1933 MG Magnette K2
- Engine
- 1,271cc overhead-cam inline-six (KD unit)
The 1933 MG Magnette K2 (chassis K2019) is among the rarest of its kind — one of only four K2s built with the larger 1,271cc KD engine, and one of just two survivors from that final batch of twenty cars. First registered in January 1934, it has been in the same family since 1964, regularly driven and maintained until 2015 and dry-stored thereafter. The car retains its matching chassis and engine, and carries several in-period modifications accumulated over its long active life.
Ownership
- 2019-04-07Auction saleSold £90,000 (≈ $113K)
- → 1953Acquisition unknownChiltern Carspartial documentation
Dealership sold the car in 1953; no further detail on how or when they acquired it.
- 1953 →Private salePrevious owner acquired from Chiltern Carspartial documentation
This owner left the car partially disassembled before disappearing under unknown circumstances, prompting its subsequent sale by Geo H Steele.
- 1964-04-30 →Private saleMike Waggotfull documentation
Purchased from a Newcastle dealer with the car in partly dismantled condition; subsequently restored it to running order and maintained it regularly until 2015, after which it was placed in dry storage. Purchase receipt, correspondence, and photographs are on file.
Competition
- —Unknown motorsport event
A period photograph in the file shows the car participating in an unidentified competitive event, fitted with cycle mudguards, prior to the 1964 acquisition.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1964Restoration
Car was recommissioned from a partially dismantled state by its new owner following acquisition.
Work carried out by Mike Waggot after purchasing the car in April 1964.
- 2015Service
Regular maintenance and occasional major mechanical work carried out throughout the ownership period up to 2015, after which the car was placed in dry storage.
Bills on file support the maintenance history during this ownership.
- —Mechanical
Selector detents on the ENV pre-selector gearbox were filed down, apparently to allow faster gear changes. A modern propshaft was fitted; the original is retained.
Described as in-period modifications; the cut-down driver's door is also noted as a period alteration made for additional elbow room.
- —Maintenance
Replacement seats fitted at an unspecified point; a relatively new tonneau cover also installed.
These are the only other recorded deviations from factory specification beyond the propshaft and bodywork modifications.
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