Not Sold | 1934 MG NA Magnette

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Not Sold (Est: £40,000 - £50,000)

1934 MG NA Magnette

United Kingdom • 13 Jul 2019 • Lot 186

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This MG N type Magnette, purchased in 1963 and restored over six years, boasts a detailed history file documenting its restoration and participation in the 1935 Monte Carlo Rally. It includes original parts and spares, offering a unique opportunity for enthusiasts.

Condition

6

The car was in a 'sorry state' when purchased in 1963 and underwent a 6-year restoration by the vendor, an 'enthusiastic engineer'. The description highlights a 'comprehensive history file' with details of every penny spent on the car, oil changes, clutch plate drawings, original invoices and correspondence, and photographs taken during the Monte Carlo Rally. The vehicle is described as an 'amazing matching numbers car'. However, there is no mention of its current condition or any reconditioning that may have been done since the initial restoration.

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Transmission:

[Transmission]

Chassis No:

NA0546

Odometer:

25,241 miles

Reg Number:

AAD 359

RHD/LHD:

RHD

The following quote on the MG N type Magnette from The Autocar seems both apt for this car and for this auction, 'It is not surprising that with the makers' knowledge of racing...

it should be capable of giving as high a speed as 80mph.

What comes as a revelation is the ease with which on Brooklands that speed is reached and held.

The rev needle hovering between the 5,000 and 5,500 marks, the whole mechanism feeling as one, and with no sense of adventure attached to such speeds.' The 1930s saw the popularity of small capacity six-cylinder cars increase.

MG became part of this wave with the introduction, in 1931, of the Magna F.

This car used the 1271cc six-cylinder version of the overhead camshaft engine, used in the 1929 MG M type Midget and the 1930 Wolseley Hornet.

A significant amount of improvement and revision was applied to this engine unit, known as the ‘KD’ engine, to develop the 56hp version carried over to the ‘NA’ Magnette of 1934.

The new ‘NA’ had a revised chassis ...