The Triple M series of MG’s all belong to a family of models that commenced with the 1929 MG Midget and continued through to the mid-thirties via a long string of four and six cylinder OHC engined cars that forged the marques identity.
JCC Double-Twelve Race Brookland 8th & 9th May 1931
The 1931 ‘Double-Twelve’ race is famous for its top-five clean sweep by a quintet of 746 cc MG C Type Midgets, with the three C Types competing under the Earl of March’s banner also taking the team prize. The 750 cc class represented almost half of the field of 50 cars that year with 10 Austin Sevens competing alongside the 14 MG Montlhery Midgets. Endurance racing is tough on both man and machine and it’s therefore no surprise to find that just 29 cars were still running at the conclusion of the gruelling 24 hour race. Unfortunately, the photographer who took this shot unluckily managed to select three cars that didn’t make it to the finishing line. Here, E. Martin‘s Riley can be seen passing the very smart supercharged MG C Type of the Honourable Mrs Chetwynd, with A.T.G. Gardiner‘s car (70) bringing up the rear. (LATplate B5901 – courtesy of Motorsport Images)