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 1935 Le Mans 24 Hour Race was held over the weekend of 15th/16th June at the Circuit de la Sarthe. The event was eventually won by the British driver Johnny Hindmarsh, driving an M45 Lagonda Rapide with Louis Fontes as his co-driver. This LAT Photoscan was taken from a print showing four of the fifty-eight starters getting away from the line at the start of the race. Just one of the four cars featured here went on to finish, that of Guy Don’s Alfa Romeo 6C (no.21), which finished sixth overall. Maurice Baumer’s MG K3 Magnette (no.39) completed 99 laps before retiring with piston problems.