The MG WA was a sporting saloon built in 1938 and 1939 and the largest and heaviest car MG had made. Similar to the SA but with a wider rear track for a bigger body, it used the Morris six-cylinder engine enlarged to 2,561 cc with a compression ratio of 7.25 to 1 and a balanced crankshaft. The four-speed gearbox had synchromesh on the top three ratios, with a divided propshaft and 14-inch Lockheed hydraulic brakes. Alternatives included a Tickford drophead coupe and a four-door tourer. Priced at 442 pounds as a saloon, it went out of production with the war in 1939 and was not revived.
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The MG WA is a sporting saloon that was produced by MG between 1938 and 1939 and was at the time the largest and heaviest car the company had built.
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Production stopped with the outbreak of World War II in 1939 and the car was not re-introduced in 1945.
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The car used a tuned version of the six-cylinder Morris QPHG engine enlarged to 2561 cc.
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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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