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The MG C-type is a sports car that was produced by MG from 1931 to 1932. It was designed for competition use and based on the M-Type Midget. A special car, EX120 had been developed from the M-Type for George Eyston to make an attempt on the 750 cc class 24-hour record at Autodrome de Montlhéry in France. The attempt was successful and a series of replica cars were made which became the C-Type.
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| MG C-type | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | MG |
| Production | 1931–1932 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | sports car |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 746 cc In-line 4 |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | MG Q-type Midget |
The car used a tuned short-stroke (73 mm) version of the bevel gear driven overhead camshaft engine from the 1928 Morris Minor and Wolseley 10 with a single SU carburettor and a new crankshaft producing 44 bhp (33 kW) at 6400 rpm. It could from 1932 be had with the crossflow head to be seen later on the MG J-type and a Powerplus supercharger version was also available with 52.4 bhp (39.1 kW) at 6500 rpm. Drive was to the rear wheels through a four-speed non-synchromesh gearbox. The chassis was new and took the form of a ladder frame with tubular cross members and passed under the rear axle. The suspension used half-elliptic springs and Hartford friction shock absorbers with rigid front and rear axles and centre lock wire wheels. The car had a wheelbase of 81 inches (2057 mm) and a track of 42 inches (1067 mm).
The body, which had no doors, was metal over an ash frame and had a pointed tail which held the spare wheel and cycle type front wings. Later cars had a more conventional rear with a slab-type fuel tank. The exhaust pipe was routed outside the car and finished with a spectacular fishtail. The record-breaking cars had a streamlined cowl over the radiator, but this was not usually fitted to later cars as it could cause overheating unless high speeds were maintained.
The standard car initially cost £295 or £345 for the supercharged version, rising to £490 and £575 by the end of production.
As well as the Montlhéry record, C-Types were used in many other competition events including a works team of fourteen cars entered in the 1931 Double Twelve event at Brooklands, where they took the first five places.
Further reading
- Green, Malcolm (1997). MG Sportscars. CLB International. ISBN 1-85833-606-6.
- Sedgwick, Michael (1989). A–Z of Cars of the 1930s. Bay View Books. ISBN 1-870979-38-9.
На других языках
[de] MG C-Type
Der MG C-Type war ein kleiner Sportwagen, den MG von 1931 bis 1932 herstellte. Er war für den Wettbewerbseinsatz konstruiert und basierte auf seinem Vorgänger, dem M-Type Midget. Ein Spezialfahrzeug, der EX120 wurde für George Eyston aus dem M-Type entwickelt, um sich am 24-Stunden-Rekord in der 750 cm³-Klasse in Montlhéry zu versuchen. Dieser Versuch war erfolgreich und so entstand eine Renn-Replika dieses Fahrzeuges und wurde "C-Type Midget" genannt.- [en] MG C-type
[fr] MG C-type
La MG type C est une voiture de sport de la marque anglaise MG produite entre 1931 et 1932. Elle a été conçue pour la compétition et est basée sur la Type M Midget. Une voiture spéciale, EX120, a été développée à partir de la M-Type pour George Eyston qui voulait faire une tentative de record de 24 heures dans la classe des 750 cm³ à l'Autodrome de Montlhéry. La tentative a été un succès et une série de répliques de voitures ont été fabriquées, qui sont devenues la C-Type.[it] MG C-Type
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