As the descendant of immigrants who came to the United States from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (a small but proud nation wedged between France, Germany, and Belgium), I visit the old country regularly and keep an eye open for interesting automotive stuff while there.
The national car museum, known as Le Conservatoire National de Véhicules Historiques, now has as its main exhibit a most impressive collection of MG vehicles going back to the origins of the marque. I checked it out a few months back.
The CNVH is located in Diekirch, an ancient baking and brewing city near the border with Germany and reasonable driving distance from Frankfurt, Brussels, and Paris. Prior to its current show, the museum had an excellent exhibit focused on European vacation road-tripping during the 1950s through 1970s.
The “MG — 100 Years of Motoring & Passion” show (a show about MGs must have its title in English) runs through April 28, 2024, and features vehicles owned by members of the MG Car Club Luxembourg.
MG departed the United States after 1980, but MGs continued to be built in the UK through 2005 and began in China soon after, when Nanjing Automobile bought the brand. The exhibit at the CNVH features just about the full span of MG history, from a 1932 K-Type Magnette to a 2024 MG4 EV.
Prewar and postwar, roadsters and saloons, even a Montego Turbo may be admired at this exhibit. If you’re heading across the Atlantic before the end of May, check it out!
MG Exhibit at Luxembourg’s National Car Museum
