The MG R-type was a single-seat racing car built in 1935 and developed from the Q-type, with a supercharged overhead-camshaft engine giving 110 bhp at 7200 rpm and a four-speed preselector gearbox. Its chief novelty was a Y-shaped steel backbone chassis with independent suspension all round by wishbones and longitudinal torsion bars, a first for MG and possibly the British motor industry. The aluminium body resembled a miniature Grand Prix racer and was designed to be easily removable. It was offered at 750 pounds, the first ten went to pre-selected customers, and a further batch was planned but never happened.
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The MG R-type is a motor car that was produced by MG in 1935.
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The car used a tuned short-stroke (73 mm) version of the bevel-gear driven overhead camshaft engine from the 1928 Morris Minor and Wolseley 10.
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The car was offered to the public at £750 and the initial ten were sold to pre-selected customers.
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It was fitted with a Zoller supercharger and produced 110 bhp (82 kW) at 7200 rpm.
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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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