1948 MG TC

1948 MG TC
Chassis no. TC/5447
Engine no. XPAG – 6053
1,250cc OHV Inline 4-Cylinder Engine
Two SU Semi-Downdraft Carburetors
54.4bhp at 5,200rpm
4-Speed Manual Transmission
4-Wheel Semi-Elliptic Leaf Springs with Front and Rear Live Axles
4-Wheel Hydraulic Drum Brakes

* Iconic Post-war Sports car from the UK
* Attractively presented in Almond Green over biscuit
* Recent detailing and attention
* A perfect summer tour car

THE MOTORCAR OFFERED

The right-hand drive TC Midget appeared in 1946 and was almost identical in appearance to the pre-war Types TA and TB. The sporting little MG was brought to the US in considerable numbers by GIs returning from England and soon gained a strong following, especially in California and on the east coast. These MGs had many endearing features, including a slab fuel tank, 19-inch diameter wire wheels, folding windshields and octagonal dashboard instruments. Sales got a great lift when a Life Magazine photographer shot one being driven underneath a big lumber carrier on a Los Angeles street. Many soon found their way into amateur racing, and almost every one of the legendary American sports car champions of the post-war era began their careers in a TC, including Phil Hill.

The offered TC looks every bit the British sports car that it should and has clearly had the benefit of considerable refurbishment both prior to and within the current ownership. The paintwork has been redone in a very attractive and lesser seen hue of Almond Green, a color popular on another UK great, the Mini some years later. Providing aesthetic contrast is a biscuit leather interior which has evidently been renewed to a high standard, and the large wire wheels are finished in silver and shod with period style Blockley tires. The full is completed with the plethora of chrome trim, from radiator to windshield and lamps, and dashboard instrumentation.

Beneath the hood, its original chassis plate confirms its identity and that the engine is that with which it was originally supplied. With an odometer reading of a mere 579 miles, it seems very likely that this is post restoration road use only and the car's presentation attests to that.

Reported by its seller to be a "great running and driving car", with summer just arriving, this is the perfect way to enjoy some open top motoring in the way that many found their first entrée to sports cars just after the war.