The first Midget was little more than an Austin-Healey Sprite wearing an MG badge.
Median 74 hp across 16 similar cars
Lead trim: N-Type NA 1271 six, twin SU (56 bhp at 5,500 rpm)
MG N-Type Magnette NA/NBN-TYPE · 1934–1936
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Nobody in Burbles has spotted a MG N-Type Magnette NA/NB yet. See one on the street, point the app at it, and the first card is yours — with your @handle permanently credited on this page.
FactThe first Midget was little more than an Austin-Healey Sprite wearing an MG badge.
The MG N-type (the Magnette) is a sports car built from October 1934 to 1936, developed from the K- and L-types but on a new chassis, wider at the rear than the front with the body on outriggers, breaking from the simple ladder type. The NA's engine was a further development of the 1271 cc six-cylinder KD overhead-camshaft engine, with modified block and head and twin SU carburettors, making 56 bhp at 5500 rpm, a near 25% improvement, driving the rear wheels through a four-speed non-synchromesh gearbox; wheelbase 96 in, track 45 in, semi-elliptic springs all round and the body on rubber pads, with a new taller factory body, rear-hinged cut-away doors and a hidden tail fuel tank, in solid or two-tone colours and an Airline Coupé (few sold), plus chassis for coachbuilders such as Allingham and Abbey. The NB of 1935 had a lower body, a vertically slatted grille, front-hinged doors, better seats and separate speedometer and tachometer dials; the ND used unsold K2 bodies on the N-type chassis, probably only in 1934, in uncertain numbers. The NE competition variant is catalogued as its own generation.
Collectors Spotted in the MG N-Type Magnette Lineage
No member has published a public street spot of the MG N-Type Magnette yet — the First · Worldwide stamp is wide open.
Trims & Figures
One published trim in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N-Type NA 1271 six, twin SU (56 bhp at 5,500 rpm) | 1934–1936 | 1.3 L Inline-6 | 56 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
Owning one
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Owners’ builds
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Photographs
Built as a factory racer for the 1934 Tourist Trophy and tuned to 68 hp, three of these cars were later rebodied as the works 'Musketeer' trials team.
The first Midget was little more than an Austin-Healey Sprite wearing an MG badge.
Rivals
Same body, same money, other badges — tap any card to flip.
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