MG NA Magnette LHD

- Original NA racing car

- Competed in races in the 1930s, including at Brooklands and Donington Park

- Fully traceable history

- Has been in Germany for 50 years / Ready to race immediately

- Has taken part in countless racing events

Vehicle history:

This car was purchased as a chassis directly from the factory in December 1934 by a Mr L. Levy, who had a special light-alloy body built for it. The engine was highly tuned and featured a compression ratio of 9:1, a very light flywheel, and machined and polished intake and exhaust ports. The total cost of the completed car amounted to almost 500 pounds. During 1935, Levy raced the car at both Brooklands and Donington Park, though without much success, as he was up against ERA cars and other more powerful vehicles. At the end of the season, the car was offered for sale by J. H. Bartlett Ltd in the magazine * The Motor* for £245. It was purchased by A. F. Thatcher. Freddie Thatcher, a friend of Levy’s, raced the car until the end of 1938, mainly at Brooklands. During this time, the car was serviced by Brian Finglass, who ran a workshop at Brooklands, and at the end of the 1936 season, Finglass reshaped the intake ports, fitted different carburettor needles and installed a higher rear-axle ratio. The top speed increased by around 10 per cent to 110 mph. Although Finglass never raced the car himself, he completed numerous test laps at Brooklands. Whilst Thatcher owned the car, it was also entered in races by the Haesendonk brothers. Towards the end of 1938, when he withdrew from motor racing for business reasons, Thatcher put the car up for sale for 250 pounds. The next known race in which the car took part was held at Brooklands in March 1939, where it was driven by A. S. Whiddington. It did not finish in the places. Nothing is known of the car’s whereabouts during the war until Michael Holt acquired it in 1955 from a garage in Hove, fitted with a reconditioned engine. Jim Bellamy of Great Bookham, Surrey, bought the car around 1957 and dismantled it. He sold it in dismantled condition in 1958 to J. A. Haynes, who completely rebuilt it. There are records showing that Haynes competed in VSCC events with it in 1966. In 1969, the car was purchased by Peter Scott, who used it only rarely. The car was acquired by Peter Altenbach in 1976 and was used extensively in racing between 1976 and 1985, including at races at the Nürburgring, the Salzburgring and the ‘Mille Miglia’. Twenty years ago, Peter sold his car to an MG collector in northern Germany. He, too, enjoyed using it frequently at events. Today, the NA is in good visual condition and technically sound.