1933 MG J2 Midget Roadster

The MG J2 set the fashion for British sports cars for many years. It was introduced in 1932 and many sports cars of the thirties copied the body style with its cut away doors, cycle type mudguard, fold flat windscreen, and slab gas tank with spare wheel on the back. It remained the basic MG style until 1955, when the TF was replaced by the aerodynamics of the MGA.

The J-Series was available either as a J1, an open four-seater or closed coupe, or the J2, a small two-seater open sports car. The significant change made to the J2 during its production was the switch to swept wings and running boards in 1933. This J2, which was sold new in July 1933, was assembled five cars from the end of cycle wing production.

The J2 has a four-cylinder, single overhead cam engine with a cross flow head and dual SU downdraft carburetors. Its 847cc engine produces 36 horsepower and was rated as an 80 mph car by the Autocar magazine in 1932. The gearbox is a four-speed designed by Wolsley. The car has cable-operated brakes.

There were just over 2,000 J2s produced during the 1932-1934 production run. The cost new in 1932 was 199.10 Pounds Sterling, which was twice the price of the cheapest British car on the market at that time, a Morris.