Description Well-maintained and in regular use; current owner 8 years and previous owner 40+ years; one of only a dozen left in roadworthy condition; older restoration in good order with a large history file In production from February 1937 to September 1939, the MG VA 1.5-litre was the smallest of the three touring models that MG offered before the war.

The VA’s 1,548cc four-cylinder twin-carburettor engine generated a useful 54bhp and the car could cruise comfortably at 60mph and top 80mph with the windscreen folded flat.

Other features included a four-speed synchromesh gearbox, 10” Lockheed hydraulic drum brakes, adjustable Luvax shock absorbers, sporting 19” wire wheels, built-in chassis lubrication and Jackall jacking system, and a bumper stabiliser to damp torsional flexing at the front end.

Just 2,407 VA models were produced in total during that short period (saloon, drophead and open tourer), and all are much sought-after today.

First registered in London in July 1938, this...