Vintage MG

Vintage MG

The TA, TC, TD and TF series of MG form the foundation ofMG cult cars that turns heads. Like the Cobra there have likely been more replicas of these vehicles attempted than originals ever built or imported to the states.

There were also a number of bodywork variations such as the TA Tickford, an example of beautiful coachwork. While the bodies of each model were distinctly different, there was a perpetual evolution of the internal components.

I bought my MG TD and drove it home one Halloween night in the mid 1970's. Like a young know it all I attempted a restoration. To day it lies in pieces with lots of fresh chrome in a large plywood box in the front of my Ex's garage with her name on the title. Oh, what might have been !!!

In the '70's I had a business associate that also fell in love with the breed. He collected perhaps 8 or 9 including a TA Tickford that he had meticulously restored. Then the unthinkable... the workshop/storage building where they were stored burned to the ground and all were lost.

Believe it or not there is a modest link between the MG and the Shelby Cobra.

Clubs etc.

MG Owners' Club

MG Wizard

Vintage MG Club of Southern CA

Classic MG's

The Original TD Midget Home Page

* Tickford Picture from Tom Strongman's Auto Ink http://www.tomstrongman.com/ClassicCars/SandyKrug/Index.htm

** TF Picture by John James, MG Owner's Club http://www.mgcars.org.uk/cgi-bin/gen5?runprog=mgoc&a=&mode=gallery_single&id=1102354098_31587