Magnette ZA Weight

[Keep it stiff]

I posted this question on the MG forum but it is probably more at home here.

Can anybody give me the correct/verified weight of the ZA?

My owners operations manual has it as 1,123 kg, but a Google search brings up all sorts of figures, no two being the same.

[paintman]

Quick google suggests you'd probably do better here: https://www.mgownersclub.co.uk/mg-guides/saloons/m...
You might need to join.

[Turbobanana]

Whatever it is it'll be much greater post-lockdown

[Keep it stiff]

Turbobanana said:

Whatever it is it'll be much greater post-lockdown

That maybe so!

I have a detailed race specification I need to comply with, the regs say my ZA must not weigh less than 95% of the original weight. I have no idea what it does weigh but even when I take it to a bridge to find out I will need still need the accepted starting point to establish if I am the right or wrong side this percentage. In the absence of anything else to show otherwise I can use the figure from my handbook however as it is the highest figure of any I have seen a lesser verifiable figure would be handy.

[Keep it stiff]

Turbobanana said:

Whatever it is it'll be much greater post-lockdown

That maybe so!

I have a detailed race specification I need to comply with, the regs say my ZA must not weigh less than 95% of the original weight. I have no idea what it does weigh but even when I take it to a bridge to find out I will need still need the accepted starting point to establish if I am the right or wrong side this percentage. In the absence of anything else to show otherwise I can use the figure from my handbook however as it is the highest figure of any I have seen a lesser verifiable figure would be handy.

[grumpy52]

If you google the homologation papers of the car it will contain all the specs you need.
I think the FIA web site has them that can be downloaded as a pdf and printed . Also try the MSA UK web site .
I recently did this for a 63 jaguar e type which is being built to FIA historic spec .

[Keep it stiff]

grumpy52 said:

If you google the homologation papers of the car it will contain all the specs you need.
I think the FIA web site has them that can be downloaded as a pdf and printed . Also try the MSA UK web site .
I recently did this for a 63 jaguar e type which is being built to FIA historic spec .

Unfortunately the ZA does not seem to have homologation papers, I previously searched and the only listed Magnette is the later model. I do have some old FIA papers for my car, a weight was declared in those and as I have not been able to find anything to substantiate any of the various figures that Google searches have shown up I decided to declare the same figure. I'm taking My ZA to a bridge on Saturday, I have no idea what it actually does weigh!

[jeremyc]

Probably more important are the weights assumed to be correct by other competitors in ZAs.

[s m]

1129kg

[s m]

Or 1124kg in a different road test.

Looks like your original figure of 1123kg was pretty close to the mark.
Will depend on fuel load ( Autocar stated 5 gallons in their test ) when weighed/weighing apparatus etc as well for the variance I’d think

Edited by s m on Wednesday 2nd March 09:55