MG has a very impressive competition history that seems to be mostly forgotten outside of enthusiast circles.
I wasn't aware they had their own class in the first year.

In the ARCA road races prior to WWII MG would make up 25% of the field.  ARCA was the precursor to SCCA.

Excerpt from MotorSport magazine:  British Austin Victorious The Automobile Racing Club of America defied the road-course ban and staged a 50 lap road race at Alexandria Bay, near New York, last August. The starters comprised three Austin Sevens, five M.G.s, two Bugattis, a supercharged  2.3 Alfa-Romeo, a supercharged 3-litre Maserati, of late type, a Ford-engine  Amilcar, a special Ford V8, and a hybrid car with a boat engine. Each lap measured 1 Amiles. There was a handicap of T.T. type in force. G. Weaver’s Austin Seven eventually won, and Lemuel Ledd’s Ford V8 Special was second, with Richard Wharton’s Maserati third. All the drivers were amateurs and there was some trouble in policing the extensive crowd. The Alfa-Romeo misfired and the hybrid retired. An M.G. Midget hit ‘a straw bale protecting a hydrant, but the
driver escaped serious injury. ‘Thereafter the onlookers were so absorbed in looking on at the accident that the field was flagged in. But it was a good race.

They seem to fly beneath the radar.  I'm a fan.  I have a close buddy who is really into them, and as is common, his passion for early prewar MG rubs off on me.

We are all products of our peer groups for better or worse.

There is a 1936 MG VA for sale on the MG Experience if anyone is interested?

I agree the best MGs were produced before WWII. While I drive a MGB weekly (occasional DD) I have a passion for the MMM cars that built the MG reputation. The black 1937 SA that @alsancle shows above is sitting in my friends garage. It's a wonderful original car that is in great hands today. These luxury MGs are really under appreciated. They are wonderful cars.

https://www.mgexp.com/forum/buy-sell-and-trade-forum.42/1936-mg-va-saloon.5061756/

Too bad he didn't post pictures.  19k is not a lot in the scheme of things depending on the condition.

Very original unrestored 1936 MG VA Fourdoor Saloon with relative low mileage. This car was owned by a titled Lady living in Scotland that was chauffeur driven. The car was believed to have been purchased new and has had only four owners, the last two, including myself, living in the U.S. I have owned the car here in Northern California for approximately 25 years having bought it from a gentleman living in Nampa, ID who imported it from the UK. His primary interest was in British Motorcycles. He found this two toned, light green over dark green, with tan leather upholstery VA and could not resist buying it. He recognized that it was extremely rare and very original. Using his skills and talents developed in restoring motorcycles, he carefully performed work necessary to return the car to driving condition.
The car has been used by myself initially on the road for vintage touring and car shows. Having hydraulic brakes, it can safely be driven in traffic with modern cars. For the last 20 years or so the car has been garaged and not driven as I spent my time on other projects including Vintage Road Racing.
The next owner of this car will need to provide some tlc to get the car in driveable condition and back on the road. This is reflected in the asking price, Given that there is no rust or ever any accident damage to this vehicle, it is an ideal example of a very rare car worthy of investing time and energy in.
In the opinion of Cecil Kimber, the MG VA was the best of the “big MG Saloons” built to compete with the more expensive Jaguar Sedans. He made it clear that the VA was his choice when touring the European Continent for business or pleasure.
Please contact me for more information, pictures etc.. I am looking for a cash sale, no trades, and a true MG enthusiast buyer.
Someone who will value and use the car as it was intended.
Thank you for your time and interest.

Thanks. The barn is allegedly over 100 years old but the guy we bought the farm from was a real crook so who knows.

I'm 6' tall and I could probably be a model for the next Massey Ferguson calendar. I fit in a B pretty well as long as the roof is down. I owned a Midget for a time and the Midget / Sprite is probably one of my favourite cars to drive even if putting it on and taking it off is a little hard.

My racing dreams were shattered one day when I was amateur motorsporting and learned the hard way that I can't fit my shoulders into a Formula Ford.

If I start a barn topic (maybe we already have one?) will you post some pictures?  I love old barns.

Full endorsement for this idea.

It's a working barn full of assorted farm junk, chickens and rabbits.

Are you a gentleman farmer like me?

I married a horsey girl.

It's nothing like what you see in pictures.

This is false advertising:

My mom was in to horses and her last one is still alive and out to pasture.  Which she is still paying for.  It cost my dad a fortune but he has a whole logic behind it that made sense.  It kept my mom very busy.   Between us I think it is a bigger racket than the car hobby.  Which is saying something.

"Horses can make Duesenbergs look cheap" - Ed