The MG L-type was produced by the MG

MG (car)

The MG Car Company is a former British sports car manufacturer founded in the 1920s by Cecil Kimber. Best known for its two-seat open sports cars, MG also produced saloons and coupés....

 Car company in 1933 and 1934.

This 2 door sports car used a smaller version of the 6 cylinder overhead camshaft

Overhead camshaft

Overhead cam valvetrain configurations place the engine camshaft within the cylinder heads, above the combustion chambers, and drive the valves or lifters in a more direct manner compared to overhead valves and pushrods...

, crossflow engine which now had a capacity of 1086 cc with a bore of 57 mm and stroke of 71 mm and produced 41 bhp at 5500 rpm. It was previously fitted in the 1930 Wolseley Hornet

Wolseley Hornet (1930)

thumb|right|275px|1932 Wolseley Hornet EW SpecialThe Wolseley Hornet was a lightweight saloon car produced by the Wolseley Motor Company from 1930 to 1936...

 and the 1931 MG F-type

MG F-Type

The MG F-type Magna was a six cylinder engined car produced by the MG Car company from October 1931 to 1932. It was also known as the 12/70.Looking for a car to fill the gap between the M-Type Midget and the 18/80, MG turned to another of the engines that had become available from William Morris's...

 Magna . Drive was to the rear wheels through a four speed non-synchromesh gearbox. The chassis was a narrower version of that used in the K-type

MG K-Type

The MG K-type Magnette was produced by the MG Car company from October 1932 to 1934.Launched at the 1932 London Motor Show, the K-Type replaced the F-Type Magna but having at first a slightly smaller capacity engine it took the name Magnette...

 with suspension by half elliptic springs all round with rigid front and rear axles.

The car had a wheelbase of 94 inches (2388 mm) and a track of 42 inches (1067 mm).

The brakes, which were the same as in the J2, were cable operated with 12 inches (304.8 mm) drums all round.

The body kept the sloping radiator seen on the F-Type but the car now had sweeping wings and the four seater had cut away doors.

The L1 was the four seat, coupé and saloon version and the L2 the 2 seater. The coupé, or Continental Coupé as it was called, was available in some very striking two tone colours but was a slow seller and the 100 that were made were available for a long time after the rest of the range had sold out. As a rarity it is now a highly desirable car. The bodies for the small saloon or salonette version was not made by MG but bought in from Abbey

Abbey (coachbuilder)

Abbey was a British coachbuilding business based in Merton, South West London and later Acton, North West London and was active between 1930 and about 1938....

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The L-Type was a successful competition car with victories in the 1933 Alpine Trial and Brooklands

Brooklands

Brooklands was a motor racing circuit and aerodrome built near Weybridge in Surrey, England. It opened in 1907, and was the world's first purpose-built motorsport venue, as well as one of Britain's first airfields...

relay race.

When new a L1 tourer cost £299 and a Continental Coupé £350.