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.

Situated on the South Downs, above the town, the Lewes Speed Trials were a regular and much-looked-forward-to series of annual fixtures. This photograph of Dennis Evans in the Belleview Garage supercharged 750 CC Montlhery Midget was taken on 8th May 1937 when the car and driver won the 1100 cc class with a time of 22.65 seconds. Just over a year later, on August 20th 1938, Dennis recorded the fastest-ever time by an MG over that same course when the timing apparatus recorded his Midget crossing the line in a remarkable 19.44 seconds. (LAT Collection photo)

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.

SUNBAC launched their Inter Team Trial in July 1933 but only managed to attract four teams to participate for the new trophy donated by Autocar magazine. A.W.F. Smith in his MG J2 Midget (YY 4) was a member of the MG Car Club team that surprisingly finished behind the Singer M.C. and N.W. London M.C. teams. Here, Smith guides his Midget up a steep incline, one of the eleven observed hills en route. A short report on the event appears on P468 of the August 1933 edition of Motor Sport magazine. Note the missing nearside front wing. (LAT Collection Image)

The Leinster Motor Cycle and Car Club held a meeting on 4th August 1934 at the Skerries Circuit, Dublin, the feature event being the Leinster Trophy race. 29 cars participated, one of these being the Wolseley Hornet-based Tate Special, driven by J. Bolger. Miss Fay Taylour was the eventual winner in her 1648 cc Adler, while a similar car can be seen behind the Tate Special at the Railway Bend, a no-passing place. Sadly, Bolger’s car finished 18th and last in a race beset by many accidents and retirements. (See the full race report on page 496 of the September 1934 edition of Motor Sport magazine. LAT Collection Image)

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.

The 1933 La Coupe Internationale Des Alpes (or the Alpine Trial) was run over five days, from 1st to 5th July, between Merano in Northern Italy and Nice, France. As its name suggests, the gruelling route took the competitors through some rough alpine terrain, across parts of Italy, Switzerland and France. MG entered a team of L Type Magnas, driven by the three Ws of Watkinson, Welch and Wisdom, who were the eventual winners of the  Alpine Cup. Here L.A. Welch in JO 7243 speeds along an unmettaled track, with a spectacular alpine vista in the background. (A full report on the 1933 event can be found commencing on page 501 of the September 1933 edition of Motor Sport magazine.) (LAT Collection photo)

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.

Held on 5th December, the 1936 MCC London – Gloucester Trial was an eventful one for R. A. MacDermid in his famous MG P Type Midget (JB 3639). It was at this event that he overturned the car in a sunken lane and then managed, with the help of bystanders and photographers, to right it and continue. This LAT Collection photograph was taken before that unfortunate incident, with JB 3639 being piloted by MacDermid  up a steep wooded incline.

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.

The Ards TT was a gruelling event run over 35 laps of the 13.5-mile circuit, a six-hour-plus test for both man and machine. At this point in the 1934 event (held on 1st September that year), George Eyston (no.25) was ahead of the eventual winner, Charlie Dodson (no.27), both driving MG N-Type Magnettes. Unfortunately for Eyston, his MG suffered terminal engine problems on lap 30, forcing him to retire the car. (LAT Collection – Motor magazine image)

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.

These four images were a recent eBay acquisition and depict a 1930 Gloucestershire-registered MG M Type Midget (DG 470), all four having been scanned from large film negatives. The image detail is staggering, while (thankfully) the negatives themselves were in superb condition, having been carefully stored in appropriate film envelopes. Much is known about DG 470. It was issued with its guarantee plate at Abingdon on 25th February 1930 (2M-1077) and dispatched to The Strand Car Mart in Gloucester. The blue M Type was sold to Miss M. Shaw, and it could well be her sitting behind the wheel in two of the images above. Sadly, the vehicle is not currently recorded on the UK’s DVLA database.

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.

Little is known about this Autocar photo, taken during the 1933 running of the London – Barnstable Trial. The car crossing the ford is an MG J2 Midget, while the car’s identity and that of its crew remain unknown. (Image: LAT Collection)

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.

JB 1646 was the factory demonstrator MG LI Magna and was launched in March 1933 at a cost of £299. The 1086 cc six-cylinder engine developed 41 BHP, enabling the car to reach a claimed 75 mph, according to contemporary reports. Like all Triple M cars, its 12″ brake drums were actuated by cables. Just 486  cars were built.

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.

The MCC’s Sporting Half-Day Trials were a regular autumnal feature on the pre-war trials calendar, all based upon Buxton in Derbyshire between 1930 and 1938. The event invariably attracted a good entry with 84 vehicles taking part on 15th October 1932, among them this MG Magna (MG 1794) driven by F. Sforza, who collected a Silver award in this, his second Half-Day Trial, having competed in a Lea-Francis the previous year.