MG Midget 1500 Roadster, 1979
MG Midget
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Chassis No.: GAN6 229 488 9
Estimate: £25,000 - £30,000 GBP
- Limited edition model from the final year of production
- Never registered
Introduced in 1974, the new Midget 1500 was readily distinguishable from its predecessor by the impact-resistant '5mph' bumpers required for the USA, while beneath the skin there was a Morris Marina all-synchromesh gearbox. The adoption of head restraints, inertia-reel seatbelts, and dual-circuit braking were among improvements made before production ceased in November 1979. When British Leyland decided that the Midget was to be no more, they made a limited-edition run of 'black on black' cars to commemorate the 'death' of the model. These cars displayed a '1929-1979' badge on the dashboard.
This limited-edition Midget was purchased new directly from the factory by the former owners, who were MG dealers at the time, and was kept in storage as part of their private collection for 39 years before being acquired by the present owner in 2017, when the car was fitted with new/original brake discs, brake master cylinder, clutch master cylinder, oil filter, points, condenser, rotor arm and all new fuel pipes, completed with an oil, brake and fluids change. Never registered, this Midget has never been on the road and has covered only 38 miles from new. It comes complete with spare wheel, tool kit, jack, tonneau cover, and radio fitting kit, just as it was delivered to the dealer by the factory.
