{"id":3732,"date":"2011-04-28T07:19:36","date_gmt":"2011-04-28T07:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vintagemotorslyons.com\/?p=3732"},"modified":"2019-06-05T23:52:49","modified_gmt":"2019-06-05T23:52:49","slug":"1953-mg-td-for-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vintagemotorslyons.com\/?p=3732","title":{"rendered":"1953 MG TD – Sold"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Beautiful car having received a body-off, nut and bolt restoration. Finished in MG Red with Tan Leather Interior. Great running and driving TD, just serviced and Ready to Enjoy! JUST SOLD – THANK YOU<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This excellent example MG TD has benefited from the same ownership for the past 38 years. It received a professional, complete, body off, restoration in the mid-1990’s. All restoration and service records are with the car along with a photo album of the restoration.<\/p>\n

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Just prior to listing the car for sale, it was serviced at one of the area’s best MG speciality shops to ensure that the car was in top shape for the next owner. A new battery and coolant hoses with new proper type clamps were installed.<\/p>\n

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The radiator slats are painted to match the interior color of the car per original factory finish.<\/p>\n

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The MG TD was produced from 1949 until August of 1953. The TD’s were the last of the MG’s built under the direction of the Nuffield organization prior to MG being incorporated into BMC. A total of 29,664 TD’s were built with 80% exported.\u00c2\u00a0 This car was built in 1953, the last year of TD production, with 5,021 cars built in that year.<\/p>\n

While its predecessor the MG TC\u00c2\u00a0 (1945-1949), is credited with starting the sports car craze in the U.S., the TD certainly established it.<\/p>\n

Today the TD is considered the most iconic of MG sports cars. It enjoys enthusiastic club support, both locally and internationally. Excellent parts availability, along with many existing servicing shops, are of real benefit to ownership.<\/p>\n

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This car is finished in factory correct, original MG Red with tan interior. The paint codes used to paint the car during its restoration are included in the cars documentation along with touch up paint. The wheels have been media blasted and painted in the correct silver paint color; MG logo’d hubcaps are in excellent condition.<\/p>\n

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Door, trim panels, and seats are finished in beautiful tan leather.<\/p>\n

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Lap type seat belts have been added for safety.<\/p>\n

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Beautiful wood dash, accented by chrome moldings, provides a classic look and feel. The steering wheel position may be adjusted in and out for driving preference.<\/p>\n

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MG logo’d bonnet release handles are among the many stylish details found on the car.<\/p>\n

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There are very few blems found in the finish of the car which include this slight crack in the surface of the paint below the gas cap.<\/p>\n

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Matching, new high quality StayFast cloth top and side curtains.<\/p>\n

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Very clean and detailed engine and engine compartment. 1250 cc XPAG Type 2 TD engine.<\/p>\n

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Twin SU carburetors with individual, chrome covered, air cleaners.<\/p>\n

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The entire underside of the car is very clean and rust free. All wood panels were replaced with new during restoration.<\/p>\n

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Correct, original type jack, tools, and grease gun in tool compartment under bonnet.<\/p>\n

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Original Owners Handbook and additional manuals with car. Note the official name of TD Series MG Midget on the handbook (the TC & TF cars also had the Midget nomenclature; not just the later model Midgets).<\/p>\n

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JFK and Jackie enjoying their TD back when!<\/p>\n

The website www.mg-cars.org.uk is an excellent site for all things TD. Credit to them for the above photo and more.<\/p>\n

General Specifications:<\/p>\n

Wheelbase: 94″<\/p>\n

Length: 12′ 1″<\/p>\n

Width: 4′ 11″<\/p>\n

Height: 4′ 5″<\/p>\n

Weight: 2,015 lbs.<\/p>\n

Fuel Capacity: 15 gals. (U.S.)<\/p>\n

Electrical: 12v<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Beautiful car having received a body-off, nut and bolt restoration. Finished in MG Red with Tan Leather Interior. Great running and driving TD, just serviced and Ready to Enjoy! JUST SOLD – THANK YOU<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sold"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vintagemotorslyons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vintagemotorslyons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vintagemotorslyons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vintagemotorslyons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vintagemotorslyons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3732"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vintagemotorslyons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3732\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vintagemotorslyons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vintagemotorslyons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vintagemotorslyons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}