- MG 14/40
Infobox Automobile
name =MG 14/40
manufacturer = MG Car Company
production = 1927–1929
700 approxcite book |last=Baldwin |first=N. |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=A-Z of Cars of the 1920s|year=1994 |publisher=Bay View Books |location=Devon, UK |id=ISBN 1-870979-53-2]
class=Sports car
body_style = 2-door, 2 and 4 seater open tourer
2 door coupé (Salonette)
4-door saloon
wheelbase = 106 inches (2705 mm)cite book |last=Green |first=Malcolm |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=MG Sports Cars |year=1997 |publisher=CLB |location=Godalming, UK |id=ISBN 1-85833-606-6]
length = 150 inches (3810 mm)
engine = 1802 cc four cylinder,side valve .
transmission = three speed manual
predecessor =MG 14/28
successor =MG 18/80 The MG 14/40 or 14/40 Mark IV was a car made by the MG Car company and launched in 1927. It was based on the contemporaryMorris Oxford and was a development of the MG 14/28 and was built at Edmund Road,Cowley , Oxford where MG had moved in September 1927. It was the first model to carry an MG Octagon badge on its radiator, the previous cars had retained a Morris Oxford badge.The change of name from 14/28 to 14/40 seems mainly to have been a marketing exercise and the reason for the Mark IV is unclear although it has been suggested that it represented the fourth year of production. cite book |last=Allison |first=Mike |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=The Magic of MG|year=1972 |publisher=Dalton Watson |location=London, UK |id=ISBN 0-901564-09-5] Externally the cars are very difficult to tell apart.
There were some changes to the 14/28 chassis and suspension and the brake servo was deleted.
References
External links
[http://www.mgenthusiast.com/modelguide.php?seemodel=3 MG 14/40 photo and brief description]
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