Description
THIS CAR
- A wonderful little car with an interesting history.
- The car started life in 1932 as a standard J2 specification 2-seater.
- Records on file contain copies of original factory build sheets for chassis J2794, delivered new via the Manchester based agent, Joseph Cockshoot & Co, and registered ‘XJ 4982’.
- However, much of the car’s early life has been lost to the passage of time, and while we do have an original dog-eared logbook which documents a string of owners through the 60s, 70s and 80s, we don’t know much more than that.
- Whatever the case, the car was completed disassembled and fully rebuilt in the early 2000s. Much of this work was entrusted to marque specialists Andy King and Bayton Jones.
- And it was during this restoration that the car was upgraded to ‘J4’ specification. This included:
- Low-slung doorless bodywork
- Volumex Supercharger
- J-Type ‘Big Cam’ Converstion
- Forged & Counterweighted Crankshaft
- Forged Pistons & Conrods
- Larger 12″ Brake Drums
- Bucket Seats
- J4 Specification Exhaust Manifold & External Pipe
- No weather gear
- Aero Screens
- Reworked Dash Layout (not quite J4 spec, but similar)
- Quick-release Fuel Filler & Radiator Cap
- The gearbox remains the standard J2 4-speed synchronised unit, and the engine is the same 847cc unit that the regular J2 had.
- Sadly, the original block met a rather spectacular end during an event at the Nurburgring, and so a replacement 847cc was sourced and fitted.
- The current German owner purchased the car in 2014, and immediately set about campaigning the car a variety of regularity and touring events.
- During this time, the car has received regular servicing and maintenance, and has most recently benefitted from a new Volumex supercharger courtesy of Jurgen Deusch, as well as:
- Full rewiring of car & electrics
- Uprated aluminium radiator (painted black)
- Improved generator with integrated regulator
- Luminition ignition system with Bosch distributor
- Full set of new Blockley tyres
WHAT WE THINK
- This little car is a total joy.
- The power to weight ratio is genuinely impressive, and the external ‘fish tail’ style exhaust system creates a wonderful 4-cylinder snarl.
- We urge anyone interested to book in an appointment to see and test drive this gorgeous MG – you won’t be disappointed!
