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MGB Midget 1500  

1974-1979, Great Britain

engines/performance
engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

   specific fuel torque  
74-79: i4/8V 9.0:1 1493cc.(91ci)

66DIN-hp

@5500rpm

 44.2 hp/l 1bbl 77lb-ft. (104Nm)

@3000rpm
performance:
engine topspeed 0-50mph 0-62mph 0-100mph 0-124mph

1/4mile

 mileage (US-gallon)
1.5l66hp: 163kph/101mph ?s 12.3s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

 9.0-10.0 l/100km23.5-26.1 mpg

tyres/transmission
tyres front/rear: 145 SR13
transmission/drive wheel: 4-speed/RWD

dimensions/weight
length x width x height: 3490 x 1390 x 1230 mm (137.4 x 54.7 x 48.4 in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 2030 mm - 1160/1140 mm (79.9 in - 45.7/44.9 in)
some calculations: base aera: 4.85 m² (52.2 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~1.41 m² (~15.2 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 5.97 m³ (210.5 cu.ft.)
aerodynamics: coefficient of drag (cd): ? - drag area: ? m² / ? sq.ft.
weight: 740 kg (1631 lb)
power/weight-ratio: 11.2 kg/hp (24.7 lb/hp) 89 hp/ton

price/production
base-price: 1,351 £ (1974) 
production: 73,899

   

The MG Midget was a very small sports car built between 1961 and 1979. In the beginning
the Midget was a badge-engineered version of the Austin-Healey Sprite Mk II.
Pictures taken at the "2009 Retro Classics meets Barock" in Ludwigsburg, Germany
 
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Pictures taken at the "2009 Technorama" in Hildesheim, Germany
 
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Pictures taken at the "2009 Technoclassica" in Essen, Germany
 
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