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281 MG TA Midget (1936) DGH 23 by Robert Knight Via Flickr: MG TA (1936-39) Engine 1292 cc S4 OHV Production 3003 Registration Number DGH 23 (London) MG ALBUM www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/albums/72157623797586658/ Produced after the takeover by Morris Motors, the overhead cam engine had gone in favour of the push rod overhead valve Nuffield engine, the MPJG engine also used in the Wolseley Ten. Adequate power but limited tuning potential. Now with syncromesh on the top two gears, small hydraulic brakes, and softer suspension. Larger track and body than the earlier cars Diolch am 95,572,880 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr. Thanks for 95,572,880 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated. Shot 10.07.2022, at Walsall Classic Car Show, Walsall Arboretum, Walsall REF 161-281

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280 MG J2 Midget (1933) OC 5374 by Robert Knight Via Flickr: MG J2 Midget (1932-34) Engine 885cc S4 OC Production 2083 Registration Number OC 5374 (Birmingham) MG ALBUM www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/albums/72157623797586658/ The J2 Midget was announced in August 1934, offering outstanding value at £ 199 - 10 shillings, well within the reach of many enthusiasts. Its design was based on the C type (Montlehery) Midget, which in turn was a derivative of the M type. It had a large slab type petrol tank with fast fill cap, fold flat windscreen and optional aero screens, centre lock wire wheels, remote control gearchange, and a spring spoked flat steering wheel. Instruments included a temperature gauge, eight day electric clock, a leather securing strap over the bonnet and protective mesh grilles over the head lamps and radiator. The complete package of extras came in at twelve guinea (£12 - 12 shillings) The chassis was similar to the C type incorporating straight side members passing under the rear axle with tubular cross supports. It had cable operated 8 inch drum brakes, friction type Halford shock absorbers. Other chassis features included a 12 volt Rotax lighting and starting system, Rudge Whitworth wire wheels and Marles steering gear which was adjustable for rake. The J2 was strictly a two seater with two humped scuttle and low cutaway doors. Early cars feature cycle type front and rear wings, replaced the following year by long swept wings. Power came from a 847cc engine with an eight port crossflow cylinder head fed through twin down draught SU carburettor rated at 36bhp, driving through a four speed crash gearbox A supercharged version was produced known as the J3 with a high revving 750cc engine. The racing version of the J Series was the J4, basically the same as the J2 but with different steering gear and larger 12 inch brakes Diolch am 95,572,880 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr. Thanks for 95,572,880 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated. Shot 10.07.2022, at Walsall Classic Car Show, Walsall Arboretum, Walsall REF 161-280

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115 MG TF 1250 Midget (1954) 8898 MG by Robert Knight Via Flickr: MG TF 1250 (1953-54) Engine 1250cc S4 OHV Production 9602 Registration Number 8898 MG (Middlesex) MG ALBUM www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/sets/72157623797586658... Redesigned MG TF Midget was launched in October 1953, as a facelifted MG TD Midget, with sleek sloping grille, a rear fuel tank, a lower bonnet line and head lights faired into the wings. a pressurised cooling system and individually adjustable front seats, plus a wire wheel option,. The XPAG engine had an increased compression ratio, larger valves, with stronger valve springs and larger carburettors increased output to 57.5 bhp In mid-1954 the engine capacity was increased by 17 per cent to 1466 cc and designated XPEG. increasing output to 63bhp The car was designated TF1500, and externally distinguished by a cream background enamel nameplate on both sides of the bonnet, placed just to the rear of the forward bonnet-release buttons. Diolch am 95,210,473 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr. Thanks for 95,210,473 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated Shot 03.07.2022, at Cars in the Park, Lichfield, Staffordshire REF 161-115

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114 MG TA Midget (1937) MG 5175 by Robert Knight Via Flickr: MG TA Midget (1936-39) Engine 1141cc S MPJG Production 3.003 Registration Number MG 5175 (Middlesex) MG ALBUM www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/sets/72157623797586658... The MG T series began with the MG TA in 1936, replacing the PB. The TA was a larger car, three inches wider, and seven inches longer on a four and a half inch wider track. The previous advanced overhead-cam inline-four engine was by then not in use by any other production car was replaced by the MPJG OHV unit from the Wolseley 10, but with twin SU carburettors, modified camshaft and manifolding coupled to a four speed manual gearbox with syncromesh on the top two ratios .connected to the engine by a cork-faced clutch running in oil. Unlike the PB, hydraulic brakes were fitted with 9-inch (230 mm) drums. Like the PB, most were two-seat open cars with a steel body on an ash frame. A bench-type seat was fitted with storage space behind. in 1936 it cost £222 (£ 13,144 2024 eqv.) on the home market, the same as the PB. Diolch am 95,210,473 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr. Thanks for 95,210,473 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated Shot 03.07.2022, at Cars in the Park, Lichfield, Staffordshire REF 161-114

