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MG TC - Love story with a happy ending

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Created on May 26, 2011

Reading time 8min

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Bruno von Rotz / Daniel Reinhard

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MG TC (1948) - die Scheibe ist umklappbar

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MG TC (1948) - herrlich geschwungene Kotflügel

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MG TC - der kleine englische Sportwagen im grossen Liebesfilm "Love Story" von 1970

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MG TC (1948) - enger Einstieg

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MG TC (1948) - in voller Fahrt

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MG TC (1948) - klassische Vorkriegs-Silhouette

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MG TC (1948) - Speichenräder waren Standardausrüstung

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MG TC (1948) - tiefe Türausschnitte

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MG TC (1948) - Trommelbremsen vorne und hinten

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MG TC (1948) - typischer MG-Kühlergrill

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MG TC - bei einem Treffen von britischen Fahrzeugen

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MG TC - bei einem Treffen von britischen Fahrzeugen

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MG TC (1948) - die Form stammt vom Vorkriegs-TB ab

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MG TC (1948) - die Motorhaube öffnet von beiden Seiten her

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MG TC (1948) - enges Interieur mit gemeinsamer Lehne für Fahrer und Beifahrer

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MG TC (1948) - gelb ist als Farbe selten bei einem TC

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MG TC (1948) - vorne hätte noch ein Kompressor hingepasst

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MG TC (1948) - war einer der Schnelleren auf den Strassen von 1945

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MG TC (1945) - mit heruntergeklappter Windschutzscheibe - Abbildung im Prospekt von 1945

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MG TC (1945) - der kleine Sportwagen von der Seite her gesehen

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MG TC (1947) - Erklärungen zum Armaturenbrett aus zeitgenössischem Testbericht

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MG TC (1946) - Seitenansicht

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MG TC (1949) - der kleine MG am Genfer Salon 1949

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MG TC (1946) - Interieur

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MG TC (1948) - Auf einem Flughafen mit Lear Jet 24

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MG TC (1946) - das Dach kann heruntergefaltet werden

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MG TC (1946) - offen am schönsten

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MG TC (1946) - Vorderradaufhängung und freistehende Kotflügel und Scheinwerfer

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MG TC (1946) - schlankes Heck

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MG TC (1946) - Tank und Einfüllstutzen

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MG TC (1946) - XPAG-Motor

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MG TC (1948) - mit montiertem Dach

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MG TC (1946) - Vorgänger des MG TC

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MG TD (1950) - Nachfolger des erfolgreichen TCs wurde der noch erfolgreichere und sanftere TD

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MG TC (1946) - Chassis des MG TC

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MG TC (1946) - der XPAG-Motor ist gut zugänglich

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MG TC (1948) - das Gesicht stimmt mit dem Vorgänger TB überein

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Summary

The MG TC is one of the most popular classic cars ever. This is due to its shape, which dates back to its pre-war ancestors, but also to the rustic and gnarled sportiness it displays. Appearances in the movie Love Story contributed to the fact that the TC is considered by many to be THE classic car. 10,000 were built, and just under half have probably survived. Our report summarizes the history, past and present driving impressions and is richly illustrated and documented.

This article contains the following chapters

Best supporting role in the movie "Love Story"
Acclaimed premiere
Improved over generations
Enthusiastic contemporary comments
The Americans' love for the gnarled Brit
Pre-war feeling
Some comfort and side risks
Uncomplicated, but not cheap
A new day
Further information

Estimated reading time: 8min

Preview (beginning of the article)

On October 10, 1945, the press department of Nuffield Exports Ltd. happily announced the new MG Midget TC. There was something about presenting a new car so soon after the war, even if most onlookers were hardly able to see the differences to the MG TB, of which 379 had been built before the war. Even during its production, it looked like a classic English roadster from the 1930s with its long, straight snout, free-standing fenders, cut-out doors and short, steep rear end. The classic shape and popularity of the little car in the States may have led the filmmakers of "Love Story" to turn to the gnarled Brit when they were looking for a car for Ryan O'Neal, alias Oliver Barrett IV, to drive his lover Ali MacGraw, alias Jennifer Cavilleri, to his rich parents.

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