1935 MG PA
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Year of manufacture1935
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Mileage2 287 km / 1 422 mi
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Car typeConvertible / Roadster
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DriveRHD
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ConditionUsed
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Location
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Exterior colourOther
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GearboxManual
Description
Lowered price from €57.500 -> €49.950
The MG P-type was produced from 1934 to 1936. This 2-door sports car used an updated version of the overhead camshaft, crossflow engine, used in the 1928 Morris Minor and Wolseley 10, and previously fitted in the J-type Midget of 1932 to 1934, driving the rear wheels through a four-speed non-synchromesh gearbox. The chassis was a strengthened and slightly longer version of that used in the J-type with suspension by half-elliptic springs all round with rigid front and rear axles. Steering was initially by a Marles Weller and later a Bishop Cam system. The two-seat car had a wheelbase of 87 inches (2210 mm) and a track of 42 inches (1067 mm). Most cars were open two seaters, but streamlined Airline coupé bodies were also made. The P-type was also available as a four-seater, a car that suffered from a lack of power and poor rear ground clearance. Whereas J, K and L-type MGs differentiated between versions with the use of numbers, with 1 indicating a four-seater (i.e., J1) and 2 a two-seater (i.e., J2), this was not the case with the P-type (or its six-cylinder sister, the N-type Magnette), and there is no clue to the type in the name.
The first PA used an 847 cc (51.7 cu in) engine similar to the J-Type's, now with a 3-bearing crankshaft, improved camshaft, and twin OM-model SU carburettors. Around 2,000 PAs were made.
- Specifications
- Bodywork
- Length : cm (in): 333 (131)
- Width : cm (in): 133 (52.5)
- Height : cm (in):
- Wheelbase : cm (in) : 221 (87.2)
- Weight: kg (lb) : 737
- Mechanics.
- Displacement : straight 4 847 cc (52 cu in), front-mounted
- Valve gear : 8
- Fuel system : 2 SU carburettors
- Gearbox : 4-speed manual
- Drive wheels : rear-wheel drive
- Maximum power : 36 hp at 5500 rpm
- Maximum torque :
- Maximum speed : 120 km/h (74 mph)