********** 1979 MG MIDGET 1500 MKIV **********

FOR MANY ROADSTER ENTHUSIASTS, MG WAS THE BRITISH AUTOMAKER WHO HELPED CREATE THE AFFORDABLE AND FUN CONVERTIBLE. THE SIMPLE, YET ELEGANT COMBINATION OF A TWO-SEAT ROADSTER WITH A SMALL ENGINE AND A MANUAL TRANSMISSION WAS NOTHING BUT PURE MOTORING BLISS FOR COUNTLESS DRIVING FANS FOR MANY YEARS. ONE OF THE MOST BELOVED AND BEST-SELLING MODELS THAT EVER ROLLED OFF THE COMPANY'S ASSEMBLY LINE IN ABINGDON, ENGLAND WAS THE MG MIDGET. FIRST LAUNCHED IN 1961, THE ORIGINAL MIDGET WAS SIMPLY A REBADGED (YET MORE EXPENSIVE) VERSION OF THE AUSTIN-HEALEY SPRITE. POWER CAME FROM A 948CC INLINE FOUR RATED AT JUST 46HP. THE CAR WAS SO BASIC THAT THERE WEREN'T EVEN EXTERNAL DOOR HANDLES OR LOCKS. 1964 SAW THE INTRODUCTION OF THE SECOND GENERATION WHICH BY THEN HAD BEEN EQUIPPED WITH ROLL-UP WINDOWS, EXTERNAL HANDLES, AND LOCKS. POWER WAS ALSO GIVEN A SLIGHT BOOST, NOW COMING IN AT 59HP. BY 1966, MG ONCE AGAIN GAVE THE CAR SEVERAL UPDATES, INCLUDING MORE POWER. NOW BUMPED UP TO A WHOPPING 75HP, THE MIDGET'S BODY WAS ALSO SLIGHTLY CHANGED.SALES CONTINUED TO BE STRONG IN BOTH THE UK AND THE US, BUT IT WAS THE NEXT GENERATION THAT DEBUTED IN 1974 THAT MANY ARE MOST FAMILIAR WITH. UNLIKE THOSE PREVIOUS VERSIONS SOLD IN THE US, MG WAS FORCED TO DITCH THE CHROME BUMPERS IN FAVOR OF BLACK PLASTIC PIECES DUE TO NEW SAFETY REGULATIONS. ADDED TO FRONT AND REAR, THESE NEW BUMPERS ACTUALLY INCREASED THE CAR'S RIDE HEIGHT WHICH THEREFORE IMPACTED HANDLING. TO HELP DEAL WITH THIS, AN ANTI-ROLL BAR WAS ADDED. PERFORMANCE WAS NEVER STELLAR, ONLY GOING FROM 0 TO 60 MPH IN 12 SECONDS, BUT IT WAS THE DRIVING EXPERIENCE THAT REMAINED THE STAR ATTRACTION.

THIS 1979 MG MIDGET IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH VERY FEW BLEMISHES. THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF FADE TO THE PAINT ON THE TOP OF THE FENDERS BUT IT IS DIFFICULT TO NOTICE. THE TOP IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND DOES NOT LEAK. THE ENGINE STARTS AND RUNS GREAT AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS CORRECTLY AND EASILY. YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS VEHICLE'S CONDITION.

TRANSPORTATION CAN BE PROVIDED FROM SW FLORIDA/ FT. MYERS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. WE CAN ALSO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN SHIPPING THE VEHICLE ALMOST ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

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