Celebrating 50 years of the MG Midget

International Midget 50 Day

At Burghley House, Lincolnshire 12th June 2011

A Spridget Celebration!

Superb display of cars and more expected at Midget 50 Midget 50 taking place at Burghley House on the the 12th June is now really taking off. Attracting some the worlds most important ex works and private entrant Spridgets ever to be gathered in one place, the event is set to eclipse even Spridget 50 of 2008. And along with the famous cars will be some of those famous drivers associated with them in their hayday, like guest speaker Mike Garton, who will be re-associated with his old Sebring Sprite MEG 199.

Along with the cars will be at least two of the transporters that once ferried the cars across Europe, including the iconic Ecurie Ecosse transporter. With such attractions its no surprise that Midget 50 will undoubtedly see the largest gathering of Spridgets ever, with cars coming from all around the world.

Interest in the event is becoming immense, with the organisers seeing demand for tickets step up dramatically, and its quite understandable if for no other reason, certain items of the official regalia are being limited, and can only be requested when ordering a ticket. Clever marketing? "Well no not really" says Julie Neville, the event's ticket and marketing manager. Going on to explain, "we have to decide many months in advance just how many items we should order, and with tickets selling faster than expected, things are flying off the shelves as soon as they arrive". All this activity has generated more than usual interest in the cars themselves, leading to increased requests for information from the four clubs invloved. Senior officials from all the clubs, MASC MGCC MGOC and AHC, have mentioned that they are sure its due to the Midget 50 event itself, plus the publicity many magazine's have created lately.

For the classic motoring media have also noted that 2011 is the 50th anniversary for the little cars from Abingdon. Classic Car Weekly road tested the MGCC's Star Car Midget towards the end of January, mentioning the great celebration planed for June 12th at Burghley no less than four times, hotly pursued by Practical Classics when they road testing no less than 5 Spridgets in a back to back comparison lately.

All this bodes well for Midget 50, where some of the worlds finest examples of Sprites and Midgets will be on display. From outstanding original concours MkI Frogeye Sprite's, through to similar immaculate final versions of the all black 1500 Midget, racing cars from the old 'prodsports' days through to todays Midget Challenge cars, plus of course the historic cars already mentioned, all will be on show for one day only with the wonderful backdrop of Burghley House to set the scene.

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Final touches for Midget 50 are coming together for what is sure to be a great day out in the grounds of a stately home.

It would be great to see you there to complete the package for Spridget owners and the Public visiting on June 12th some of whom may well be swayed towards the delights of Classic Car motoring in the greatest of small British sports cars.

eMail John Clark for details and application forms for pitches to include access to offers on the day and free advertising in our programme.

If you can't make it to Burghley why not advertise in our full colour A5 programme for just £25 for a half page or £50 for a full page.

We look forward to hearing from you!