Registration No: AYV 383
Chassis No: PA1054
MOT: Exempt

• Originally purchased by the vendor's father in 1960 when he was just 17 years old
• Offered with original buff log book
• Said to be in 'excellent' order and used plus maintained each and every year since the restoration
• The subject of an extensive restoration

This delightful example, originally registered on 9^th June 1934, was previously purchased by the vendor’s late father in 1960 when he was just 17 years old, his ownership being recorded on the buff logbook which accompanies the car. Subsequently sold on it was repurchased in 1991 and an extensive restoration undertaken which would take around ten years to complete. Having been used plus maintained each and every year since the restoration, 'AYV 383' has covered only a few thousand miles since completion of the works. This sporting MG received an oil and filter change in September 2021 and is currently described as having “excellent” body, Green paintwork, engine, gearbox and Green leather trim.

Introduced in March 1934, the MG PA Midget was a more sophisticated and durable design than the J-type Midget it replaced. Longer and more rigid, its cruciform-braced chassis was equipped with all round semi-elliptic leaf springs (fixed at their leading edge but held in sliding trunnions at the rear) and twelve inch drum brakes. Featuring a three-bearing crankshaft and unorthodox crossflow head (with inwardly inclined valves and oval combustion chambers), its beautifully wrought 847cc four-cylinder ohc engine drove the rear wheels via a reinforced clutch and four-speed manual gearbox. With an impressive 36bhp on tap (albeit at a high 5,500rpm), the PA was reputedly capable of 74mph. Priced at £222, just 2,500 or so had been made by the time production ceased in 1936. Today surviving examples of this archetypal pre-war British sports car are few and far between.

For more information, please contact:
John Markey
john.markey@handh.co.uk
07943 584767