The MG 14/40 pictured above looks truly splendid in its red livery with engine-turned aluminum side panels. It does now and it probably looked that good when it left the factory in 1928. And you may say that it has let a sheltered life. Only not the way you might think... at the outbreak of World War II its then owner didn't want to have it scrapped, because of the aluminum that could be used in the war effort. What he did was to take it apart and bury all parts in his cowshed. What happened after the war we don't know, but the parts remained in the shed until they were discovered in 1999. Except for the instruments everything was still there, and in good shape. Only the aluminum side panels were gone, probably corroded by years of seeping cow urine.
The MG was brought back to its present state by restorer Fred Body, who had already restored another early MG, the 1927 factory demonstrator Old Speckled Hen. And a good job he did with this 1928 MG 14/40 Sports Two Seater. Not many of these early MG's survive, so we were glad to see this one in the catalogue of Richard Edmonds, who will auction the MG on March first. Find it at lot 1320! In our opinion a unique chance to purchase an early piece of MG history.
(Photos courtesy Richard Edmonds Auctions Ltd)