MG Midget Racing Coupes
MG racing driver Richard William Jacobs (AKA Dick Jacobs) ordered a pair of special lightweight Midgets with a GT body shape borrowed from the Aston Martin DB4. The nose was redesigned by Syn Enever to maximize the aerodynamics. Wind tunnel tests showed that the new body required 13 hp less to achieve 100 mph than the standard body shape. The cars were registry numbers BJB 770, and BJB 771. A third car was constructed for John Milne of Scotland. The cars were campaigned from 1962-1964 with a 995cc BMC A-Series engine. For the 1964 season the engines were replaced with a 1139cc engine derived from the then current 1098cc MG Midget block, and a 1287cc block derived from the Mini Cooper S (for the prototype events). They were fitted with 18.5 gallon fuel tanks, larger oil coolers, large bore exhaust systems, and dual channel brake systems
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