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The Car: 1937 MG Two-Litre Folding Head Foursome ; The big car part of the small car legend.(Brief Article)
When MG introduced its Two-Litre models at the October 1935 London automobile show, the car was lauded as both a great automobile and good value for its low [pound]375 base price. Enthusiasts in the United States rarely enjoyed them as new cars, though, as only a handful of them were imported individually.
The long 123-inch wheelbase chassis-two inches shorter than a Cord 810-makes certain the Two-Litre cars drive well. They motor down the road with ``a certain demureness'' that their smaller relations do not have. The Two-Litre cabin is both inviting and practical. An adjustable spring-spoke steering wheel helps increase the comfort of the right-hand driving position, taking two-and-a-half turns lock-to-lock. The dash is burl walnut with round instruments edged in brass. The front seats are buckets, sitting aside a conspicuous transmission hump. Semaphore-style directional signals are mounted just behind the front doors. Dunlop Magnum wire wheels were standard equipment, but shiny ``Ace'' disc wheels-concentric circles of chrome and paint used over the top of the wire wheels-were seen in some of the car's ads. Twin Lucas air horns provided both loud and soft sounds.
This Two-Litre is equipped with a large light beneath the radiator. At first blush this appears to be a Pilot Ray that turns with the wheels. However, it is a standard Lucas ``pass light.'' When English headlights of the time were dipped for passing, they turned off and the pass light went on.
The car's Two-Litre designation understates the 2288-cc engine displacement. There are four main bearings, light alloy pistons, twin SU downdraft carburetors and 12-volt ignition. The 78-hp engine is considered a bit underpowered; however, the car was originally capable of 80 mph and could cruise comfortably in the high 60s.
The ``Folding Head Foursome''-a four-passenger convertible ``Victoria'' in American English-had the Tickford-style series custom body made in Newport Pagnell by coachbuilder Salmons & ...
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