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MG TD Mark II - safe and fast, thanks to contemporary tuning

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Created on July 15, 2015

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MG TD Mk II Competition (1951) - die Zweifarbenlackierung streckt den Wagen

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MG TD Mk II Competition (1951) - viel offener geht nicht

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MG TD Mk II Competition (1951) - auf allen Strassen zuhause

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MG TD Mk II Competition (1951) - klassische Farbkombination

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MG TD Mk II Competition (1951) - die Lackierung gab es so nicht ab Werk, empfohlen wurde sie aber bereits 1950

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MG TD Mk II Competition (1951) - klassischer Roadster mit Steckscheiben

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MG TD Mk II Competition (1951) - trotz modernisierter Technik wirkt der TD noch immer fast wie ein Vorkriegsautomobil

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MG TD Mk II Competition (1951) - das Gepäck kann hinter der Sitzlehne untergebracht werden

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MG TD Mk II Competition (1951) - guter Zugang zum Motor

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MG TD Mk II Competition (1951) - Design gegenüber dem TC modernisiert, aber immer noch sehr traditionell

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MG TD Mk II Competition (1951) - Heckansicht

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MG TD Mk II Competition (1951) - die Motorhaube öffnet nach oben im Stil der Vorkriegsautomobile

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MG TD Mk II Competition (1951) - lange Front, kurzes Heck

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MG TD Mk II Competition (1951) - man sitzt relativ hoch und aufrecht

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MG TD Mk II Competition (1951) - wurde noch für ungeteerte Strassen gebaut

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MG TD Mk II Competition (1951) - gemeinsame Rücklehne, getrennte Sitzflächen

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MG TD Mk II Competition (1951) - Platz für Zwei

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MG TD Mk II Competition (1951) - perfekt für die Ausflug aufs Land

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MG TD Mk II Competition (1951) - das besonders sportliche Lenkrad

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MG TD Mk II Competition (1951) - übersichtlich, aber nicht unbedingt gut einsehbar

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MG TD Mk II Competition (1951) - der Schalthebel liegt gut zur Hand

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MG TD Mk II Competition (1951) - das Lenkrad sitzt nahe am Fahrer

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MG TD Mk II Competition (1951) - separate Sitzflächen für Fahrer und Beifahrer

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MG TD Mk II Competition (1951) - Drehzahlmesser und Tacho vor dem Fahrer

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MG TD Mk II Competition (1951) - Jaeger-Instrumente

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MG TD Mk II Competition (1951) - auf der Mittelkonsole wird die Zündung eingeschaltet, das Licht angemacht, aber auch das Gemisch verändert

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MG TD Mk II Competition (1951) - schöne Instrumente, 170 km/h erreichte der Wagen allerdings kaum

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MG TD Mk II Competition (1951) - vier Zylinder in Reihe, 1250 cm3

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MG TD Mk II Competition (1951) - keine Platzprobleme für den Motor

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MG TD Mk II Competition (1951) - Zyinderkopf

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MG TD Mk II Competition (1951) - im Hintergrund sieht man den Shorrock Kompressor

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MG TD Mk II Competition (1951) - der installierte Shorrock-Kompressor bringt rund 20 bis 30 PS zusätzlcih

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MG TD Mk II Competition (1951) - freistehende Scheinwerfer im Stil der Vorkriegsautos

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MG TD Mk II Competition (1951) - die Kühlerfigur kommt aus dem Zubehörhandel

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MG TD Mk II Competition (1951) - das berühmte Achteck auf dem Kühlergrill

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MG TD Mk II Competition (1951) - hübsche Kühlerfigur, ab Werk gab es einen flachen Deckel für den Kühler

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MG TD Mk II Competition (1951) - eindeutig beschriftet

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MG TD Mk II Competition (1951) - Kühlerfigur aus Fahrerperspektive

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MG TD Mk II Competition (1951) - verchromte Scheinwerfergehäuse

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MG TD Mk II Competition (1951) - aufrecht stehender Kühler

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MG TD Mk II Competition (1951) - freistehende Kotflügel

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MG TD Mk II Competition (1951) - Vorkriegs-Optik

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MG TD Mk II Competition (1951) - Kühlerfigur und freisehende Scheinwerfer

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MG TD Mk II Competition (1951) - die Haube wird mit Drehverschlüssen entriegelt

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MG TD Mk II Competition (1951) - klassische Türgriffe

