- Chassis # TC/0348
- Engine # XPAG1008
- An Early & Matching Numbers Example
- Comprehensive Service Recently Completed
- AACA Senior National First Prize Winner
- Complete With Weather Gear

British automobile manufacturer MG is best known for its open two-seater sports cars produced from the 1930s until the 1950s. One of their most well-known sports cars, the T-Type, was produced from 1936 to 1955 in five different series. The TC Midget was the third of the series and the first postwar MG produced in 1945. It shared the same 1,250 cc engine of the pre-war TB Midget but with a slightly higher compression ratio which gave it a total of 54.5 hp at 5200 rpm compared to the TB’s 54 hp at 5200 rpm. The TC was eventually exported to the US, still as a right-hand drive car, with smaller sealed-beam headlights, twin tail lights, turn signals, and chrome bumpers with over-riders. The TC was also used in racing, most famously as Carroll Shelby’s first race car, thanks to its low curb weight and respectable performance. 10,001 TCs were produced, more than any previous MG model.

This particular example, Chassis # TC0348, is an older yet masterful restoration that still presents beautifully almost three decades later and retains its original numbers-matching engine. The car was finished in the same black over a tan color scheme that it left the factory with, in 1945, as per the production record from the T Register. While no history file was present with the car, we estimate that the most recent owner acquired the car in the 1980s and continued to drive it and display it at shows after its restoration circa 1990. Multiple service records dating back from 1997 and 2000 as well as a National First Prize as part of the Antique Automobile Club of America in 1992 serve as proof that its previous owner kept it in great condition during his ownership. In February of 2022, this little MG underwent a full refresh totaling nearly $8,000 at CR Cars of Philadelphia which included repainting of the engine, transmission, and wheels as well as new drive belts, front/rear wheel cylinders, brake hoses, brakes, and service of the suspension and fuel system. It currently displays just under 600 miles on the odometer, likely the total miles accumulated since the restoration.

The quality of the restoration left this MG as a vehicle that is as at home on winding country roads as it is on the trimmed lawn of a pre-war car show. Driving an MG TC is an exhilarating ride that puts you in full control of the car. It offers an unfettered connection between man and machine that is gone from most modern automobiles. Upon purchase, the new owner will receive the aforementioned available service records, T Register production information as well as complete weather gear including top and side curtains.

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