# Cars: What does MG stand for? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 22, 2005, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-what-does-mg-stand-for/304947 "2005-05-22T12:55:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2005, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-what-does-mg-stand-for/304947/1 "2005-05-22T12:55:33Z")
I was wondering what MG stands for, and isn’t it actually MGB? - Jinx ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2005, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-what-does-mg-stand-for/304947/2 "2005-05-22T13:06:03Z")
“Morris Garages” ---
**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2005, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-what-does-mg-stand-for/304947/3 "2005-05-22T13:15:36Z")
I swear on the hood, doesn’t it say “MGB”? ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2005, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-what-does-mg-stand-for/304947/4 "2005-05-22T13:21:10Z")
it varies, MG, MGB and MGTD. The last is a ‘shooting brake’ or station wagonlette ---
**Author:** ![wheelie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b4bc9f/32.png) [@wheelie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wheelie)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2005, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-what-does-mg-stand-for/304947/5 "2005-05-22T13:23:15Z")
The ‘B’ in MGB is the model. [Here](http://www.chicagolandmgclub.com/history/) is a page with info on MG history. ---
**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2005, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-what-does-mg-stand-for/304947/6 "2005-05-22T13:44:01Z")
Wasn’t there a British car called a Midget? If so, was this a model of MG, also? - Jinx ---
**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2005, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-what-does-mg-stand-for/304947/7 "2005-05-22T13:45:07Z")
> [@Jinx](#): > > Wasn’t there a British car called a Midget? If so, was this a model of MG, also? > > - Jinx Oops! It was (per history provided in previous reply!) Sorry! :o Thanks, y’all! - Jinx ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2005, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-what-does-mg-stand-for/304947/8 "2005-05-22T13:46:31Z")
Yes. [Here](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:MG_vehicles) is a list of MG vehicles, with links to some information on each one. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2005, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-what-does-mg-stand-for/304947/9 "2005-05-22T17:13:11Z")
> [@wheelie](#): > > The ‘B’ in MGB is the model. [Here](http://www.chicagolandmgclub.com/history/) is a page with info on MG history. The short version is that they just named their cars for letters of the alphabet, and when they got to the end they had to start over again.