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£7,875

1930 MG M-Type Midget Special

United Kingdom • 9 Oct 2024

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AI Listing Summary

This is a 1930 MG M-Type Midget, chassis number 1098, first sold in February 1930. It has been extensively restored with some modifications, including PB-type brakes, wheels, and suspension. The engine was overhauled in 2020, and the interior has been re-trimmed.

Condition

7

The car has been restored with some non-original parts (PB-type brakes, wheels, and suspension). The bodywork is in good condition with some signs of aging, and the interior has been re-trimmed and presents well. The engine was recently overhauled and the car is driven regularly. Overall solid condition with slight wear visible.

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Transmission:

Manual

Chassis No:

M1098

Odometer:

[Odometer Reading]

Reg Number:

PO 7734

RHD/LHD:

RHD

Registration No : PO 7734 Chassis No : M-1098 MOT : Exempt The MG M-Type was manufactured from April 1929 to 1932 and was sometimes referred to as the 8/33.

Launched at the 1928 London Motor Show when sales of larger MG saloons began to falter due to the economic climate, the small car brought MG ownership to a new sector of the market and probably saved the company.

Early cars were assembled in MG's Cowley factory but production transferred to Abingdon when the MG factory moved there in the Autumn of 1929.

The M-Type was one of the first genuinely affordable sports cars to be offered by an established manufacturer, as opposed to modified versions of factory-built saloon cars and tourers.

This two-door sports car used an updated version of the four-cylinder, bevel-gear driven, overhead-camshaft engine used in the 1928 Morris Minor and Wolseley 10 with a single SU carburettor generating a sporty 20bhp.

Drive was to the rear wheels through a three-speed non-synchromesh gearbox.

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