Registration No: YOD 55
Chassis No: GAN3/34102
MOT: Exempt

• This MG Midget has many upgrades from standard
• It cruises at 70mph and returns 50 MPG as claimed by the vendor
• Enjoyed for the last 10 years and well maintained

By the 1960s, the MG Car Company had long since been absorbed into the giant British Motor Corporation (BMC). In an effort to fully capitalise on the many respected names in its care, the company embarked upon a programme of ‘badge engineering’, and the new MG Midget was essentially a MKII Austin Healey Sprite in a slightly different suit of clothes.

A draftsman and engineer by profession, the vendor reportedly spent two years reworking ‘YOD 55’ into his vision of an improved MG Midget. Completed a decade or so ago, work saw the bodyshell completely stripped and repaired as necessary with the wheelarches being subtly flared to accommodate wider MG B wire wheels. A Triumph 1500 engine was installed together with a MG B four-speed manual plus overdrive gearbox and Riley 1.5 back axle. The suspension and braking systems were uprated and niceties such as an alternator and oil cooler added. Finished in Pale Green (a Rover P5 colour) matched to Mid Green interior trim, ‘YOD 55’ started readily and ran well during our recent photography session. More comfortable MG B seats have been cleverly integrated so as not to foul the hood mechanism and the two-seater also has the benefit of a tonneau cover. Accompanying parts receipts are said to total over £7,000 and make no allowance for all the hours that the seller put into the project or the cost of the respray and upholstery work etc.

For more information, please contact:
Mike Davis
mike.davis@handh.co.uk
07718 584217