Highlights
- Ready to be driven and enjoyed
- Brakes overhauled
- Many new components fitted in recent years
- Desirable original UK car
The Appeal
Released in 1953, the TF was the last hurrah of the remarkably long-lived T-type series of MGs, which began with the TA in 1936.
This MG has been the recipient of a long list of maintenance and improvement tasks. The vendor believes that the car was restored around the year 2000 and it has since received plenty of care.
This MG has received attention to its mechanical components, so it now stands ready to be enjoyed by its next owner, who will be able to drive it as its designers originally intended, without worrying too much about its condition.
The History and Paperwork
- First registered 24th March 1954
- Purchased by vendor in January 2017
- Road Tax and MoT exempt
- Workshop manual included
- Historic MOT certificates
The Interior
- Red leather seats and matching carpets
- Upholstery in good used condition
- Tear in driver’s seat back
- Door cards and pockets very tidy
- Trademark octagonal touches — pull switches and gauges
- Leather steering wheel cover
- Windscreen wipers are intermittent
- Fuel reserve light not working
- Some marks on interior of canvas hood
- Three point seatbelts fitted
- A heater is fitted but not plumbed in — parts included
- Two new hubcap emblems and a tin of Old English White paint are included
The Exterior
- Old English White paintwork
- Paint generally good, with some cracks, chips and scuffs
- Wheels were powder coated in 2017
- Tyres are said to retain good tread — fitted in 2017
- Some minor pitting to chromework
- Some chrome missing from rear bumper
- Tonneau cover in good condition — made in 2017
- Hood and side screens in used condition, with minor clouding
- Generally clean and tidy underneath
- Some surface corrosion present on underside
- Some spare parts included — Lockheed brake master cylinder, oil filters
- Indoor car cover
The Mechanics
- 1250cc XPAG engine
- Stainless steel exhaust
- Spin on oil filter
- All six brake wheel cylinders reportedly replaced in 2017
- New battery fitted in 2020
- Starter motor replaced in 2020
- Oil pressure said to be 50 psi when hot, and uses almost no oil
- Changes gear as it should but gear lever rattles when in third
- Reportedly starts, drives and brakes exactly as it should.
- No known leaks or smoke
Summary
Enjoy the thrills of ‘50s open roadster motoring with this MG TF, which is in very useable condition. It has received many new components and improvements which will be reassuring to its next owner.
This TF is crying out for a trip into the English countryside with the hood down on a sunny afternoon.
