MG P-type

MG P-type
PA open two-seater, 1934
Overview
Manufacturer	MG
Production	1934–1936
Body and chassis
Class	Sports car
Body style	2-door roadster Airline coupé
Powertrain
Engine	847 cc (51.7 cu in) I4 939 cc (57.3 cu in) I4
Dimensions
Wheelbase	87.25 in (2,216 mm)[1]
Length	131 in (3,327 mm)[1]
Width	52.5 in (1,334 mm)[1]
Chronology
Predecessor	J-type Midget
Successor	TA

The MG P-type is a sports car that was produced by MG from 1934 to 1936. This 2-door sports car used an updated version of the Wolseley Motors-designed and made overhead camshaft, crossflow engine, used in the 1928 Morris Minor and previously fitted in the J-type Midget of 1932 to 1934, driving the rear wheels through a four-speed non-synchromesh gearbox. The chassis was a strengthened and slightly longer version of that used in the J-type with suspension by half-elliptic springs all round with rigid front and rear axles. Steering was initially by a Marles Weller and later a Bishop Cam system. The two-seat car had a wheelbase of 87 inches (2210 mm) and a track of 42 in (1,100 mm). Most cars were open two-seaters, but streamlined Airline coupé bodies were also made. The P-type was also available as a four-seater, a car that suffered from a lack of power and poor rear ground clearance. Whereas J, K and L-type MGs differentiated between versions with the use of numbers, with 1 indicating a four-seater (i.e., J1) and 2 a two-seater (i.e., J2), this was not the case with the P-type (or its six-cylinder sister, the N-type Magnette), and there is no clue to the type in the name.