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214 MG TD Midget (1949) MSU 331 by Robert Knight Via Flickr: MG TD (1950-53) Engine 1250cc S4 OHV Production 29664 (with all but 1656 exported, 23,488 to the USA alone) Registration Number MSU 331 MG SET www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/sets/72157623797586658... The TD Midget, announced in January 1950, with the first cars already built in late 1949, combined the TC's drivetrain, with a new four speed gearbox, modified hypoid-geared rear axle, the MG Y-type chassis, a familiar T-type style body and independent suspension on front axle using coil springs from the MG Y-type saloon, along with rack and pinion steering. The TD featured smaller 15-inch, disc type road wheels, a left-hand drive option and standard equipment bumpers and over-riders. The car was also 5 inches than the put going TC In 1950 the TD MkII Competition Model was introduced, produced alongside the standard car, with a more highly tuned higher compression engine, though most of the competition models were exported, due to UK drivers, still having to rely on low octane war time pool petrol. The TD MkII also featured twin fuel pumps, additional Andrex dampers, and a higher ratio rear-axle. Diolch am 97,441,188 o olygiadau gwych, mae pob un ohonynt yn cael eu gwerthfawrogi'n fawr. Thanks for 97,441,188 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated. Shot 21.08.2022, at Lupin Farm, Kings Bromley, Staffordshire REF 163-214

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294 MG TC Midget (1949) KXS 318 by Robert Knight Via Flickr: MG TC (1945-49) Engine 1250cc S4 OHV Production 10001 Registration Number KXS 318 (Re-registered on an age roughly related vacant number) MG ALBUM www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/sets/72157623797586658... The TC Midget was the first post war MG launched in 1945. It was quite similar to the pre-war TB, sharing the same 1,250 cc push rod engine with a slightly increased compression, producing 54.5bhp with several option stages of increased tuning. Only evr built in RHD form, though many were exported to the USA, American cars came with smaller US specification sealed beam head lights and larger twin rear lights, as well as turn signals and chrome-plated front and rear bumpers.. The TCs body has around 4 inches wider body than the Pre-war TB with a wider cockpit, but with a narrower running boards the cars have the same overall width. 10,001 TCs were produced, from September 1945 (chassis number TC0251) to Nov. 1949 (chassis number TC10251), more than any previous MG model. It cost £527 on the home market in 1947. Diolch am 92,808,440 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr. Thanks for 92,808,440 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated. Shot 23.04.2022 at the Bicester Spring Scramble, Bicester, Oxfordshire 158-294

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409 MG TA Midget (1936) ABL 964 by Robert Knight Via Flickr: MG TA Midget (1936-39) Engine 1292cc S4 OHV Production 3003 Registration Number ABL 964 (Bedfordshire) MG SET www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/sets/72157623797586658... The TA arrived in 1936 minus the previous generations versatile overhead cam engines, now replaced by pushrod overhead valve units as part of the Nuffield plan for future MGs following the takeover by Morris Motors. The MPJG engine similar to that of the Wolseley Ten produced ample power, but the potential for tuning was limited by the head and porting, there was syncromesh on the top two gear ratios, 9 inch hydraulic brakes and the suspension was softer than on earlier Midgets. The TA was built on a new frame with wider track and a 94 inch wheelbase producing a car that was larger with more passenger room, larger fuel tank and a new pressed steel scuttle. Better performance than the P types but it did not make the right noises and had lost much of the Midgets sporty feel CREAM CRACKER MGs The Midget was often used by owners as a club racer, but three cars were created by the Abingdon racing department as works Trials Cars., finished in a distinctive Cream and Brown the cars became known as the Cream Crackers. Team. Diolch am 96,650,037 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr. Thanks for 96,650,037 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated. Shot 07.08.2022, at the VSCC Prescott Speed Hill Climb, Prescott, Gloucestershire REF 162-409

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412 MG Midget TD (1952) NKC 378 by Robert Knight Via Flickr: MG TD (1950-53) Engine 1250cc S5 OHV Production 29664 Registration Number NKC 378 (Liverpool) MG ALBUM www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/sets/72157623797586658... The 1950 TD Midget announced in January 1950 combining the TCs drivetrain, a modified hypoid-geared rear axle, the MG Y-type chassis a modernised traditional MG type body and independent suspension on front axle using coil springs from the MG Y-type saloon and rack and pinion steering. The TD now came on : Updated from the pre=war style TC with steel smaller 15-inch (380 mm) disc type road wheels wheels, rack and pinion steering, coil spring independent front suspension and a steel bumper with over riders. The car was also 5 inches (130 mm) wider with a track of 50 inches (1,300 mm) The Mk.II from 1952 has a power boost to 57bhp though factory tuning kits could give over 90bhp. Diolch am 96,650,037 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr. Thanks for 96,650,037 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated. Shot 07.08.2022, at the VSCC Prescott Speed Hill Climb, Prescott, Gloucestershire REF 162-412