The MG Story - K3, Magnette, Mille Miglia, Le Mans
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In addition to the Midget series, MG also built two larger cars with 6-cylinder engines, namely the Magnette and the Magna. The latter was in principle the largest. Very quickly, so many Magnettes and Magnas were produced - with the letters F, K, L and N and additional numbers after the letters plus other letters for the different versions - that it became increasingly difficult to identify the different types from the confusion of letters and numbers. In any case, it got to the point where various Magnettes had heavier engines than the larger Magna.
This article contains the following chapters
- Welcomed by Mussolini
- A night-and-fog exercise
- The clever trick
- Triumph and disillusionment
- The attraction: ladies in the race
- The drivers wanted to survive
Estimated reading time: 7min
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In addition to the Midget series, MG also built two larger cars with 6-cylinder engines, namely the Magnette and the Magna. The latter was in principle the largest. Very quickly, so many Magnettes and Magnas were produced - with the letters F, K, L and N and additional numbers after the letters plus other letters for the different versions - that it became increasingly difficult to identify the different types from the confusion of letters and numbers. In any case, it got to the point where various Magnettes had heavier engines than the larger Magna. Two successes deserve special attention: the Mille Miglia in 1933 and the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1935. Three K3 Magnettes were to take part in the Mille Miglia. This type of car had already won several races at the time, so the MG team was greeted with great reverence at the first practice session. The drivers were even received personally by Mussolini, which was a great honor in Italy at the time.
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