MG D-type

The MG D-type, also known as the MG Midget, was a sports car produced by MG in 1931 and 1932. It combined the engine of the MG M-type with the chassis of the MG C-type and was offered only as a four-seater. Of the 250 cars built, 208 were open tourers, 37 were salonettes and five went to outside coachbuilders. The 847 cc engine was derived from the overhead camshaft unit of the 1928 Morris Minor and Wolseley 10 and made 27 bhp with a single SU carburettor, driving the rear wheels through a three-speed gearbox with a four-speed option on later cars. The body was too large for the small engine, so the car was not fast, and many survivors have been converted into C-type replicas. The six-cylinder F-type, almost identical outside, sold better.