MG P-Type

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MG PA Midget and PB Midget
Production period: 1934-1936
Class : Sports car
Body versions : Roadster , coupe
Previous model: MG J-Type Midget
Successor: MG T-Type

The MG P-Type was a small sports car that MG manufactured from 1934 to 1936. The car called " Midget " had a revised version of the engine used in the Morris Minor from 1928 and in the Wolseley Ten with a cross-flow cylinder head and overhead camshaft (ohc), which was also installed in the previous J-Type from 1932 to 1934. The rear wheels were driven by an unsynchronized four-speed gearbox. The chassis was slightly longer than its predecessor and had rigid axles at the front and rear, suspended from semi-elliptical leaf springs. The steering initially worked with the Marles-Weller cam system, later the Bishop cam system came. The two-seater had a wheelbase of 2210 mm and a track width of 1067 mm. In addition to streamlined coupé bodies, most vehicles were designed as open two-seater. There was also the P-Type as a four-seater, but this was a car that suffered from its weak engine and low rear ground clearance. While J-Type , K-Type and L-Type had numbers to differentiate between versions (e.g. J1 for the four-seater or K2 for the two-seater), this was not the case with the P-Type and its six-cylinder sister model, the N-Type .

MG PA (1934-1935)

PA Midget
MG PA (1934)

MG PA (1934)
Production period: 1934-1935
Body versions : Roadster , coupe
Engines: Otto engine :
0.85 liters
(26.5 kW)
Length: 3327 mm
Width: 1327 mm
Height:
Wheelbase : 2216 mm
Empty weight : 732 kg

The first version, the MG PA , had a four-cylinder in-line engine with 847 cc displacement like the J-Type, but now with three crankshaft bearings, a larger camshaft and two SU carburetors. It developed 36 bhp (26.5 kW) at 5500 rpm.

MG PB (1935-1936)

PB Midget
MG PB (1935)

MG PB (1935)
Production period: 1935-1936
Body versions : Roadster , coupe
Engines: Otto engine :
0.95 liters (31.6 kW)
Length: 3327 mm
Width: 1327 mm
Height:
Wheelbase : 2216 mm
Empty weight : 783 kg

The MG PB , which was built from 1935, had a larger engine with 939 cm³ displacement, which was created by enlarging the cylinder bore from 57 to 60 mm. This engine developed 43 bhp (31.6 kW). From the outside, both versions are difficult to distinguish, the biggest difference being the radiator grille; the PA has a honeycomb pattern, the PB vertical slats. Another difference is the design and material of the standard dashboard.

A total of 2000 MG PA and 526 MG PB were produced. In 1935, an open PA two-seater cost £ 222. Today, the P-Type, alongside the MG K3 Magnette, are among the most sought-after MG vehicles.

Gallery images

  • MG PA Midget two-seater (1934)

  • MG PA Midget sports two-seater (1934)

  • MG PB Midget sports two-seater (1936)

  • Modified MG PA with a six-cylinder engine

Web links

Commons : MG P-Type  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

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  • Green, Malcolm: MG Sports Cars , CLB International, (1997), ISBN 1-85833-606-6
  • Sedgwick, Michael & Gillies, Mark: AZ of Cars of the 1930's , Bay View Books, (1989), ISBN 1-870979-38-9
  • Culshaw, David & Horrobin, Peter: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895-1975 , Veloce Publishing PLC, Dorchester (1997), ISBN 1874105936