MG F-type

The MG F-type, also sold as the Magna and the 12/70, was a six-cylinder sports car built by MG from October 1931 to 1932. MG wanted a car to fill the gap between the M-type Midget and the 18/80 and turned to another engine that had come with William Morris buying Wolseley, the 1,271 cc six-cylinder overhead-camshaft unit of the 1930 Wolseley Hornet, given dummy side covers to hide its origins. Twin SU carburettors first gave 37.2 bhp, later raised to 47 bhp by revised valve timing, through a four-speed ENV gearbox. The chassis was a longer version of the D-type, and the sloping radiator and long bonnet carried it to 70 mph. Chassis went to coachbuilders such as Abbey, Jarvis, Stiles and Windover, and the early F1 was held back by small brakes.