Vehicle Description
Complete meticulous nut-and-bolt restoration Original US Market TC
One of an estimated 682 units officially exported to the U.S. 1.3L
four-cylinder motor with dual sidedraft carburetors Four-speed
manual transmission and 5.125 gearing Red exterior with tan folding
cloth top and tan leather interior 19-inch wire wheels Complete
tool roll Documentation includes a binder of restoration photos
plus parts and restoration and restoration guides Own this Vehicle
from $649 per month-call 636-600-4600 You're looking at it, the
singular vehicle responsible for launching America's sports car
craze, the MG TC Roadster. MotoeXotica Classic Cars is pleased to
offer this 1947 US market model, one of an estimated 682 examples
officially exported to the United States. This example has
undergone a complete professional nut-and-bolt frame off
restoration and the underside of this MG is equally as nice as the
top end! One can thank World War II for igniting this two-seater
euphoria. American GIs stationed in Europe discovered these small,
lightweight cars and quickly discovered they were nothing like the
cars they left behind. More than one GI considered what it would be
like to take one home with them after the war ended. Yet, its
economy, simplicity and styling outweighed its European quirks.
Finished in lustrous and shiny red, this car's paint and trim are
in excellent condition, including its tan, folding top. Its
bodywork is straight and solid, its engine bay is extremely tidy.
Up front, under the headlights is a driver's side foglight and a
passenger-side horn. The TC has coach door plus a windshield that
folds down for true "wind-in-your-face" motoring during an era when
American cars had given up crank-out windshields but on this
particular car the wiper motor engages, but the linkage is
inoperable. Out back is a metal luggage rank to provide additional
storage and the car has a complete tool roll. This original sports
car rolls on 19-inch, silver wire wheels with center caps. Each
wheel is wrapped within Dunlop tires, size 4.50-19, including the
rear-mounted spare tire. It has a cam-and-lever steering system
along with rigid axles and semi-elliptic leaf springs. Under the
hood is a 1.3L four-cylinder motor dual sidedraft carburetors.
Backing the engine is a four-speed manual transmission and a
5.125:1 rear end. Driver convenience features include Lockheed
hydraulic four-wheel drum brakes. It could cruise all day at 60 mph
and top out around 75. Inside, the cars tan leather bucket seats
look fantastic while the contrasting black carpet. The
black-and-gold, four-spoke "banjo" steering wheel looks exquisite,
as does the fully refurbished walnut instrument panel with its
tachometer and odometer before the driver while the passenger gets
to look at the speedometer. It's in overall excellent condition.
The inner door panels are in very good order. The tan cloth top was
refitted during the restoration and fits very nicely to the car!
The TC Midget was the first postwar MGand was launched in 1945. The
TC is quite accurately well known as the (specific) car that caused
the Sport Car "craze" in America. It was quite similar to the
pre-war TB, sharing the same 1.3L pushrod OHV engine with a
slightly higher compression ratio of 7.4:1. The makers also
provided information for several alternative stages of tuning for
"specific purposes." The XPAG engine is well known for its
tunability. The TC engine was a slightly improved version of the
XPAG first introduced to MG in the TB. Notable improvement was
through the addition of a hydraulically (oil pressure) adjusted
timing chain tensioner. All TCs utilized a (single battery) 12-volt
electrical system. All TCs came with 19-inch Dunlop wire wheels.
Automatic mechanical timing advance was built into the ignition
distributor. It was exported to the United States, even though only
ever built in right-hand drive.The export version had slightly
smaller US specification sealed-beam headlights (seven-inch
buckets) and twin tail lights, as well as turn signals and chromed
front and rear bumpers with over riders. The body was approximately
four inches wider than the TB measured at the rear of the doors to
give more cockpit space. The overall car width remained the same
resulting in narrower running boards with two tread strips 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 dash in front of the passenger, a nod to MG's trials
history. Ten thousand and oneTCs were produced, from September 1945
(chassis number TC0251) to Nov. 1949 (chassis number TC10251), more
than any previous MG model. Competition to this MG TC in 1947
included the Crosley CC Four Convertible and the short-lived
Playboy Car. Documentation includes a binder of restoration photos
plus parts and restoration guides. The Corvette is America's Only
Sports Car but even it owes its existence to the venerable MG TC.
Sports car enthusiasts, English car collectors or someone who
desires a fantastically restored example owe it to themselves to
drop by MotoeXotica Classic Cars today to check this classic
two-seater out. VIN: TC3726 EIN: XPAG4287 This car is currently
located at our facility in St. Louis, Missouri. Current mileage on
the odometer shows 81 miles and understood to be mileage since
restoration. It is sold as is, where is, on a clean and clear,
mileage exempt title. GET OUT AND DRIVE!!! Note: Please see full
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