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The MG Midget is a small two-seater lightweight sports car produced by MG from 1961 to 1979. It revived a name that had been used on earlier models such as the MG M-type , MG D-type , MG J-type and MG T-type .
18 lip 2024 · What is it? What we have here is a 1964 MG Midget MkII that’s almost race ready. Restored and kitted out to FIA -HTP 65 Class specification (including a full FIA roll cage) the car has been built to replicate the iconic livery of Bob Tullius’ Group 44 race team.
in the 2009 "Collier Cup" all-MG feature race at Watkins Glen, Derek was lapping the track at 2:26.123, which represents an average speed of 83.766mph over the 3.40 mile circuit. (He finished third in class and sixth overall.) Weight: ~ 1418 pounds. Racing Class: (formerly) SCCA G-Production. (Now) SVRA 1FP.
2 paź 2024 · In 1961, MG introduced the car that would define the Midget name for generations—the MG Midget Mk I. This model was essentially a badge-engineered version of the Austin-Healey Sprite, featuring a 948cc A-Series engine, producing around 46 horsepower.
MG purists might have baulked at the notion of a Triumph engine in the Midget, but the addition of the same 1493cc engine in the Midget 1500 kept sales buoyant. It also helped offset increased weight as the body returned to square rear arches that gave better rigidity.
5 paź 2021 · A car with the 948 cc engine was tested by The Motor, a British automotive magazine, in 1962 where it was reported to have a top speed of 87.9 mph and a 0-60 mph time of 18.3 seconds. The little car also achieved an impressive 40.2 MPG, important in the post-Suez Crisis world.
22 wrz 2018 · MG engineers built upon their proven M Type formula to create the J Type Midget, built in street-tuned, open and “Salonette” coupé four-seat J1 and open two-seat J2 forms, as well as race-ready two-seat open J3 and doorless, pure-racing J4 forms; J1s, J3s and J4s became available in mid-1933.
