• Built by the current vendor for VSCC & MGCC events • Phoenix Crankshaft & Con-Rods • Derek Chinn supercharger • Freshly restored and requires running in Broadly similar to MG's D-Type Midget of 1931, and introduced at the same time, was the six-cylinder F-Type Magna which, like its equally new four-cylinder stablemate, used a development of the under-slung chassis first seen on the racing C-Type Midget but of longer wheelbase.

Wolseley, also owned by Morris, had been responsible for the Minor engine, and it was this unit in 12hp, 1,271cc, six-cylinder form that powered the Magna.

The latter looked every inch a proper MG but possessed greater refinement than the fours thanks to its smoother, torquier and relatively vibration-free six-cylinder engine.

Introduced in 1932, the F2 version boasted 12" brakes (replacing the original 8" drums) and Midget two-seater coachwork, while the mechanically similar F3 was a four-seater tourer.

What would turn out to be the last of the Magna line ...