8/26/2020 · Since 1968, this 1939 MG VA Tickford Drophead coupe has been owned by a single family based on the West Coast, and now this pre-war British car is looking for a new home through the upcoming Lucky Collector Car Auctions.As we’ve come to love from vintage MGs, the Tickford Drophead coupe is a two-door roadster with seating for four, and these cars were built in very limited.
The MG VA (or 1.5 Litre) was only produced for 2.5 years, from Feb 1937 to September 1939, and was understudy to the larger-engined, six cylinder, SA and WA models. Three versions were offered, a saloon, a tourer, and the Tickfords-bodied drophead coupe , as shown above.
MG VA Tickford Drophead Coupe : Registration: FLJ 518: Year: 1939: Colour: Black: Engine size: 1,548 cc: Chassis No. VA /2401/S: Engine No. TPBG2631: Only in production from February 1937 to September 1939, the MG VA 1.5 was the smallest of the three touring models that MG offered before the war, the others being the 2-litre SA and the 2.5-litre WA.
The eye catching VA was based on the contemporary Wolseley Twelve, with a 1548cc four-cylinder engine, and was offered with similar four-seater body styles to this of the SA, in open tourer, saloon or drophead coupe forms by Tickford and Salmons & Sons, that.
MG VA sedan bodies were manufactured in house by Morris, while the Tickford drophead coupe bodies were coachbuilt by Salmons & Sons. This example features a replacement beige canvas soft top that can be arranged in three positions: fully closed, fully open, or half-open with a canopy over the rear seats and open air above the front occupants.
1939 MG TB Tickford Drophead Coupe The introduction of the T-Type Midget marked a significant turning point for MG Cars. Up to that time, MG was a somewhat of a pet project of W.R. Morris, who had given Cecil Kimber a great deal of creative leeway in developing his world-class sports cars and racers.
The MG VA Tickford . Driving pleasure for each type of weather. – The 1930s. The time when the cheeseburgers, ballpoint pens and Mickey Mouse were born. The time when we learned to split atoms and discovered that Pluto was floating next to us in the universe. It was also the time when external ‘coach builders’ offered themselves and started selling MG ‘s rolling chassis.
1939 MG VA – Tickford Drophead Coupe . RM Auctions – Automobiles of Amelia Island 10 Mar 2012. Lot sold. 75 000 – 100 000. Estimate. 75 000 – 100 000 . See all lots. 1939 MG VA Tickford Drophead Coupe . RM Auctions – Automobiles of Amelia Island 10 Mar 2012 | …
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