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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.
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.
18 lip 2024 · 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.
History. The name “Midget” was first used by MG in 1929 ascribed to the M Type, this being MG’s first baby sports car based on the then newly released Morris Minor. Rapid development of the overhead cam sports and racing cars through the early 1930’s led to subsequent C ,D, J, P, Q, and R type Midgets, this being MG’s most exciting ...
27 lis 2018 · The MG Midget was effectively a badge engineered version of the MkII Austin-Healey Sprite and was introduced in 1961, enjoying a long production run up until 1979. The idea of the Midget was to offer fun sportscar motoring on a minimal budget, on which it scored extremely highly.
5 paź 2021 · It has now been over 50 years since the MG Midget shook up the sportscar world! Here are some interesting facts about the MG Midget's history: The MKI had a 948 cc engine, which was increased to 1098cc in 1963 and again raised to 1275cc in 1965.
7 lip 2014 · The MG Midget had already been given better brakes than those of the early examples and, with modified valve timing that increased power from 20 to 27 b.h.p., bodywork complying with the “Double-Twelve” regulations, and a Brooklands’ exhaust system, these Midgets were sold as the 12/12 model.
