The MG D-type "Midget" is a

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that was produced by MG in 1931 and 1932. It used the engine from the

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in the chassis from the

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and was only available as a four-seater. Of the 250 cars produced, 208 were open tourers, 37 were salonettes and five went to external coachbuilders. The car used the M-Type 847 cc engine that was derived from the

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engine from the 1928

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and Wolseley 10 with a single SU Carburettor producing at 4500 rpm. Drive was to the rear wheels through a three-speed non-

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gearbox with a four-speed gearbox was an option on later cars. The chassis came from the C-Type and took the form of a ladder frame with tubular cross members and passed under the rear axle. The suspension used half-elliptic springs and Hartford friction shock absorbers with rigid front and rear axles and centre lock wire wheels, the brakes were cable operated with ) drums. At ), ) after the first 100 cars, the wheelbase was longer than the C-Type to cater for the larger body, but the track remained the same at ). In spite of its looks the car was not very fast, being just possible in the tourer, the body being really too much for the small engine. The cars are quite rare today, many having been converted into C-Type replicas. At the same time as the D-Type was being made MG was also offering the 6-cylinder 1271 cc

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, and externally the two are virtually identical. The extra power of the F-Type made it a much better car, and it proved a bigger seller.

Gallery

File:MG D-Type 1931.jpg, M.G. D-Type 4-Seater Tourer 1931 File:MG D-Type 1932 2.jpg, M.G. D-Type 4-Seater Tourer 1932 File:MG D-Type 1932.jpg, M.G. D-Type 4-Seater Tourer 1932 File:MG D-Type Special Racer 1932.jpg, M.G. D-Type Special Racer 1932

References

* MG Sportscars. Malcolm Green. CLB International. 1997 * A-Z of Cars of the 1930s. Michael Sedgwick and Mark Gillies. Bay View Books. 1989. {{ISBN, 1-870979-38-9 * see also www.mgdgroup.org D Cars introduced in 1931 Sports cars