MG Midget J2 OSL 309

[John 2]

Taken at one of our local hill climbing events.

[Ken MT]

Nice one

[JBW]

gorgeous. when I think MG Midget I think early 60's.

[rpcrowe]

Great image of a beautiful car...

[ucci]

Great capture, crisp and sharp. And for me works well in B&W
My fantasy as a student youth. I used to drive what I could afford, a Morris Minor, and day dream pretend I was driving an MG, like the sons of the rich parents did.

[Manfred M]

Nicely done John. The B&W works well with an antique car and the Dutch Tilt works very well too as it gives the impression of the car heading up the hill.

[Hanginon]

MG-TA with a boat tail, approximately 1936, rarer then hen's teeth. Magnificent!

[FootLoose]

Very nice, John, I like the mono work, too.

[billtils]

Super shot of a rare specimen.

A few decades ago (when we lived in Australia) I was an active member of the local MG Car Club and owned a more mundane MGB, but a limited production model,being one of the Australian assembled ones that had their own chassis numbers, and only 9,999 of which were produced. The club competition star performer had a TC with the V8 from the MGBGT line. Which leads me to ask do you know what engine is in the TA?

[Stagecoach]

This works well John.

[Hanginon]

The club competition star performer had a TC with the V8 from the MGBGT line. Which leads me to ask do you know what engine is in the TA?

In the States and in England, we never got a V-8 powered MGB. We had the MGC with the 6 cylinder from the Austin Healey 3000 - but it was really too much weight up front. A V-8 powered MGBGT must have been unique to Australia - and I would have loved one.

The US 5mph bumper regulations really ruined the car - ugly bumpers on a 2" jacked up suspension.

John, any real Morgan three wheeler's there that day with the JAP engine?

[xpatUSA]

In the States and in England, we never got a V-8 powered MGB. We had the MGC with the 6 cylinder from the Austin Healey 3000 - but it was really too much weight up front.

Well OT but I caught this Moggie Minor on TV a few months ago:



Well over 1000HP as I recall ...

[Hanginon]

[Hanginon]

I shall now attempt to get the train back on the track -

The fact that this photo generated all this dialogue is a testament to it's quality, a truly excellent picture. Too bad the guy has a full face shield helmet, something that really can't be controlled.

[billtils]

... and in England, we never got a V-8 powered MGB...

Not quite correct Fred. There were 2591 of them made for the UK market. They were all GTs, which may be why you missed that they were sold over here (as far as I know all the ones in Australia are UK private imports). The engine is the venerable Buick/Olds/Pontiac 215 and because it appeared in a production MG it is accepted (at least in Australia) as a genuine MG part and can be retro-fitted to any chassis. In addition to the TC I mentioned there were at leat 3 hot 'B" ragtops in South Australia. One was exceptionally quick with a bored and stroked block.

With you all the way on the disasters that were the MGC and those rubber bumpers!

[Hanginon]

Not quite correct Fred. There were 2591 of them made for the UK market. They were all GTs, which may be why you missed that they were sold over here (as far as I know all the ones in Australia are UK private imports). The engine is the venerable Buick/Olds/Pontiac 215 and because it appeared in a production MG it is accepted (at least in Australia) as a genuine MG part and can be retro-fitted to any chassis.

Wow! You lucky devils!! Checked further and you are 100% correct, but unfortunately for us, they never marketed a left-hand drive version. Sure wish you people would learn how to drive right (pun intended)!

[John 2]

Thanks for the comments all.

@hanginon - no Morgan three wheelers I'm afraid. Would they be suitable for hill climbing events?

[Tom Barry]

An absolutely compelling image for all the reasons previously stated.

[Hanginon]

Would they be suitable for hill climbing events?

[zen]

Good grief!!!

Zen