MG MIDGET PROJECT PART 2 A PLAN OF ACTION

Last issue, we learnt about this Midget’s history in the hands of David Irving, who had bought it in 1975 when the MG was just five years old and had 14,777 miles on the clock. He finally decided in the summer of 2019 that it was time to move on, and advertised the Midget for sale. I saw it in Safety Fast!, the magazine of the MG Car Club, and gave him a call.

David and I had a long chat about the car, and I was interested enough to pop down to Stroud for a look. Before travelling, Dave told me: ‘I checked the MoT – the last one was 10th March 2017 and she’s done 130 miles since then. She passed without any work, but they gave warnings about the fuel pipes being in poor condition. I took her out a couple of days ago and did about 20 miles. She was a little smoky at first, but appeared fine by the end. It was a good reminder of how much fun she can be.’