MG J2/J4

THIS CAR

• A wonderful little car with an interesting history.
• The car started life in 1932 as a standard J2 specification 2-seater.
• Records on file contain copies of original factory build sheets for chassis J2794, delivered new via the Manchester based agent, Joseph Cockshoot & Co, and registered ‘XJ 4982’.
• However, much of the car’s early life has been lost to the passage of time, and while we do have an original dog-eared logbook which documents a string of owners through the 60s, 70s and 80s, we don’t know much more than that.
• Whatever the case, the car was completed disassembled and fully rebuilt in the early 2000s. Much of this work was entrusted to marque specialists Andy King and Bayton Jones.
• And it was during this restoration that the car was upgraded to ‘J4’ specification. This included:
  • Low-slung doorless bodywork
  • Volumex Supercharger
  • J-Type ‘Big Cam’ Converstion
  • Forged & Counterweighted Crankshaft
  • Forged Pistons & Conrods
  • Larger 12″ Brake Drums
  • Bucket Seats
  • J4 Specification Exhaust Manifold & External Pipe
  • No weather gear
  • Aero Screens
  • Reworked Dash Layout (not quite J4 spec, but similar)
  • Quick-release Fuel Filler & Radiator Cap
• The gearbox remains the standard J2 4-speed synchronised unit, and the engine is the same 847cc unit that the regular J2 had.
  • Sadly, the original block met a rather spectacular end during an event at the Nurburgring, and so a replacement 847cc was sourced and fitted.
• The current German owner purchased the car in 2014, and immediately set about campaigning the car a variety of regularity and touring events.
• During this time, the car has received regular servicing and maintenance, and has most recently benefitted from a new Volumex supercharger courtesy of Jurgen Deusch, as well as:
  • Full rewiring of car & electrics
  • Uprated aluminium radiator (painted black)
  • Improved generator with integrated regulator
  • Luminition ignition system with Bosch distributor
  • Full set of new Blockley tyres

WHAT WE THINK

• This little car is a total joy.
• The power to weight ratio is genuinely impressive, and the external ‘fish tail’ style exhaust system creates a wonderful 4-cylinder snarl.
• We urge anyone interested to book in an appointment to see and test drive this gorgeous MG – you won’t be disappointed!