It depends on whether you are looking for the history of the car, maintenance manuals or books with beautiful photographs. Motalita steering wheel, but the rest of the interior is fully trimmed to a very good standard. Mg midgets parts and accessories from one of the largest supplier of spridget parts in the usa. With an ever changing rule book, some cars might move between the classes from. Mg midget used price guide and free car valuation new. Midget cars, also speedcars in australia, is a class of racing cars. The mg midget is a small twoseater sports car produced by mg from 1961 to 1979. Honest john classics has teamed up with mg car club the worlds oldest mg club to offer readers. The least expensive to produce is chopped, where the mold is sprayed with an airgun that shoots chopped up pieces of fiberglass into the mould. Good thing my 14yearold and soeagertodrive grandson didnt know about englands young driver program or he might have moved across the pond years ago. The car with the racing pedigree mg midget hemmings motor.
Mg midget, austin healey and sprite restoration manual restoration manuals. John mccues 1972 mg midget vintage race car svra group 1, fproduction. Mg midget, austin healey and sprite restoration manual restoration manuals porter, lindsay on. The weight the tyre supports, and the angle it makes with the road. In essence the engine is a full race example of the venerable a series, enlarged. The car with the racing pedigree mg hemmings daily. The car was developed by donald healey using as many parts from the bmc group shelves as possible. Find new and used mg midget classics for sale by classic car dealers and private sellers near you. Daniel has been continuously developing his own spridget for years. An everyman roadster, the mg midget is the perfect. The midget is a rear wheel drive convertiblecabriolet car with a front located engine, manufactured by mg. Mg midgets parts include everything for restoration, maintenance, repair and performance. Midget was built, there has been a desire on the part of owners to make this unique breed of automobile go faster and safer on race tracks around the world.
Midget is no exception, therefore, we have produced this book to enable the amateur. Mg midget mki 196164 the first version, announced at the end of june 1961, was essentially a slightly more expensive badgeengineered version of the mkii austinhealey sprite deluxe version. Steve clark and bill mohan the midget and sprite club visited british motor heritage in april 2006 to see a production run of squarewheelarch heritage mg midget bodyshells being produced. None even remotely compare to the quality and accuracy of speedwells. Since the 70s and 80s the mg midget has been the budget sports car of choice and first starter classic of many. Mg midget 1961 79 had there been a world championship of badge engineering award, the nowdefunct british motor corporation bmc would have won it at a trot. Midget sales brochures here are some sales brouchures organized by year. Mg midget, austin healey and sprite restoration manual. Standard midget sillhouette with a lightweight works hardtop. That first modern midget of 1961 was a true successor to the mg sports cars themselves originating from morris saloons of the 1930s. Mg midget performance and tuning parts moss europe.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. All brochures are ed by the british motor industry heritage trust unless stated otherwise. All mg midget mk iii versions offered for the year 1972 with complete specs, performance and technical data in the catalogue of cars. The cars are very small with a very high powertoweight ratio and typically. Buy new huffaker midget scca hpfp road race car, mg midget. Shop millions of cars from over 21,000 dealers and find the perfect car. At first glance the scca road racing classes can look like alphabet soup. Mg midget series td operation manual ltd, brooklands books on. Mg midget and sprite technical what does your car weight. The sprite, which spawned the midget, started as a collaboration between donald healey and the british motor corporation bmc, which owned mg, to sell a barebones sports car at the very bottom of the price spectrum. Mg midget and sprite technical the weight of a 1500 engine lift strength bbs discussion at welcome to our site for. Dereks midget was originally produced in very late 1966.
Mg engineers built upon their proven m type formula to create the j type midget, built in streettuned, open and salonette coupe fourseat j1 and open twoseat j2 forms, as well as race ready twoseat open j3 and doorless, pure racing j4 forms. British racing green with a olde english white stripe. The mga replaced the mg tf 1500 midget and represented a complete styling break from mg s earlier sports cars. The 4 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1. The mga replaced the mg tf 1500 midget and represented a complete styling break from mgs earlier sports cars. Announced on 26 september 1955 the car was officially launched at the frankfurt motor show. Even though the standard heads for 1100 and 1275 midget breathe. Akm3229 the owners manual is definitely a nice little curio to have in your collection, especially if it is the original one that came with your specific car. A total of 101,081 units were sold through the end of production in july 1962, the vast majority of which were exported. Its going to get a 95100bhp engine rebuild, and a frontline 5 speed conversion. Buy new huffaker midget scca hpfp road race car, mg. Mg midget and sprite technical 1275 midget gross weight. In 1959 lime rock park held a famous formula libre race, where rodger ward shocked the expensive and exotic sports cars by beating them on the road course in an offenhauser powered midget car, usually used on oval tracks.
If you win the auction, your card will be charged for the service fee and you pay the seller directly for the vehicle. The cars are very small with a very high powertoweight ratio and typically use four cylinder engines. Books and videos about your mg midget or austin healey sprite. Designing one car and selling it in several different guises and trim levels was a bmc forte and not even the frontline mg brand was immune.
