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MG MGA - MGA dash differences

Is there a reference guide for the above and is the chrome finish strip on the MK II & twin cam only? Jack
JR Jack

Also all Coupes.

Paul
Paul Dean

Yes both have chrome finishing strips but the roadster and coupe are different because of the shape of the dash boards. The MKII Deluxe models also have the chrome finishing strip.
Keith Lowman

Not sure if there is a reference guide per se, but I'll take a reasonable swag at your question. As I understand it, the dash panels on the Coupes and Roadsters are different, in that the Coupes had the ends of the dash wrap around toward the front; Roadster dashboards are flat. The Coupes had vinyl covering on the dash with a steel trim piece at the bottom. The 1500 and 1600 roadsters had painted dashboards, while the MKII & TC dashboards were covered in vinyl with a steel trim piece at the bottom (different from the Coupe version). Additionally, all TC, MKII and Coupe versions had a chrome center piece around the speaker and horn button. On the the MKII units, the turn signal indicator was moved from about the 10 o'clock position (left of the switch) to about the 1 o'clock position (right of the switch) and next to the tach. Hopefully someone else will chime in as well.
Nick Kopernik

It's worth buying Clausager's book Original MGA as a sourse for answers to these sorts of questions.
Graeme Williams

Interestingly, the coupe dashes were manufactured by taking roadster ashes and welding add-ons to the ends.
Bill Spohn

I'm not sure if the roadster reference is anatomical or flammable but I'm not going to touch that line :-)

Jud, '62 Mk II (non-deluxe)
J. K. Chapin

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