The MG VA, first sold as the 1.5-litre, was the smallest of the three late-1930s sports saloons, alongside the SA and WA, built between February 1937 and September 1939. It used a tuned four-cylinder Morris pushrod engine with twin SU carburettors and 54 bhp, also found in the Wolseley 12/48 and Morris Twelve, with a four-speed gearbox and hydraulic Lockheed brakes with built-in jacks. The in-house Morris saloon body had the traditional MG grille and two large chromium headlights, with the spare wheel on the left front wing. A police version had a 1,707 cc engine and calibrated speedometer, and a tourer reached just over 76 mph.
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1. MG VA (Wikipedia)
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The MG VA, or MG 1½-litre as it was originally marketed, is a motor car that was produced by MG between February 1937 and September 1939 and was the smallest of the three sports saloons they produced in the late 1930s, the others being the SA and WA.
Bodies
The four-door saloon body was made in-house by Morris and had the traditional MG grille flanked by two large chromium-plated headlights.
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The car used a tuned version of the push-rod, overhead valve four-cylinder Morris TPBG type engine that was also fitted to the Wolseley 12/48 and Morris Twelve series III.
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The MG version had twin SU carburettors and developed 54 bhp (40 kW) at 4500 rpm.
Bodies, top speed
The British Motor magazine tested a VA tourer which reached a top speed of just over 76 mph (122 km/h) and a 0-50 mph time of 15.8 seconds.
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MG is a British automotive marque founded by Cecil Kimber in the 1920s, owned by Chinese automobile manufacturer SAIC Motor since 2007.
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