Registration No : XG 3009 Chassis No : NA0638 MOT : Exempt Introduced in 1934, the MG N-Type Magnette was notable for its use of a tapered chassis frame (the side members being wider at the rear than the front) and Silentbloc bushes on which the bodywork was mounted.

Powered by a 1271cc OHC straight-six engine allied to four-speed manual transmission, the initial NA derivative was a brisk performer.

The two- and four-seater tourer designs produced by the factory proved popular with their distinctive swept-tails and partially recessed spare wheels but customers could also opt for more bespoke creations from the likes of Carbodies and Allingham.

Of the 738 MG N-Type Magnettes built, just 176 are understood to have been NA Two-Seaters.

First registered in Middlesborough on 29 th December 1934 (or so its ‘XG 3009’ number plate would imply), chassis NA 0638 survived WW2 and had migrated to Devon some two decades later.

An accompanying continuation buff logbook records the MG being sold...