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MG Other 1925

Allmän beskrivning : 1925 MG Bull Nose Super Sports Salonette. 14/28hp

Chassis number: 90553
Registration number: MO 6709

An Historic car; This is the earliest MG in the world to have survived in a complete and unmolested state (except for the one-off, non-production special known as `Old Number One')

This car is in fully restored order having been comprehensivley gone through by renowned early MG expert Mr Fred Body.

Although both were started and owned by William Morris, Morris Motors Ltd and Morris Garages Ltd operated as separate businesses. Appointed General Manager of the latter in 1922, Cecil Kimber was the concessionaire for Morris Cars in Oxfordshire but also free to retail other marques or indeed try and create his own.

The first Morris Garages (MG) cars were special-bodied Morris Cowleys but Kimber soon turned his attention to the more powerful Morris Oxford which was revamped for 1925 with a six-inch longer wheelbase and twelve-inch diameter four-wheel drum brakes. That season's MG Super Sports range comprised two- and four-seater Tourers and an elegant two-door Salonette; all clothed by Carbodies of Coventry.

As well as bespoke coachwork, MG 14/28 models differed from their Morris Oxford siblings by way of the following: a raked steering column, lower instrument panel, repositioned throttle pedal (moved from the centre to the right), relocated handbrake, improved suspension (flatter leaf springs, better dampers) and careful polishing and re-assembly of the engine. Road testing a MG 14/28 in October 1925, Motor Sport magazine found it capable of 65mph and far more suited to the needs of a sporting driver. Total Super Sports production for the 1925 model year amounted to just 125 cars of which only six were Salonettes.

Considerably more expensive than their open brethren (£475 vs £350), the enclosed boat-tailed 2+2-seaters sported such niceties as a V-shaped four-piece windscreen, oval rear window, glass roof vent, rear tool locker (resembling a fuel tank), marine-inspired scuttle vents, sliding glass side windows and twin side-mounted spare wheels. Painted to a customer's choice they could be trimmed with leather or Bedford Cord.

The earliest MG in the world to have survived in a complete and unmolested state (except for the one-off, non-production special known as `Old Number One'), chassis 90553 left the Morris assembly line without coachwork on 8th May 1925. Dispatched to Morris Garages and Carbodies of Coventry thereafter, it was not issued with the Berkshire registration number `MO 6709' until 9th December 1925.

Migrating to Wiltshire before WW2, the 14/28 Super Sports was resident in Rettendon, Essex by the 1970s. Acquired by the Sharpe family that same decade, the Salonette was displayed at their Ramsgate Motor Museum until 2005 when Christie's auctioned its contents.
After Purchase by famed early MG  restorer Mr Fed Body the car was inspected & the wide planks which sit atop the chassis rails and often rot were not only perfectly serviceable but still carried their original body number stamping 3888. The aluminium body panels were similarly well preserved. The engine and gearbox were thoroughly overhauled.  The Bullnose radiator carries a badge identifying the car as `The MG Super Sports Morris Oxford'. The instruments and switchgear are all original and the interior beautifully trimmed in Red leather with brocade detailing plus interior lights, roof nets and Morris Garages kick plates etc.

Proudly displayed at Silverstone as part of the `MG 90' anniversary celebrations, the 14/28 Super Sports has been very sparingly used since its refurbishment. It starts readily with the engine has yet to be `run in'. The whole car is in immaculate order throughout and could quite happily grace a concours field & win prizes.

An utterly charming Vintage saloon in its own right as well as a historically important MG, `MO 6709' recently graced the front cover of `Enjoying MG' magazine (November 2017) and was the subject of six-page article within it.

1925 MG Other is listed till salu on ClassicDigest in Essex by Prestige House for Ej prissatt.

 

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om MG
MG (Morris Garages) berättelse är en rik väv som sträcker sig över flera decennier och involverar olika ägare och företagsenheter. Här är en översikt över MG:s historia från dess grundande till den utmanande perioden under British Leyland (BL) Corporation, där viktiga modeller och deras specifikationer framhävs:

1. Grundande och tidiga år:

Grundningsår: 1924
Grundare: Cecil Kimber
Inledande fokus: Karosseri och anpassning av Morris-bilar.
2. MG:s oktagonala logotyp:

Den ikoniska MG-oktagonen introducerades och representerar sammanslagningen av MG med Morris.
3. MG M-Type Midget (1929–1932):

Viktiga funktioner:
Kompakt tvåsitsig bil.
Drivs av en 0,8 liters motor.
Början på Midget-serien.
4. MG T-Series (1936–1955):

Viktiga modeller:
MG TA, TB, TC, TD, TF
Viktiga funktioner:
Roadsters med klassisk design.
Framgång inom motorsport, särskilt under före och efter andra världskriget.
5. Efterkrigstiden och MG A (1955–1962):

Viktiga funktioner:
Avvikelse från traditionell design.
Första MG:n med strömlinjeformat, modern design.
Finns som roadster eller coupé.
Drivs av en 1,5 liters motor.
6. MG B (1962–1980):

Viktiga funktioner:
Klassisk design av brittiska sportbilar.
Finns som roadster eller GT-coupé.
Producerades i höga antal.
Varianter inkluderade kraftfulla MGC.
7. MG Midget (1961–1979):

Viktiga funktioner:
Kompakt sportbil baserad på Austin-Healey Sprite.
Prisvärd och populär.
Olika varianter med motoruppgraderingar.
8. MG C (1967–1969):

Viktiga funktioner:
En kraftfullare version av MGB med en 2,9 liters rak sexcylindrig motor.
Begränsad produktion.
9. Erans BL Corporation (1968–1980):

Förvärv av British Leyland (BL):
MG blev en del av det större British Leyland-koncernen.
Strider med kvalitetskontroll och arbetskonflikter.
Nedgång i produktkvalitet och rykte.
10. MG MGB GT V8 (1973–1976):

Viktiga funktioner:
Införande av en fabrikstillverkad MGB med en V8-motor.
Försök att injicera prestanda i sortimentet under utmanande tider.
11. MG RV8 (1992–1995):

Viktiga funktioner:
Begränsad produktion av cabriolet.
Försök till återupplivning av Rover Group (efterföljare till BL) för att återuppliva den klassiska MG-andan.
MG:s historia under British Leyland-eran markerade en utmanande period med en nedgång i kvalitet och rykte. Trots det förblir varumärket kopplat till klassiska brittiska sportbilar.