MG TD 1950

Back to the British car theme, MGs have always been known for manufacturing iconic coupes/convertible compared to their sedans. Probably the most common and well known cars are the MGAs and the MGBs. Today I will be talking about the MG T Series and in particular the MG TD.

There were five models available in the T-Series, namely the MG TA, TB, TC, TD and finally the TF. The production years for these five models were from 1936 – 1955. All the models came with a 1.3 litre engine except for the MG TF which also came with a 1.5 litre engine as an option. My favourites will have to be the MG TA and the later MG TF but recently I came across a rather beautiful and well kept MG TD so I will be concentrating more on this car. During the MG TD production period of 1950 – 1953, there were about 30,000 units built.

Steel wheels with hub cap

The MG TD only came in the roadster variant and it was a car which had many firsts for this range of MGs. One distinct difference was it’s front grille which was slightly smaller and also slightly angled compared to it’s predecessor. It also came with 15 inch steel wheels which were coupled with a hub cap on top (pic above).

In Malaysia, the MG TD or shall I say the MG TD shape should be quite familiar as in the late 90s a Malaysian company actually got the rights to build a replica of it which was known as the TD2000. There are a number on the road and with modern technology in it, it’s quite an easy car to drive compared the it’s original 1950s counterparts.

Below I have attached some pics of the MG TD that I came across recently. It’s a reasonably well kept one I must say, though it was a little dusty when the pics were taken. And also, I’ve attached two videos as below, one a 1950 MG TD and the other a 1952 MG TD. And as always, if you are looking for more details on the car, you can always search for it online as if I’m going to get into details then this write up will end up being quite a long one :)

The videos