[Mgs] Have you ever seen one of these?

[Dan DiBiase]

Very cool!

Dan D
'76B
Central NJ USA

On Mon, Dec 15, 2025 at 2:51 PM Max Heim <mvheim at sonic.net> wrote:

> This is “Tammy’s MGB”. Tammy was a fashion doll, Ideal Toy Co.’s
> competitor to Mattel’s Barbie. Barbie famously drove a Corvette, but
> apparently Tammy caught the British car bug back in 1962. While this model
> is not completely accurate in scale,  you can see how it is intended to
> represent a Mark 1 MGB. It even mimics the factory press car — while the
> blue is much brighter than Iris Blue, it has the red interior, steel wheels
> and whitewalls. And true to Mk. 1 tradition, the steering wheel is broken
> in this example — no doubt from trying to cram the stiff-legged doll into
> the cockpit.
>
> I just acquired this from a Morgan owner who had rescued it from a thrift
> shop, and presented it to me at a vintage car event.
>
> [image: IMG_9719 copy.jpeg]
>
> --
> Max Heim
> '66 MGB
>
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