Chapters: Mg Mgb, Mg Mga, Mg F / Mg Tf, Mg-Lola Ex257, Mg T-Type, Mg Y-Type, Mg Midget, Mg Magnette, Mg Xpower Sv, Mg Zr, Mg Zs, Mg K-Type, Powerplus Supercharger, Magic Midget, Mg J-Type, Mg N-Type, Mg P-Type, Mg F-Type, Mg Zt, Mg Sa, Mg M-Type, Mg 14/28, Mg Va, Mg Q-Type, Mg 7, Mg C-Type, Mg L-Type, Mg R-Type, Mg D-Type, Mg Wa, Mg 14/40, Mg 6, Mg Kn, Mg 3, Mg Tf, Mg Maestro, Mg Montego, Mg Metro, Mg 1100, Mg 1300, Mg Za, Mg Mgc, Mg Rv8. Excerpt: The Magic Midget s were a number of record-breaking 750cc "midget" MG cars of the 1930s. They were most notably, but not always, driven by George Eyston .Although of small engine capacity, they were frequently supercharged to increase performance. Never as fast as the aero-engined land speed record behemoths driven by the likes of Henry Segrave , they set numerous speed records for their engine capacity class.EX120 In 1929, MG were attempting to develop their M-type Midget for racing. The rear axle leaf springs were mounted in sliding trunnions at the rear end, rather than the more usual shackles. The improved axle location encouraged good handling, which compensated when racing for the 750cc engine's low power output. Captain George Eyston and Ernest Eldridge saw this chassis under development and decided that it could form the basis for a speed record breaker. Fitted with larger brakes from a Mark II, a four speed gearbox and streamlined bodywork, it became the EX120 . On 30 December 1930 at Montlhery , EX120 set its first records, beating the Austin Sevens . In search of even faster speeds, it was decided to supercharge the car, using Eyston's own Powerplus design of supercharger. In February 1931, again at Montlhery, this became the first 750cc car to exceed 100mph, at 103.13mph.After this success, MG were prompted to produce a racing repli...