The MG R-type is a motor car that was produced by MG in 1935. It was designed for competition use and was a development of the Q-type. The car used a tuned short-stroke (73 mm) version of the bevel-gear driven overhead camshaft engine from the 1928 Morris Minor and Wolseley 10.

This new MG was the first British car to feature all-round independent suspension, as well as being the first MG to be offered for sale built as a single seater racing car. The engine and gearbox were virtually identical to the Q-type racing car, although close ratio gears

Last of the Abingdon marque’s pre-WWII racing cars, the R-type was unveiled on April 25, 1935. Beautifully wrought, its revolutionary chassis boasted such advanced features as selective dampers and finned drum brakes.

Uniquely for a small racing car of that era, the resulting R-Type had independent suspension all 'round by slim parallel wishbones and torsion bars, hung from a remarkable 57-pound V-shaped frame. Detail engine changes included the first official use of the 1-4 and 2-3 twin exhaust pipe layout that MG specials went on to exploit so well.

The MG R-type is a motor car that was produced by MG in 1935. It was designed for competition use and was a development of the Q-type.

MG R-Type… Posted: August 22, 2024 in Obscurities Tags: Australian Motor Racing History, MG R-Type

Engine similar to 'Q'-type but chassis entirely new with 4-wheel independent suspension. 746-cc, supercharged 4-cylinder, ohc engine (113 bhp at 7200 rpm). Four-speed preselector gearbox.

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R Type Yet another attempt to capture the glories of racing by the MG Car Company, the R type represented the further experimentation in redesigned chassis and suspension started in the Q type, this time in monoposto or single-seater configuration.

The MG R-type was produced by the MG Car company in 1935. It was designed for competition use and was a development of the Q-type. The car used a tuned short stroke (73 mm) version of the bevel gear driven overhead camshaft engine from the 1928 Morris Minor and Wolseley 10.