MG 14/40

MG 14/40

Infobox Automobile


name =MG 14/40
manufacturer = MG Car Company
production = 1927–1929
700 approxcite book |last=Baldwin |first=N. |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=A-Z of Cars of the 1920s|year=1994 |publisher=Bay View Books |location=Devon, UK |id=ISBN 1-870979-53-2]
class=Sports car
body_style = 2-door, 2 and 4 seater open tourer
2 door coupé (Salonette)
4-door saloon
wheelbase = 106 inches (2705 mm)cite book |last=Green |first=Malcolm |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=MG Sports Cars |year=1997 |publisher=CLB |location=Godalming, UK |id=ISBN 1-85833-606-6]
length = 150 inches (3810 mm)
engine = 1802 cc four cylinder, side valve.
transmission = three speed manual
predecessor = MG 14/28
successor = MG 18/80
The MG 14/40 or 14/40 Mark IV was a car made by the MG Car company and launched in 1927. It was based on the contemporary Morris Oxford and was a development of the MG 14/28 and was built at Edmund Road, Cowley, Oxford where MG had moved in September 1927. It was the first model to carry an MG Octagon badge on its radiator, the previous cars had retained a Morris Oxford badge.

The change of name from 14/28 to 14/40 seems mainly to have been a marketing exercise and the reason for the Mark IV is unclear although it has been suggested that it represented the fourth year of production. cite book |last=Allison |first=Mike |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=The Magic of MG|year=1972 |publisher=Dalton Watson |location=London, UK |id=ISBN 0-901564-09-5] Externally the cars are very difficult to tell apart.

There were some changes to the 14/28 chassis and suspension and the brake servo was deleted.

References

External links

[http://www.mgenthusiast.com/modelguide.php?seemodel=3 MG 14/40 photo and brief description]


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