MG borrowed this engine from Wolseley's parts bin — and then fitted dummy side covers to the F-Type Magna specifically to hide where the six-cylinder unit really came from.
Lead trim: F-Type 1271 six, twin SU (37.2 bhp at 4,100 rpm) · up to 47 hp
MG F-Type MagnaF-TYPE · 1931–1932
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FactMG borrowed this engine from Wolseley's parts bin — and then fitted dummy side covers to the F-Type Magna specifically to hide where the six-cylinder unit really came from.
The MG F-type (the Magna, also the 12/70) is a six-cylinder car built from October 1931 to 1932 (1,250 built) to fill the gap between the M-type Midget and the 18/80, using the 1271 cc six-cylinder version of the overhead-camshaft engine of the 1929 M-type and the 1930 Wolseley Hornet, with dummy side covers to disguise its origins. With 1 in twin SU carburettors it made 37.2 bhp at 4100 rpm at first, later raised to 47 bhp by revising the valve timing, driving the rear wheels through a four-speed non-synchromesh ENV gearbox on a chassis 10 inches longer than the D-type's, with wheelbase 94 in and track 42 in, and it could reach 70 mph; 188 were supplied as chassis to coachbuilders such as Abbey, Jarvis, Stiles and Windover. The F1 (four-seat tourer £250, Foursome Coupé £289) was limited by 8-inch brake drums; the two-seat F2 of late 1932 had 12-inch drums and the J-type body, and the F3, also 1932, had the same brakes with the four-seat bodies and improved cooling. The page does not date the change to 47 bhp.
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Trims & Figures
2 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-Type 1271 six, revised valve timing (47 bhp) | 1931–1932 | 1.3 L Inline-6 | 47 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| F-Type 1271 six, twin SU (37.2 bhp at 4,100 rpm) | 1931–1932 | 1.3 L Inline-6 | 37.2 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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