{"id":241567,"date":"2016-04-19T20:29:42","date_gmt":"2016-04-19T20:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.supercars.net\/blog\/?p=241567"},"modified":"2024-10-02T03:38:21","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T03:38:21","slug":"1939-mg-tb-midget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1939-mg-tb-midget\/","title":{"rendered":"1939 MG TB Midget"},"content":{"rendered":"

1939 MG TB Midget<\/h1>\n

In 1939 MG refitted their T-Series with the famous XPAG engine. Only 400 examples were made until the onset of war.<\/span><\/p>\n

With very few changes the model was revived in the post-war era as the TC.<\/p>\n

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submitted by<\/td>\nRichard Owen<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
type<\/td>\nSeries Production Car<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
built at<\/td>\nAbingdon, England<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
production<\/td>\n400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
predeccesor<\/td>\n1936 MG TA Midget<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
succeccesor<\/td>\n1947 MG TC<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
engine<\/td>\nMPJG Inline-4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
fuel feed<\/td>\nTwin SU<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
wheel type<\/td>\n19×2.5 Wire Wheels<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
front tires<\/td>\n19×4.5 Dunlop<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
rear tires<\/td>\n19×4.5 Dunlop<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
front brakes<\/td>\n9-Inch Drums<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
rear brakes<\/td>\n9-Inch Drums<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
f suspension<\/td>\nLuvax Shock Absorbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
r suspension<\/td>\nLuvax Shock Absorbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
curb weight<\/td>\n770 kg \/ 1698 lbs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
wheelbase<\/td>\n2388 mm \/ 94 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
front track<\/td>\n1143 mm \/ 45 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
length<\/td>\n139.5 mm \/ 5.5 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
width<\/td>\n56 mm \/ 2.2 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
height<\/td>\n53 mm \/ 2.1 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
transmission<\/td>\n4-Speed Manual<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
tran clutch<\/td>\nSingle Plate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
gear ratios<\/td>\n3.715:1, 2.2:1, 1.42:1, 1:1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
top speed<\/td>\n~128.72 kph \/ 80 mph<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
combined fuel econ eu<\/td>\n7.84 L\/100 km or 30 mpg-us<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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