• Baujahr 
    1939
  • Automobiltyp 
    Cabriolet / Roadster
  • Lenkung 
    Lenkung rechts
  • Zustand 
    Gebraucht
  • Markenfarbe außen 
    Rot
  • Innenfarbe 
    Sonstige
  • Markenfarbe innen 
    Tan
  • Standort
    Vereinigte Staaten
  • Außenfarbe 
    Sonstige
  • Getriebe 
    Manuell
  • Antrieb 
    2wd
  • Kraftstoff 
    Petrol

Beschreibung

MG added the all-new 1 1/2 liter VA to their range at the 1936 London Motor Show, cataloging three body styles, a four-door saloon, a four seat tourer and the Tickford folding head foursome (drophead coupé), the latter coachwork manufactured by Salmons & Sons Ltd. of Newport Pagnell. The 1,548cc, overhead valve engine was fed by twin SU carburetors and generated a useful 54bhp, driving through a four-speed gearbox, combining to give the car lively performance and good fuel economy.

This is an example of the 'folding head foursome', a handsome style intrinsically British in its design, and offering the options of a completely lowered top, an entirely closed car or a half-way house, of the driving seats being in the open and the passengers sheltered. It was a style much favored in the U.K. and frequently visible on Jaguars, Rolls-Royce, Bentley and other marques in the immediate pre-war years.

The car resided in its former ownership for 26 years and approximatel


Bonhams & Butterfields at Quail Lodge, 18-19 August 2011
C/o Quail Lodge Golf Club, 8000 Valley Greens Drive, Carmel, CA 93923
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