18/05/2026
A proper Midget rescue story 🛠️
Meet Ben Burdett, 22, university student down in Wi******er 🎓, and the proud custodian of a 1974 registered MG Midget he's owned since he was 18.
Yesterday Ben was heading north from Hampshire en route to Edinburgh 🏴 when his Midget broke down in slow moving traffic in the middle lane of the M1 just outside Northampton With the help of the RAC (thank you, Mark, in torrential rain 🌧️), Ben had a decision to make: accept a tow to a local garage that might see him Monday, or push on.
He chose us. ✅
"I thought, I'm close to Cambridge, I'm close to MGOC Spares and I just knew you'd have the part."
Ben nursed the car, arriving at 8:30pm to a closed shop, and not for the first time, he admits he slept in the Midget overnight 😴. Having the good sense to grab a Pad Thai first at the nearest pub 🍜.
Our early birds opened up at 7am ☀️, took one look at our slightly frozen visitor, and got him straight inside the showroom to warm up with a cuppa ☕ while the MGOC workshop team got to work 🔧.
Despite a full diary, the lads squeezed Ben's poorly Midget in, fitted the part from our shelves, and had him back on the road within a couple of hours, Edinburgh-bound. 🚗💨
There's a lovely thread running through Ben's ownership too. He's been in touch with a previous owner who had the car from 1988-93, when she was 19 herself. Like a true enthusiast, Ben showed three files bursting with history 📁. These cars carry their stories with them wherever they go. ❤️
Bravo Ben, and safe onward journey! Send us a postcard from Scotland. 📮
Need a spare part for your Mighty Midget? Check out our catalogue here https://www.mgocspares.co.uk/catalogue/1_3_340/midget
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