This English car was bought in Luton, England, in 1982. From that city, north of London, it made a journey of around 130 kilometres to Southampton, from where it was shipped to Madeira.
After reaching the island, it was repaired by Master Emanuel. It still has the original painting.
Throughout its presence in Madeira, it has participated in several competitions dedicated to classic cars, as with the ‘Diário de Notícias Raids’, as recorded in the photograph which accompanies this text.
This is a model which stands out among all MG T Series, being considered one of the most charismatic and most sought after. It was the first MG to be built after World War II.
Although very similar to the previous model, it would become a sales success, with around 10,000 units being manufactured. In fact, the first MG TC to come to Madeira was for Antero Jardim, with photographic records, in Funchal, in early 1948. The MG T-Type belongs to a series of two-seater open sports cars produced by MG from 1936 to 1955. The series included the MG TA, MG TB, MG TC, MG TD and MG TF Midget models. The last of these models, the TF, was replaced by the MGA. Although the design was similar to contemporary cars of the 1930s, it came to be considered outdated in the 1950s.
The name TF was revived in 2002 on the mid-engine MG TF sports car. The TC Midget was the first post-war MG and was introduced in 1945. It was very similar to the pre-war TB, sharing the same pushrod engine - 1250cc OHV with a slightly higher compression ratio of 7.4:1 supplying 54.5 bhp (40.6 kW) at 5200 rpm. Manufacturers have also provided information for several alternative "purpose-specific" tuning stages. The XPAG engine is well known for its tuning capability. The TC engine was a slightly improved version of the XPAG first introduced in the MG in the TB. There was a notable improvement through the addition of a hydraulically adjusted timing chain tensioner (oil pressure). All CTs used a 12-volt electrical system (single battery). All TCs came with 19" Dunlop wire wheels. Automatic mechanical timing advance was built into the ignition distributor.
It was exported to the United States, even though the car was only a right-hand drive. The export version had slightly smaller sealed-beam headlights (7-inch buckets), a USA specification, dual taillights, indicators and front and rear chrome bumpers.
The body was approximately 4 inches (100 mm) wider than the TB measured at the rear of the doors to provide more cabin space. The overall width of the car remained the same, resulting in narrower running boards with two lanes as opposed to the previous three. The tachometer was directly in front of the driver, while the speedometer/odometer was on the other side of the dashboard in front of the passenger, a nod to MG's testing history.
10,001 TCs were produced from September 1945 (chassis number TC0251) to November 1949 (chassis number TC10251), more than any previous MG model.
Datasheet Year: 1947 Brand: MG Model: TC Country: England License plate: 14-43-MD Engine: ... Gearbox: ...