1938 MG TA

Imperial War Museum | Duxford, Cambridgeshire 16000 - 20000 Registration No: GPH 152 Chassis No: TA 2302 MOT: Exempt � Subject to a comprehensive body and mechanical overhaul by the current owner � Offered with an extensive history file dating back to 1945 � Fitted with a Volkswagen steering box The first of the famous MG T-series line, the TA was introduced in 1936. Larger, faster and more comfortable than its PB predecessor, the newcomer was powered by an MPJG 1292cc OHV engine that developed some 50bhp at 4,800rpm. Allied to a four-speed manual transmission, it endowed the two-seater with a nigh-on 80mph top speed. Traditionalists may have decried the adoption of a less exotic powerplant, insulating rubber engine mounts and - after a while - synchromesh on 3rd and 4th gears but the TA had accounted for 3,003 sales by the time production ceased in 1939. More information to follow.