MG C-type Montlhery Midget - badge and radiator cap
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MG C-type Montlhery Midget - grille
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MG J2 Midget - grille
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MG C-type Montlhery Midget. In 1930 a special Midget was created to win the 750cc speed record. This used a 750cc supercharged version of the 847cc M-type Midget overhead cam engine. In 1931 George Eyston achieved over 103mph on the 5km Montlery track to gain the class H records.
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MG C-type Montlhery Midget. Having a reduced but highly tuned 746cc version of the 847cc M-type engine, the C-type was pure racer. 44 were built.
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MG D-type. Produced for only one year, 1931-2, the D-type was mechanically an 847cc M-type Midget, with a chassis developed from the racing C-type. Only available as a 4-seat open tourer or a closed coupe, it was a little heavy to be a racer.
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MG J1 Midget 1933. Developed from the C-type, the J1 Midget was launched in 1932 as a road car and its J1 sibling was the competition version.
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MG J1 Midget 1933. The wooden dashboard and heavy bodywork were intended for touring, the lighter J2 was the competitor
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MG J2 Midget. Developed from the C-type, the J2 Midget was launched in 1932 as a car intended for sports events. It was powered by an ex-Wolseley 847cc engine also used in the M-type and given an 8port head.
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MG J2 Midget 1933. The 1932 J2 had cycle wings, but in 1933 these swooping wings were given, no doubt more practical for road use.
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MG J2 Midget 1933. Designed to be a competition version of the J1 Midget, the J2 had a twin hump scuttle and fold-down windscreen. The large wings took over from the cycle wings of the 1932 version.
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MG C-type Montlhery Midget. Cockpit of the C-type Midget racer
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