Vehicle Description
1947 MG TC Roadster Complete meticulous nut-and-bolt
restorationOriginal US Market TCOne of an estimated 682 units
officially exported to the U.S.1.3L four-cylinder motor with dual
sidedraft carburetorsFour-speed manual transmission and 5.125
gearingRed exterior with tan folding cloth top and tan leather
interior19-inch wire wheelsComplete tool rollDocumentation includes
a binder of restoration photos plus parts and restoration and
restoration guides 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 MG and 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
one TCs 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: XPAG4287This 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 terms and conditions listed below
that pertain to the purchase of any said vehicle, thank you.