The 1961 MG Midget had a 948cc version of the engine, which was raised to 1098cc for 1962. In 1966, the MG Midget Mk3 received the newly developed 1275cc version of the A-Series engine.

The Midget moniker came straight from MG's history books, dating back to the 1929 M-type. Rusty Blackwell Writer Matt Tierney Photographer Jul 05, 2011 See All 6 Photos ...

He found a 1979 MG Midget 1500 with a broken engine (big surprise) and swapped out its original 1,493cc inline-four shared with the Triumph Spitfire for an unexpected powerplant.