1935 MG PA

Registration No: RV 7500
Chassis No: PA2073
MOT: Exempt

• Offered with large history file and V5c document
• 1 of just 1,973 MG PAs understood to have left the Abingdon plant
• A restored example with full tonneau cover

By the 1930s, thanks to accessible pricing and low running costs, Sir William Morris's little sports cars had proved hugely popular, many being employed for a variety of motor sporting events. Indeed, there was little to rival the Midget, the P Type being launched in March 1934 as a replacement for the J2. At £222, it was claimed to have 100 new and improved features. Available in two- or four-seater guises, the PA's longer leaf-sprung chassis was stronger and the drum brakes were larger and more powerful. The OHC 847cc engine capacity was more robust and smoother running - the 35bhp at 5600rpm being sufficient to power the lightweight two-seater to a very creditable top speed of 76mph. The four-speed non-synchromesh gearbox had been strengthened and improved to cope with this new level of power and the front suspension included Hartford friction dampers while the rear featured transversally mounted hydraulic units. The newcomer rode on centre-lock wire wheels. A total of 1,973 MG PAs are said to have left the Abingdon plant before the model was supplanted by the PB from 1935.

This previously restored two-seater has been in the same family ownership for many years and comes with a large history file. Included within the documentation are original buff and green logbooks, assorted invoices dating back to 1966, correspondence back to 1972, starting instructions, a selection of old MOT certificates, a list of known owners from 1956 to 1972 and a Swansea V5 document. Finished in green with green Collingburn leather upholstery, this attractive PA is understood to benefit from a Phoenix crankshaft and comes with a full tonneau cover. With a bill of sale from 2015 showing an agreed price of £30,000 it is offered at a very tempting estimate level today.

For more information, please contact:
John Markey
john.markey@handh.co.uk
07943 584767