Highlights

Rare UK-market RHD car with original buff logbook
Older restoration in classic red with tan roof and interior
Very well kept car and one of the best available
Engine and gearbox both stripped, inspected and refurbished
Factory standard throughout apart from electronic ignition
New hood, side screens and cover fitted in 2021

The Appeal

Is there anything quite so quintessentially British as tootling down to the local pub on a sunny weekend day in a classic red MG TD? It’s a fabulous scene, yet it wouldn’t have been common when this pretty ‘53 car was new: of the 29,664 TDs built, only 1,656 were home-market, RHD examples like this one.

This very tidy TD is described by the vendor as one of the best available, and looking at the photos it’s hard to disagree. It is an older restoration that has been carefully looked after in the intervening years. The vendor acquired it in 2020 and tells us that it has always been dry stored. Since purchase, it has received an engine and gearbox overhaul. Both units were stripped, checked and rectified where needed. The box received new gaskets while the engine was fitted with replacement core plugs, a high flow water pump, new radiator and rear crankshaft oil seal converter kit. The car is said to be factory standard save for the useful addition of electronic ignition to improving starting and reliability. Other work has included a new roof, tonneauand side screens, supplied by well-regarded specialist The Don Trimming Company.

For those seeking a well-cared-for, largely original home market MG TD, this example warrants close attention.

The vendor says:

“The condition is probably one of the best in the country and drives really well for the technology of 73 years ago.”

Key Information

Mileage: 5,541 miles indicated (stated as correct, total figure likely to be higher)
Country of registration: United Kingdom
Technical inspection status: MOT exempt
Technical specs: 1,250cc four-cylinder petrol, four-speed manual
Paperwork: Original buff logbook, V5C, Club correspondence, older invoices

The Detail

Older restoration with colour change recorded 1992 from green to red
Very well kept car as shown in photos with bright, generally even paintwork
Steel wheels in very good condition with matching spare wheel
Well kept chromework including rear luggage rack
Engine stripped, cleaned and inspected in December 2020 including new core plugs
High-flow water pump and new radiator during engine work
Fitted with rear crankshaft oil seal converter kit at same time
Gearbox stripped, inspected and rebuilt with new gaskets in 2020
New hood, side screens and tonneau cover fitted in February 2021 by The Don Trimming Co Ltd
Smart tan leather interior in good order with well kept dual cowl dashboard
Nicely detailed car with correct dials and sprung three-spoke wheel
Interior described by the vendor as in very good condition
All instruments reported to be working apart from the hour clock
Vendor states the mechanical condition is first class with no known faults
Stored in a well-insulated workshop during current ownership

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