1960 MG "FARINA" MKIII Magnette


Vehicle Condition:
Perhaps the rarest of all the MG Saloons this excellent example designed by FARINA of ITALY. It was purchased by me out of Florida in 2003 so it has minimal rust. Despite seeing little or no use over the last 15-20 years, it has been kept in good running condition.


. Transmission: Four (4) Speed Single-Plate dry clutch with hydraulic actuation; Ignition: are common Lucas parts
Brakes: Car has drum brakes on all corner

Drive Train & Specifications

Engine: The in-line four cylinder, overhead valve engine feeds its power into a normal friction clutch, then into a four speed, three synchromesh gearboxes. An open propeller shaft takes the drive to a banjo rear axle supported on leaf springs. Pretty standard 1960's car technology, and all normal BMC components, virtually identical with the MGA and early MGB Sports car. The cars age is shown by there being grease nipples on many components, requiring attention every 1000 miles.

Engine Data: Four cylinders; bore 73.025 mm. (2.875 in.) , stroke 88.9 mm. (3.5 in.) cubic capacity 1489 c.c. (90.88 cu. in.); compression ratio 8.3:1; overhead valves operated by push-rods from a 3-bearing chain-driven camshaft; 3-bearing counterbalanced crankshaft; aluminum-alloy pistons; renewable-element full-flow oil filter.

Transmission: This is again, all MGA. These transmissions have a famous characteristic of whining loudly in first and reverse. These cars have short-lived second gear synchromesh. .

Transmission Data: Single-Plate dry clutch with hydraulic actuation; 4-speed with synchromesh on second, third, and top gears, giving overall ratios of -- first 15.64, second 9.52, third 5.91, top 4.3, and reverse 20.45:1; central floor gear change; Hardy-Spicer propeller shaft with needle-bearing universal joints; three-quarter-floating rear axle with hypoid final reduction gears--axle ratio 4.3:1

Carburetors: Outwardly a typical SU setup . They are actually SU HD4 1.5”. These are huge for SUs. The twin linked carbs have lots of aluminum and brass to polish here and it looks wonderful. Rover, Jaguar and Rolls-Royce used a similar setup. The air filter is also very different from todays. Instead of a paper element, a wire mesh is set in a pan of oil to trap dirt as it passes through. A rather neat cast aluminum airway carburetor manifold leads from the air cleaner to the carbs. Aluminum and can be highly polished.

Carburetion
Data: Twin S.U. automatic sidedraft carburetors fed from rear tank by rear-mounted S.U. electric fuel pump; oil bath air cleaner and silencer; fuel tank capacity to 10 Imperial gallons (45.4 liters, 12 U.S. gallons); concealed fuel filler with key lock.

Cooling and Ignition: Radiator is made by Morris Radiators and looks like an overgrown MGA version. Cooling and Ignition Data: Cooling by pressurized system assisted by impeller pump and fan; circulation thermostatically controlled. Ignition: are common Lucas parts and shouldn’t cause any troubles. Battery and coil; automatic advance and retard with centrifugal and vacuum control.

Brakes: Car has drum brakes on all corners.