MG Car Club
Midget Register
Website: https://www.mgcc.co.uk/midget-register/
The MG Midget Register cater for the ‘modern’ Midgets which were produced by the MG Car Company in 1961 and released with a price tag of £669 15s 10d including purchase tax, the last car rolled off the production line in 1979 when the company was under the ownership of British Leyland.
The car received many facelifts over the years in production probably the most striking of these was the change to the 1275cc version of the “A” Series engine in 1966, rated at 65 bhp, the car is most popular with this engine although some drivers prefer the 1098cc with a longer stroke introduced in 1962. The next notable modification was in 1972 when the body styling was changed to rounded rear wheelarches similar to the original Mark I Frogeye Sprite. In 1974 the car changed significantly in appearance and within when the Midget 1500 was launched with the 1500cc engine borrowed from the Triumph Spitfire mated to a gearbox from the Morris Marina, black energy-absorbing bumpers were fitted to front and rear with a return to the squarer rear wheel arch. The car continued in this guise until 1979 when production finally ceased.
The Midget Register are an active Register, with lots of event and a regular emailed newsletter.
To visit the Midget Register website please click here.
Steve Clark
Midget Register Chairman
