1953 MG TD
Lot Number: 409
1953 MG TD
Impressively restored, post-war T-Series Midget fitted with desirable upgrades.
- Sold for: £20,813
LIVE AUCTION: This lot was auctioned on Friday 31st July, 2020 at 11.00am BST at Stoneleigh Park, Stoneleigh Rd, Coventry, CV8 2LG
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DRIVE
LHD -
REG NUMBER
484 YUE
SUMMARY
Impressively restored, post-war T-Series Midget fitted with desirable upgrades.
DESCRIPTION
- A left-hand drive, California car that returned to the UK in 2011
- Thoroughly restored; chassis stripped and rebuilt, bare metal respray, new wiring loom, seats and brightwork, new leather interior, superior carpet set, new side screens and soft top, short tonneau cover
- Engine bored out to 1380cc and fully balanced. Fitted with a fully rebuilt, 5-speed, Ford Type-9 gearbox
- Documentation from the USA including receipts for repairs and maintenance, along with UK MOTs, a multitude of invoices from the restoration, a memory stick of images of the car and a current V5c
- There is no point in being modest, this is one of the best T-Series restorations that we have ever seen
The penultimate T-Series Midget, the TD, appeared in 1949. A continuation of the 1930s designed TC, The TD heralded some well-received post-war refinements; independent front suspension, rack and pinion steering, steel wheels, and the availability of left-hand drive, made the TD an appealing motorcar for the export market. When production of the TD finished in 1953 it's reported that all but around 1,650 of the 30,000 cars produced were exported, with 23,000 or so heading to the USA alone, this very car amongst them.
Supplied originally to California this lovely MGTD was used as a daily driver for the first 70,000 miles of its life before returning home in 2011. It then underwent a thorough restoration by its previous custodian; chassis stripped and rebuilt, bare metal respray, new wiring loom, seats and brightwork, engine bored out to 1380cc and fully balanced, fitted with a fully rebuilt, 5-speed, Ford Type-9 gearbox, new leather interior, superior carpet set, new side screens and soft top, short tonneau cover.
After being purchased by its current owner, the car has been driven sparingly and stored indoors undercover and we understand that the little MG starts, runs and drives very nicely indeed.
The generous history file shows documentation from the USA including receipts for repairs and maintenance, along with UK MOTs, a multitude of invoices from the restoration, a memory stick of images of the car and a current V5 certificate.
A superbly presented example in MG-Red with a Biscuit leather interior, this lovely 1953 MGTD is primed and ready for adventure.
SPECIFICATION
- Lot Number
- 409
- Make
- MG
- Model
- TD
- Registration Number
- 484 YUE
- Chassis Number
- TD21151EXLNA
- Engine Number
- XPAG/TD2/21517
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