Moss motors offers a full range of books and videos to help you restore or upgrade your mg midget or austin. See 4 results for mg midget racing cars for sale at the best prices, with the cheapest used car starting from. The roof used the front part of the standard midget hardtop, while the rear portion and the windshield were custom. Mg racing driver and garage owner dick jacobs persuaded abingdon to build a pair of. The 1275cc aseries high performance manual and millions of other books are. Results include ads from the april, 2020 issue of hemmings motor news. Mg midget bodyshells being assembled by british motor heritage. This is car number six of six mg midgets constructed at huffaker engineering so far. To see ads from the may, 2020 issue, you must be a subscriber to hemmings motor news. Mg racing driver and garage owner dick jacobs persuaded abingdon to build a pair of special lightweight midgets with a gt body shape inspired by the aston martin db4.
Classics on autotrader has listings for new and used mg midget classics for sale near you. Front disc kit including alloy front hubs, forged alloy 4 pot callipers and hoses cannot be used with wire wheels. Sprite high performance manual new 3rd edition ebook. Fortunately, little has changed over the past 30 years the midget is still a bargain classic. Car company built sports cars from well before its formal registration. Plenty of midgets have been painted half a dozen times or more, and some have been turned into race cars and then put back to street trim. Exotics the car with the racing pedigree mg midget we examine what made kimbers prenuffield mgs great by mark j. Back in 1970 a gent called john britten identified the need for fibre glass body panels to replace the already rusty panels found on mg midgets and so the arkley midget was born, its body shape taking its ques from the frog eye sprit and morgans of. All the right stuff including frontline front suspension, rear coilovers with watts link setup, full cage, fire system, fuel cell, aluminum seat, autometer gauges, fiberglass front and rear fenders, fiberglass hood and trunklid. Nov 27, 2018 despite that, the midget remained a good seller through to its death in 1979, notching up a very creditable 73,889 units. Im 80 kg fully kitted out so car was 670 but carried 30 kg ballast so around 640 mark.
Austin healey sprite 19581971 and mg midget 19611979 the ah sprite was announced by bmc in may 1958 as a lowpriced sports car the a chap could keep in his bike shed. Mg midget and sprite technical the weight of a 1500 engine lift strength bbs discussion at welcome to our site for mg, triumph and austinhealey car information. Fiscspec race cars ran to a minimum of 750 kg including driver. Its low running costs, diminutive size and small purchase price make it the perfect car to drive into the world of classic motoring. Mg made a running change and began installing 1275cc engines. If you are wondering whats my car really worth, use our car price guide for a free online car value and guide to book price. It was small tiny now and, by virtue of its light weight, offered a blend of nimble handling and lively performance, despite an engine of just 948cc and 46bhp. Mg midget classics for sale classics on autotrader. Research, compare and save listings, or contact sellers directly from 6 midget models nationwide. For the british sports car with its own race series, see mg midget.
They originated in the united states in the 1930s and are raced on most continents. An everyman roadster, the mg midget is the perfect starter classic. Mg midget sports at the 5 clubs hillclimb meeting wiscombe park september 2014 philip kempthorne duration. Mg classic cars mg midget for sale car and classic. It was one of the last midgets built with a 1098cc engine. This weeks feature is an mg midget buying guide originally published for safety fast. Ward used an advantageous powerto weight ratio and dirttrack cornering abilities to steal the win. Car modifications are specified and weight penalties are used. Huffaker mg midget sold on scca log book transfer and bill of sale only, no title. Presumably if youre reading this you are already the owner of an mg, or at least a member of the mgcc, so are familiar with mgs if not necessarily the midget. The original frogeye sprite had been introduced specifically to fill the gap in the market left by the end of production. Briefly, there are two ways to make a fiberglass part. You could be a runoffs contender this year at laguna seca.
Find your ideal second hand used mg midget cars from top dealers and private sellers in your area with pistonheads classifieds. This totally revised, updated and enlarged book is the complete guide to building a fast mg midget or austinhealey sprite for road or track. Shop online for midget performance parts at moss europe. Noted mg historian richard knudson elucidated in the cecil kimber centenary book, from this point on, according to. Despite that, the midget remained a good seller through to its death in 1979, notching up a very creditable 73,889 units. Parts catalogue for sprite and midget sc parts group ltd.
We encourage everyone to have a log book for their race car in order to preserve the history of the vehicles on track participation, however it is not required to present a log book for participation in a svra event. Research and buy mg midget parts from spridgetmania since 1974. This unit produces power and torque figures of 71 bhp 72 ps53 kw at 5000 rpm and 111 nm 82 lbft11. Nissan sentra, toyota tercel, mini cooper, honda crx and the mg midget. Engine, horsepower, torque, dimensions and mechanical details for the 1975 mg midget mk iv. Decoding scca road racing classes kanga motorsports. Link your active subscription or subscribe for instant access.