Don Hayter’s Mgb Story
- the birth of the mgb in mg’s abingdon design & development office
$48.00
- Paperback
96 pages
- Release Date
18 October 2012
Summary
This is the inside story of the workings of the MG Design and Development Office in Abingdon, from 1956 until MG’s closure in 1980, as told by Chief Design & Development Engineer, Don Hayter.
This book explains how the various models were conceived, drawn, planned and developed by a small team of engineers. It also shows how the constant evolution of BMC, including the Triumph-Austin merger, frequently changed input to, and control of, the department.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781845844608 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1845844602 |
| Author: | Don Hayter |
| Publisher: | David & Charles |
| Imprint: | Veloce |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 18 October 2012 |
| Weight: | 294g |
| Dimensions: | 206mm x 191mm x 8mm |
| Series: | Those Were the Days |
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About The Author
Don Hayter
Don Hayter was educated at Abingdon School, winning a Bennett Scholarship to Pembroke College. With the outbreak of WW2, he decided to take an apprenticeship in aircraft design at the Pressed Steel Company, Cowley, and attending Oxford Technical College, where he attained a Higher National Certificate in Metallurgy and Engineering.
Don then worked at various aircraft manufacturers, before moving into the car industry after the war. Having already worked on many cars, including the MG Magnette, he moved to Aston Martin in 1954, working on the design for the DB2/4 and the Lagonda, before moving back to MG’s Design & Development department.
Promoted to Chief Design & Development Engineer in 1973, Don was responsible for the design of the MGB body, and stayed with MG until the closure of its factory in 1980. Don remains passionately enthusiastic about this iconic car, and still runs one himself today.
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