue No 165 Dec 2001 |
| Issue No 166 Feb 2002 | Issue No 167 April 2002 | Issue No 168 June 2002 |
| Issue No 169 Aug 2002 | Issue No 170 Oct 2002 | Issue No 171 Dec 2002 |
| Issue No 172 Feb 2003 | Issue No 173 April 2003 | Issue No 174 June 2003 |
| Issue No 175 Aug 2003 | Issue No 176 Oct 2003 | Issue No 177 Dec 2003 |
| Issue No 178 Feb 2004 | Issue No 179 April 2004 | Issue No 180 June 2004 |
| Issue No 181 Aug 2004 | Issue No 182 Oct 2004 | Issue No 183 Dec 2004 |
| Issue No 184 Feb 2005 | Issue No 185 April 2005 | Issue No 186 June 2005 |
| Issue No 187 Aug 2005 | Issue No 188 Oct 2005 | Issue No 189 Dec 2005 |
| Issue No 190 Feb 2006 | Issue No 191 April 2006 | Issue No 192 June 2006 |
| Issue No 193 Aug 2006 | Issue No194 Oct 2006 | Issue No 195 Dec 2006 |
| Issue No 196 Feb 2007 | Issue No 197 April 2007 | Issue No198 June 2007 |
| Issue No 199 Aug 2007 | Issue No 200 Oct 2007 | Issue No 201 Dec 2007 |
| Issue No 202 Feb 2008 | Issue No 203 April 2008 | Issue No 204 June 2009 |
The Classic Y Index
Notes
In the final years of TCY publication, John Lawson included a comprehensive index to all previous issues and many other articles that he had come across, which he called the ‘Reference Library’. These were not published in any particular order.
To find items that you want without referring to these final issues, scans of each of the index pages can be accessed by clicking on the alphabetically listed subjects below.
In addition, please note the following points:-
- The bracketed figure after the description is the number of pages comprising the item.
- The Issue number of the relevant TCY is the number in the ‘Published in TCY etc.’ column on the right hand side of the index.
- Abbreviations in ‘Published in TCY etc.’ column are as follows:-
AUS – Published in Tony Slattery’s Australian Y Type Register newsletter.
RSA – Published in David Lawrence’s South African Y Type Register newsletter or an original item sent to him to assist in the preparation of ‘Let There Be Y’s’.
Main Index
Bodywork
Braking System
Carburettors
Chassis
Competition & Rally Reports etc.
Cooling System
Electrical Components
Engine Maintenance, Tuning & Supercharging etc.
Famous Y-Type Owners
Fuel System (not including carburettors)
General Descriptions/Specifications
Historical/Origins
Interior Trim
Jackall System
Lubrication
Miscellaneous items
Original Colours/Modern Equivalents
Parts Lists
Period Advertisements
Restoration Narratives & Car Histories etc.
Road Tests etc.
Special Bodies etc.
Suspension
Touring Articles
Transmission