LOT 526

1934 MG Midget PA Tourer Registration no. JY 4197 Chassis no. PA1343 Engine no. 1625AR

Estimate: £20,000 - £25,000

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Lot 526

1934 MG Midget PA Tourer

The Beaulieu Sale: Collectors' Motor Cars & Automobilia|10 September 2022, 14:00 BST|Beaulieu, National Motor Museum

1934 MG Midget PA Tourer
Registration no. JY 4197
Chassis no. PA1343
Engine no. 1625AR

• Only seven owners in 88 years
• Restored in 2002
• Restoration bills available
• Good history file

Footnotes

"Anyone who has had experience of the preceding Midget models cannot fail to be struck by the very great improvement which this P-type shows in practically all respects over its forbears," reported The Autocar magazine after road-testing the new P-Type Midget in November 1934. A replacement for the successful J2 Midget, the PA followed the general lines of its predecessor but was equipped with a new and more robust version of MG's 847cc, four-cylinder, overhead-camshaft engine benefiting from a cross-flow cylinder head, a stronger, three-bearing crankshaft and better lubrication. Chassis alterations, many resulting from competition experience, included a longer wheelbase, strengthened transmission, and 12"-diameter (up from 8") brakes. MG's advertising claimed that 'In all there are over one hundred new and improved features'. Top speed was in the region of 75mph. Autocar concluded its test by declaring that the P-Type Midget was: "A most desirable little sports car."

Built in two- and four-seater variants, the PA in the latter form was the last Midget to offer sports car motoring for enthusiasts with a family. Some 2,000 PAs were produced between 1934 and 1935 when the model was superseded by the relatively short-lived PB. The classical lines of the traditional MG sports car continued on the successor 'T' series, and today these wonderful little cars, whose lines and driving characteristics are so redolent of pre-war days, remain highly sought after by enthusiasts.

This particular four-seater PA Midget is understood to have had only seven owners over the course of its 88 years. The car was restored in 2002 and comes with related bills, etc in the history file. Finished in British Racing Green with matching leather interior, 'JY 4197' is described by the vendor as in good restored condition throughout. The history file also contains a dating certificate; a V5C document; old logbooks; build details; photographs; tax discs; MoTs; a handbook, etc. A delightful post-Vintage thoroughbred touring car.

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Please note that this lot has unfortunately been withdrawn, and will be offered at our Goodwood Members Meeting Auction in 2023.

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