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 the 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 made in the Cowley factory but from 1930, production had transferred to Abingdon.

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.

Early bodies were fabric-covered using a wood frame; this changed to all-metal in 1931.

Most cars had bodies made by Carbodies of Coventry and fitted by MG in either open two-seat or closed two-door ‘Sportsmans’ coupé versions.

The M-type had considerable sporting success, both privately and with official teams winning gold medals in the 1929 Land's End Trial and class wins in the 1930 ‘Double ...