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Not Sold (Est: £50,000 - £60,000)

1934 MG P-Type Special

United Kingdom • 18 Jul 2020 • Lot 233

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This is a 1934 MG P-Type, heavily modified for racing from the 1950s to 1970s, with a Maserati-inspired body and independent front suspension. It has a successful racing history but requires recommissioning after 20 years of inactivity, presenting an opportunity for a competitor in historic racing.

Condition

5

While the car boasts a rich racing history and unique modifications, it hasn't run in 20 years and has a known brake seal issue. Recommissioning is required, suggesting it's not in top running condition. Cosmetically, details are limited, but the mechanical needs indicate a rating reflecting necessary restoration work.

/ 10

Transmission:

Manual

Chassis No:

PA 0881

Odometer:

[Odometer Reading]

Reg Number:

[Reg Number]

RHD/LHD:

RHD

This car can be viewed in person from 14th to 18th July 2020 at our the auction site, Windsorview Lakes, Datchet, SL3 9HY The P-Type Midget was launched in March 1934 as the replacement for the J2.

It is well recognised that the P-Type had similarities with previous Magnas and Magnettes and its parentage derived from the M and J-Types.

'Autocar' magazine road tested the P-Type in November of that year and reported "This latest model is a marked improvement in all respects over its forerunners".

Sales literature produced by Abingdon claimed, "In all there are over one hundred new and improved features".

With good reports in the motoring press it was no surprise that the car sold well, with serious production starting at the end of January 1934; over two hundred cars a month were coming off the production lines.

Most of the design knowledge gained from previous involvement in production car trials and racing proved invaluable to the production of the P-Type.

The chassis was far stu...