Lot details Registration No: NSL 692 Chassis No: PA100F Mot Expiry: Oct 2005
Introduced in March 1934, the MG PA Midget was a more sophisticated and durable design than the J-type Midget it replaced. Longer and more rigid, its cruciform-braced chassis was equipped with all round semi-elliptic leaf springs (fixed at their leading edge but held in sliding trunnions at the rear) and twelve inch drum brakes. Featuring a three-bearing crankshaft and unorthodox crossflow head (with inwardly inclined valves and oval combustion chambers), its beautifully wrought 847cc four-cylinder ohc engine drove the rear wheels via a reinforced clutch and four-speed manual gearbox. With an impressive 36bhp on tap (albeit at a high 5,500rpm), the PA was reputedly capable of 74mph. Priced at £222, just 2,500 or so had been made by the time production ceased in 1936. Today surviving examples of this archetypal pre-war British sports car are few and far between.
Finished in black with red leather upholstery, this particular specimen is described by the vendor as being in good overall condition (save for its paintwork which is rated as fair). Supplied new by Cordingley & Sons of Rossingdale to John Bolton Esq of Barrow nr Blackburn, it had deteriorated to the point of needing restoration when the current owner purchased it in 1999. Subsequently rebuilt and re-registered, it boasts a full complement of weather gear including sidescreens.
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