£11,000 - £13,000
1979 MG Midget 1500
United Kingdom • 3 Dec 2025 • Lot 84
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This MG Midget MkIV, with single ownership from new, displays a warranted 8,500 miles and is finished in Mustard Yellow with a Black leather interior. It comes with a large history file, original sales brochure, and the original 1980 bill of sale, suggesting careful preservation.
Condition
7
Very good condition, slight wear visible.
/ 10
Manual
Transmission:
GAN6-224346G
Chassis No:
Odometer:
8,500 miles
OLN 666W
Reg Number:
RHD/LHD:
RHD
Less than 8,500 miles from new and highly original.
Registration No: OLN 666W Chassis No: GAN6-224346G MOT: Exempt
Single ownership from new and started and run every year since
Displaying a warranted 8,500 miles from new and never restored
Finished in Mustard Yellow over a black leather interior
Offered with a large history file with original sales brochure, owner's bookpack and original 1980 bill of sale
The need to comply with forthcoming US safety legislation, the Midget’s biggest market, saw MG revise the design of its little sportscar for the final time in 1974.
Entering showrooms that October, the resultant MkIV version was immediately recognisable courtesy of its impact-absorbing polyurethane 'rubber bumpers'.
Far better integrated than the similar contrivances found on other American market cars (think Mercedes-Benz W107 SL), the weight penalty they incurred was more than offset by the adoption of a new 66bhp 1493cc engine.
Sourced from the Triumph Spitfire together with...
Points of note
£260
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£4,200
Median Price (Since 2020)
£24,177
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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MOT Information
Expired
Expired on Mar 08 2021
Latest MOT Mileage
8,190 miles
Registration Date
1980-08-01
MOT History
Passed
On Mar 09 2020 with 8,190 miles
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