Vehicle Description
Very Clean, Mechanically Sorted 1954 MG TF with 42,000 original
miles. Featured in British Racing Green with Green Leather
Interior. This vehicle was part of a local collector's estate. It
had previously been professionally restored including the full
undercarriage.
This TF features a 4 speed manual gear box, 1250cc Four Cylinder
with 2 SU Carburetors, Front Independent Suspension, and a Live
Rear Axle. We recently performed a tune up, full service, tire
balance, and installed new brakes, a new battery, and a new
convertible top. The vehicle runs beautifully and is mechanically
and cosmetically ready for the open road. Massachusetts title
states 42,000 miles.
Although MGs had been available in the United States in the 1930s,
the marque's great popularity really began after World War II. The
classic TC model, with its large wire wheels, right-hand drive and
exposed rear fuel tank, was regarded as the quintessential British
sports car. In 1949, the improved TD offered independent front
suspension, rack-and-pinion steering, disc wheels and left-hand
drive for New World markets and in 1952 MG became the best-selling
import in America.
After the TD came the TF. The new model was given an evolutionary
makeover, with a swept-back radiator grille and more sweeping
fenders. Headlamps were nestled into the inner surface of the front
fenders. Mechanically, the new TF model was TD-based, using the
same XPAG 1,250cc engine but with valve and carburetor
improvements.
MG's TF is the final evolution of the T-series, a lineage dating
back to the TA of 1936. The inherent rightness of MG's concept when
designing the TA is evident in the long life enjoyed by the
T-series and in the effect these cars had in the years just after
World War II, when they formed the foundation for the sports car
movement in America.
