VA Production changes
Below is a list of all production changes as listed in the "Service Parts List" for the MG VA, November 1937, revised July 1939 and September 1946.
Blue = Saloon Red = Tourer Purple = Tickford Black = All types
| From body number | Chassis number | Engine number | Items changed | |
| 200 | 7691 | Rear seat pan &
cushion changed Windscreen changed Side screens replaced Hood replaced |
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| 351 | 7847 | Buffer for sidescreens | ||
| 390 | 5711 |
Front seats Rear seat & pan Facia board |
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| 641 | 10135 | Roughly VA 2380 ? | Tourer headlights | |
| 653 | 10156 | Rear number plate Stp & tail lights Reverse lamp |
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| 693 | 5951 | Facia board | ||
| 850 | 8646 | Door
hinges Centre pillar Door check Rear seat cushion Backplate and bracket for windscreen winder Door check Facia board & capping Windscreen wiper assembly |
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| 1175 | 8994 | Roughly VA 2371 ? | Saloon headlights | |
| VA 0412 | Carburettors | |||
| VA 0636 | Petrol pipes tank to pump | |||
| VA 0747 | Horn moved from engine shield to badge bar | |||
| VA 0802 | Tourer floorboards and carpets changed | |||
| VA 0904 | Grommet front bumper stud | |||
| VA 0948 | Floorboards & carpets | |||
| VA 0997 | Carburettors | |||
| VA 1048 | Mixture control wire clip Packing piece for front carb |
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| VA 1078 | Slow running control spring introduced | |||
| VA 1162 | Spare wheel cap assembly saloon & coupe | |||
| VA 1221 | Air intake pipe support | |||
| VA 1254 | Rear axle stop Cover plate clutch inspection introduced King pins |
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| VA 1255 | Front & rear springs Rear axle assembly incl. differential Spring clips Rear axle buffer Brake pipe strap rear axle |
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| VA 1371 | Wiring harness | |||
| VA 1392 | Oil pipe for oil pressure gauge | |||
| VA 1469 | Regulator box | |||
| VA 1745 | Steering/front hub greasers | |||
| VA 1795 | Greaser front front shackles Greaser/plug for rear hub Greaser for propellershaft Grouped nipple battery plate |
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| VA 1770 | Bolt for oil filter banjo | |||
| VA 1795 | Greaser for fan pulley Greaser for draglink |
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| VA 1955 | Different bonnet for wider body ? | |||
| VA 1965 | Steering wheel Trafficator and horn control saloon & coupe |
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| VA 1915 | Shock absorbers | |||
| VA 1945 | Front axle buffer added | |||
| VA 1955 | bonnet | |||
| VA 1975 | Steering wheel saloon | |||
| VA 2150 | Steering wheel tourer | |||
| VA 2206 | Inner steering column with cam Outer steering box Ball race steering column replaced felt bush |
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| VA 2353 | Driving mirror tourer | |||
| VA 2376 | Tickford headlights changed | |||
| VA 2518 | Brake bleeder screws | |||
| VA 2520 | Brake back plates and adjusters Brake shoes |
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| TPBG 0412 | Carburettors changed | |||
| TPBG 0997 | Carburettors changed | |||
| TPBG 1510 | Breather pipe Bell housing Crankshaft Flywheel First motion shaft spigot bearing Cylinder head cover Air cleaner Starter motor Oil pipe pump to filter Oil filter bolt and joint Oil pipe filter to block left out Clutch assembly wet to dry Clutch operating rod Gearbox clutch housing and operating shaft First motion shaft Selectorshaft reverse |
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| TPBG 1790 | Oil base with baffle and sump changed | |||
| TPBG 1891 | Counter balanced crankshaft
Oil suction pipe sump to pump Gearbox mainshaft and 3rd gear parts |
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| TPBG 2100 | Packing ring for valve spring Oil feed pipe to cylinder head |
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| TPBG 2237 | Gearbox changed internally | |||
| TPBG 2250 | Rocker shaft supports | |||
| TPBG 2286 | Pistons | |||
| TPBG 2292 | Pistons | |||
| TPBG 2237 | Gearbox mainshaft striking dog Gearbox and first speed and reverse Selector shafts |
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| TPBG 2392 | Pistons | |||
| TPBG 2511 | Oil feed pipe to cylinder head | |||
| TPBG 2566 | Low lift camshaft with reduced valve clearance | |||
| TPBG 2731 | 2 mm longer pushrods | |||
| TPBG 2751 | Valve springs top caps and rockershaft supports changed | |||
| TPBG 2822 | Shell bearings and different conrods introduced | |||
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