Beschreibung
26th Jul, 2023 13:00
Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire
1974 MG Midget
Estimate £6, 000 - £8, 000
Registration No: AWE 464M
Chassis No: GAN5144185G
MOT: Exempt
In current ownership since 1998 and understood to have covered some 52, 000 miles from new
Offered with photographs evidencing the previous restoration work c. 1995-1996
Used on many classic car rallies and events, including MG tours
When new, the MG Midget was essentially a MkII Austin Healey Sprite in a slightly different suit of clothes. In christening its new small sports car 'Midget', BMC revived a name made famous by a range of pre-war MGs. The new Midget started life powered by a 948cc A-Series engine fed by a pair of SU carburettors. Matters had greatly improved by the time the MkIII version appeared in 1966, not least in the engine compartment where the motor's capacity had been increased via 1, 098cc to 1, 275cc. Semi-elliptic rear springs had replaced the original quarter elliptic ones inherited from the Frog Eye Sprite and front drum brakes had been replaced with discs. A total of 226, 001 Midgets are understood to have been built between 1961 and 1979, some 100, 246 of which were MkIII models.
A round wheel-arch iteration of the Midget, that is often favoured for its prettier styling, this Midget has two former keepers recorded on HPI. In current ownership since 1998, the car was previously bought from one of our previous auctions. Understood to have covered some 52, 000 miles from new. There are photographs evidencing previous restoration work c. 1995-1996. Since then the Midget has been used on many classic car rallies and events, including MG tours. There is a collection of old MOTs and tax discs, a Midget MkIII handbook and a collection of old invoices.
