Film and Television Appearances
- Movie – Blue Hawaii (1961, Elvis Presley & Angela Lansbury) Elvis sings from his open red 1960 MGA 1600 Mk I roadster. The car made numerous appearances in the first half of the picture, often with camera work that seemed suspiciously marketing-like, panning back to the car or putting the car under complimentary soundstage lighting. Elvis so liked the car he bought it for himself, and after changing hands once or twice, he re-acquired the vehicle, which is now at Graceland with his Lincolns, Cadillacs and Stutzes.
- Movie – Animal House (1978, John Belushi & Tim Matheson) a yellow MGA roadster is driven by antagonist Greg Marmalard (played by James Daughton).
- Movie – Guess Who's Coming To Dinner (1967, Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Sidney Poitier), Spencer Tracy who is having a hard time with the interracial engagement of his daughter with a black doctor (Poitier), backs his Dodge into a black MGA in a drive in, causing the owner, another black man, to become quite irate.
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