COYS MG Live Festival Silverstone
Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone Nr. Towcester
Northampton
NN12 8TN
Saturday 11th July 2009
COYS MG Live Festival Silverstone
Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone Nr. Towcester
Northampton
NN12 8TN
Saturday 11th July 2009
Registration Number: VH8637 Chassis Number: PB0395
In 1934/5 M.G. produced almost 2000 P Type Midgets with the 847 cc engine, which had been developed from the earlier J type. However, the heavier car had lost some of the performance of the earlier model, so later in 1935, a larger engine version of the P was produced with the bore increased to 60mm giving 939cc and the result certainly restored some of the performance. This new version was designated PB and the earlier P types became known as PAs. Another welcome change on the PB was a reversion to the closer gearbox ratios as found on the J types. For customers wanting even more power, MG sanctioned the use of supercharging the P engine and, providing the boost pressure did no