MG L-type

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{{Infobox automobile

| name = MG L-Type "Magna"

| image = MG L1 4-seater.jpg

| manufacturer = MG

| production = 1933-1934
576 made

| predecessor = MG F-Type Magna

| successor = MG N-Type Magnette

| class = sports car

| engine = 1087 cc Straight-6

}}

{{Infobox automobile

| name = MG L1 "Magna"

| image = MG L1 Continental Coupe.jpg

| production = 1933-1934
486 made

| body_style = 4-seat roadster
Continental coupé
Salonette

}}

{{Infobox automobile

| name = MG L2 "Magna"

| image = MG L2 Magna 1933 2.jpg

| production = 1933-1934
90 made

| body_style = 2-seat roadster

}}

The MG L-type is a sports car that was produced by the MG Car company in 1933 and 1934.

This 2-door sports car used a smaller version of the 6-cylinder overhead camshaft, crossflow engine which now had a capacity of 1086 cc with a bore of 57 mm and stroke of 71 mm and produced {{convert|41|bhp|abbr=on}} at 5500 rpm. It was previously fitted in the 1930 Wolseley Hornet and the 1931 MG F-type Magna. Drive was to the rear wheels through a four-speed non-synchromesh gearbox. The chassis was a narrower version of that used in the K-type with suspension by half-elliptic springs all round with rigid front and rear axles.

The car had a wheelbase of 94 inches (2388 mm) and a track of 42 inches (1067 mm).

The brakes, which were larger than in the J2, were cable-operated, with {{convert|12|in|mm|sing=on}} drums all round.

The body kept the sloping radiator seen on the F-Type, but the car now had sweeping wings, and had cut-away doors. The body tubs of the L2 and J2 are practically identical rear of the bonnet.

The L1 was the four-seat, coupé and saloon version and the L2 the 2-seater. The coupé, or Continental Coupé as it was called, was available in some very striking two-tone colours but was a slow seller, and the 100 that were made were available for a long time after the rest of the range had sold out. As a rarity, it is now a highly desirable car. The bodies for the small saloon or salonette version were not made by MG, but bought in from Abbey.

The L-Type was a successful competition car, with victories in the 1933 Alpine Trial and Brooklands relay race.

When new, a L1 tourer cost £299 and a Continental Coupé £350.