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Chilean MG 1300 – Restored Examples

The MG 1300 was produced in Chile with a plastic body and many exterior and interior components unique to the Chilean cars...

...there was of course a host of colours available and many recent restorations have also seen none standard ones used too – illustrating both approaches, we particularly like these two restored examples.

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Chile Advertising

Continuing our Chilean Independence celebration, it is after all the Day of the Glories of the Army; we have a look at British Leyland Automotores de Chile S.A. advertising...

...even having contacted owners in Chile, we are to date unaware of any MG 1300 brochures from Chile, so the question of whether any actually existed remains.

Nonetheless, these adverts were used to advertise the MG 1300 in Chile - the only ADO16 model to have ever been sold in Chile which interestingly is often locally known as the Austin MG 1300.

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Chile Independence Day

Celebrations of Independence Day for Chile (Fiestas Patrias) begin today, so naturally we have a rather special post...

...most ADO16 owners would probably love to have a Chilean ADO16; the body was constructed from fibreglass – so what could be better than a convertible MG 1300 with a rust free body!

The ADO16 scene in Chile is rather active and a healthy number of cars survive – unusually although we have an ado16.info Facebook page for Chile, we find most activity is on a very vibrant WhatsApp group!

Claudio our contact in Chile is regularly made aware of MG 1300’s available for purchase – so if you fancy a rust free project...

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