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1931 MG M-Type Midget
Base Roadster 0.8 L
Vehicle values by condition
Fair
Condition 4
£13,600
#4 cars are daily drivers, with flaws visible to the naked eye. The chrome might have pitting or scratches, the windshield might be chipped.
Good
Condition 3
£17,700
#3 cars could possess some, but not all of the issues of a #4 car, but they will be balanced by other factors such as a fresh paint job or a new, correct interior.
Excellent
Condition 2
£22,800
#2 cars could win a local or regional show. They can be former #1 cars that have been driven or have aged. Seasoned observers will have to look closely for flaws.
Concours
Condition 1
£28,200
#1 vehicles are the best in the world. The visual image is of the best car, unmodified, in the right colours, driving onto the lawn at the finest concours.
Insurance premium for a
1931 MG M-Type Midget Base Roadster 847
valued at £17,700
£115.58
/ year*
History of the 1929 - 1932 MG M-Type Midget
1929 - 1932 MG M-Type Midget
Model History: MG M-Type Midget
The MG M-Type was Cecil Kimber's sporting answer to the Austin 7, and was immediately well received when unveiled at the Motor Show in Olympia in October 1928. It used the same 847cc OHV engine as the 1928 Morris Minor, creating 20bhp (later 27bhp) through a single SU carburettor. The transmission was a manual crash 'box with three forward speeds and a reverse.
Bodies were all variation on a two-seat sporting theme: until 1931, fabric-covered 'round wing' and Sportsman Coupe models, after which metal was used (known as 'V wing' cars). Following the car's success in the 1930 Brooklands Double Twelve (winning the team prize) the factory created 30 specials based on the racing cars, giving them a specific B203 body code.
Today, the M-Type Midget is one of the most affordable ways into pre-war competition motorsport. Many have been rebuilt in the 12/12 style or as 'Manxed' racers but the originals are extremely rare and very valuable, including a handful of the original 12/12 Works replicas that are know to survive.
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