Description
MG Midget Competition Race Car
1970 MG Midget, road registered competition car, suitable for sprints, hillclimbs or circuit racing. Comprehensively restored and upgraded over last 3 years. £1, 000’s spent with all bills and photographic record of work done. Change of direction forces sale. All the hard work done, 98% mechanically complete, but requires cosmetic work to finish, plus final setting up for competition. Comprehensive ‘spares’/ upgrade package available.
Stand out orange bodywork with flared arches – good basis for ‘Jägermeister’ evocation?
1380cc Swiftune engine with 45 DCOE Weber carburettor.
Close ratio straight cut gearbox
Quaife LSD with 3. 9 Diff
High-capacity radiator with thermostatic electric fan
Oil cooler
Electronic ignition, non-vacuum distributor and competition coil
New Alternator
Peter May remote clutch bleed
500Lb Peter May front springs and ¾” anti-roll bar, lowered front suspension
Mamba Motorsport adjustable negative camber plates and MGB twin lever damper upgrade
Strengthened lower wishbones (modified for AVO strut dampers if regs allow).
Reinforced suspension points and front box sections
Polybushed throughout including AR bar
9” vented front discs with 4 pot calipers, braided brake lines, Mintex M144 pads
Softened rear springs on lowering blocks
Rear AVO dampers, serviced and re-sleeved to suit car
Frontline anti-tramp bars
Panhard rod
Rear drums with Mintex competition shoes
Brake proportioning valve (in cockpit)
Residual brake pressure valve in rear circuit
Minilite replica wheels with Avon ZZR 185 55 R13 tyres
Solid monocoque with remedial welding/ reinforcing done where required, undersealed
‘Works hardtop’
‘Modsport’ 1 piece bonnet with flared arches.
‘Rollcentre’ full bolt in cage with additional cross brace for seat belts
Sparco race seats (x 2) – FIA 8855- 1999, valid until end of 2026
Nick Grist ‘Turn one’ 6 point belts – FIA 8853-2016 valid until end of 2028
Extinguisher lines plumbed in
Lifeline Extinguisher (currently not fitted as out of date for circuit racing)
Lightweight race heater/ demist fan
Optional spares/ upgrade package
‘Short’ 1380 spare engine, unused, to same spec as fitted.
Lightweight fibreglass/ aluminium doors (white)
4. 55 Diff (ideal for hillclimbing)
2 x AVO dampers for front, serviced and re-sleeved to suit car
Set of period ‘Allycat’ 13” alloys – will require refurbishment
Lightweight fibreglass boot lid (white)
600Lb front springs (race)
340lb Frontline Fast Road springs (test fitted only)
Brembo front discs and 3 x sets of front pads pre-bedded in.
Rear leaf springs (race), plus spare leaf’s
Distributor with Luminition electronic ignition
Spare alternator (OK but noisy bearing)
Price £9, 750 for car or £10, 500 with all spares.
