MGA at LeMans 1955 and on the Road 

After World War II record breaking attempts restarted with 500 cc and 750 cc records being taken in the late 1940s. MG departed from its earlier line of Y-Type saloons and pre-war designs and released the MGA in 1955.
A decision was also taken to return to racing and a team of MGAs was entered in the tragedy-laden 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans race, the best car achieving 12th place.
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