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MG TD TF 1500 - Ebay TD???

Have had an interesting exchange of emails with the poster of this 'TD'(?)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&viewitem=&item=130156616262
gblawson - TD#27667

Godon, did I miss something or is there no copy of the E mails? Car looks like someone butchered it up
TRM Maine

I used the ebay 'question' field...however, it was something like: Think the buyer might be a bit pissed off when he discovers your vehicle is not an mg td!

Dear gblawson, Oh really? How much more clear can we get, I have a picture of the registration reflecting year, make & model. What do you suppose it is then?

According to the engine, vin number, interior, dashboard, it certainly looks like a reproduction!

Dear gblawson, i do notice some slight differences but this is common amongst other units I've been browsing. Based on the information I recieved from the seller, title which lists it as an MG, I'm led to believe its either a MG with some international modifications. Im not ruling out the possibility that it can be a replica but I doubt it based on the differences Ive seen in the replicas. . Good luck in your vehicle search.
gblawson - TD#27667

That doesn't look like a factory motor to me as well as the wheels being "factory options". Come on guys, and if it only has 7,000+ miles why the compeletely wrong facia panel?
Just to mention a few of its "flaws".

George Herschell
George R Herschell

Good Day Gordon
I know I'm probably missing something, but it seems that you put oil in the same place the spark plugs go? The scuddle seems to have been some what modified?
The driver must have had long legs as the dash has beem indented, some what! It will be interesting to see what this one brings, bid wise. And lastly the submarine horn, when it fills with rain water it give the submarine horn sound, which many more triditional MG TDs do not? Ok that was not the last one, but this is, why did they put fifty three tail lights on a 1950? To sell it for more money of course! John
John

Gordon
Sorry about that, I got the listing wrong, it's a 1951 not a 1950 as I posted! Just some minor modifications. The average buyer won't catch. John
John

I thought it was one of those '2000' (?) repros but couldn't find the link to their site...
gblawson - TD#27667

Gordon, I to emailed the guy. Lots of things dont add up, engine,dash running boards, shift lever, not to mention the dash and instruments. Someone must have been mad at MG to butcher that car.
TRM Maine

Not even Gordon. The TD2000 is quite nice. Saw one in the flesh in the UK at a show last year. Here's their website

http://www.td2000.co.uk/

Cheers

Larry
Larry Karpman

Wow, that is a intersting vehicle. Some things lead me to believe it is a TD. Fuel tank, spare tire rack, adjustable seat brackets, and even the bumper spacers appear to be original.

But then there is the firewall. No frame supports. Brakes from something else (even see a vacuum pot lower on the firewall).

I love the comment " As mentioned before, the car was originally imported from Hong Kong, we were told that the motor setup is slightly different because its from overseas."

Hmmm, My TD is from overseas and my motor don;t look like that.
BEC Cunha

I did receive and E mail back from the guy and he is doing further research. I pointed out the obvious differences and he indicated that the confusion runs from it being a " chinese/foriegn car" whatever that means. I think it is some sort of kit car. did you notice the running boards.
TRM Maine

I'm guessing that's a Toyota DOHC engine. Notice that a different radiator has been fitted behind the original. Also note there's an alternator mounted low on the left side. I don't believe Abingdon was fitting alternators to very many cars in 1951. 8^)

I suppose one could call those "factory aluminlum wheels". Certainly they came from a factory - even though it wasn't MG.

My instincts agree with Bruce's: this poor thing probably started out as an MG, hence the MG title the seller claims to have. The tub itself, as well as a lot of the hardware look like real TD stuff. What really makes it look like a kit car are the rear wings - they are way too wide, and of course they bear the wrong tail lamps. Are they a fibreglass after-market item from some period?

Also note the turnsignal and wiper stalks on the cowl covering the steering column. They look rather like Triumph pieces - of a much later era of course.

Finally, note that the car is not up for auction - it's a straight sale. But wasn't the price $18,000? Right now, it's $15,000. I'm pretty much a T-series novice, but even I wouldn't buy that car for any price. I'd sooner buy a well-built replicar for about $5000. At least then I'd know what the car is and what it isn't.

' Can't believe it, but that TD2000 looks rather appealing. What's gotten into me?

Miscellaneous ramblings...

Allen
Allen Bachelder

Allen
I agree with you. I even went into the garage to look at my rear wings. They are evenly spaced out from the center rib. This car seems to be about one third more on the out side of each wing. This shows on the running boards also. Do you think this is an original MG TD that some one is trying to make look like a Kit Car TD? If that is so, then this would be a first, it’s usually the other way around. John
John

About 15 years ago a buddy in our Michigan Chapter had a Dodge Colt drivetrain installed in his stock (except for wire wheels) TD. The rear fenders had to be widened to cover the Colt rear end. The dash was not modified and the car otherwise looked like a normal TD,(bonnet down, of course).

It drove like the proverbial "bat out of hell"... not sure how well it handled or stopped.

Did something similar happen here?

Cliff
C A Schnell

See my post on the MGB general board about this.

FRM
FR Millmore

Never mind that I think it is simply awful: I would like to know how the fuel gauge works.

Denis
with a real TD (painful at times but... )
Denis L Baggi

According to the seller this is TD 21602
TRM Maine

TD2/1602 would be a 1950...
gblawson - TD#27667

It appears to be a real TD that was modified with parts that were easily avail. where the owner at that time lived (Hong Kong). Probably liked the basic car, but felt those mechanicals would make the car much more reliable, and easier to fix in that country, since every mechanic close by would be familiar with them. Not really all that unusual to see a car done like that in a country other than where it was made( I'm sure everone here can think of one they've seen or heard about local to them ). To bad the guy selling it has no clue as to what he's talking about, and thinks he has a gold mine on his hands (maybe 7K miles since that dash was put in, but who knows what the car really has on it).
Robin Meier

Gordon, you missed a number it is TD/21602 Engine number is listed as XPAG/TD2/22001 in the register.
TRM Maine

I ran the chassid number on the T factory production records. They said November 03, 1952. This might explain the round tail lights as it was late 1952. John
John

I found a cool webpage showing the TD2000 retro-classic cars at http://www.cardomain.com/id/TD2000
TD2000

This thread was discussed between 24/09/2007 and 29/09/2007

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