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MG TD Mk II Competition (1951) - hochgeklappte Windschutzscheibe

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MG TD Mk II Competition (1951) - die Windschutzscheibe kann umgeklappt werden

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MG TD Mk II Competition (1951) - das Reserverad sitzt hinten auf dem Tank

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MG Midget Series TD (1950) - es wurde gerne auch mit den Rennsport geworben

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MG Midget Series TD (1950) - im englischen Verkaufsprospekt

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MG Midget Series TD (1950) - Abbildung aus einem Verkaufsprospekt

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MG Midget Series TD (1953) - 55 PS stark, wendig und beliebt, auch bei den Damen

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MG Midget Series TD (1950) - mit geschlossenem Dach

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MG Midget Series TD (1950) - auf dem Genfer Automobilsalon 1950

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MG TD - das Chassis des MG TD Midget mit nunmehr über der Hinterachse geführtem Rahmen - Genfer Autosalon 1951

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MG Midget Series TD Mark II (1950) - dank höherer Kompression mehr Leistung

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MG Midget Series TD (1950) - auf Testfahrt in den Alpen - Bremsentest!

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MG Midget Series TD (1950) - Fahrer mit Pfeife und Mütze, wie es sich gehört

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MG Midget Series TD (1950) - auf der Passfahrt

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MG Midget Series TD (1950) - als noch nicht alle Strassen geteert waren

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MG Midget Series TD (1950) - auf dem Weg zur Passhöhe

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MG Midget Series TD (1950) - komplett offen

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MG Midget Series TD (1950) - mit aufgespanntem Dach

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MG Midget Series TD (1950) - mit geschlossenem Dach und montierten Seitenfenstern

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MG Midget Series TD (1950) - rastend

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MG Midget Series TD (1950) - schnell kühlt der Wagen wieder ab

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MG Midget Series TD (1950) - Silhouette des offenen Wagens

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MG Midget Series TD (1952) - traditionell gestylt, technisch aber deutlich modernisiert

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MG Midget Series TD (1950) - Lenkrad und Amaturenbrett, gesehen am Genfer Autosalon 1950

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MG Midget Series TD (1950) - das Dach lässt sich herunterklappen und durch eine Persenning abdecken

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MG Midget Series TD (1950) - Lenkrad und Amaturenbrett einer rechtsgelenkten Version

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MG Midget Series TD (1950) - Dreispeichiges Lenkrad und Amaturenbrett

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MG Midget Series TD (1950) - Vorderrad-Achsaufhängung und Dämpfer beim Midget Mk II

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MG Midget Series TD (1950) - einzeln aufgehänge Vorderräder

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MG Midget Series TD (1950) - Blick in den Motorraum

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MG Midget Series TD (1950) - Serienversion des XPAG-Motors mit zwei SU-Vergasern

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MG Midget Series TD (1950) - Stoffdach mit kleiner Heckscheibe

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MG Midget Series TD (1953) - Durchsichtszeichnung

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MG Midget Series TD (1950) - Durchsichtszeichnung

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MG Midget Series TD (1950) - hübscher Sport-Roadster

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MG TD-Midget (1953) - von Ghia-Aigle elegant karossiert - der Mittelpunkt auf dem Nuffield-Stand - am Automobilsalon in Genf 1953

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Arnolt-MG TD (1952) - aus dem Schaffen von Bertone

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Summary

In the early 1950s, the MG TD offered sports car fun and dynamics for little money. Those who wanted more power were helped with factory tuning kits. The recipe worked and the TD sold almost 30,000 units, mainly in the USA. Today, the MG TD is a popular classic. This driving report shows an MG TD from 1951 and describes the history of the compact sports car, supplemented by current and historical photographs, four sales brochures and the original owner's manual.

This article contains the following chapters

Long gallery of ancestors
Largely new in technical terms
Nostalgic look
Safe and fast
The Mark II variant
Elegant alternatives
Successful in export
More power for sports drivers
Pleasant traveling companion
Further information

Estimated reading time: 6min

Preview (beginning of the article)

In the 1950s, there were still entry-level sports cars for less than 8,000 francs that offered a lot of driving fun for the money and could be converted into competitive racing cars with additional investment. One of these was the rustic MG TD. As early as 1931, MG began selling a "Midget" with the name "C-Type", followed in 1932 by the Q-Type and in the same year also the J-Type, from which the P-Type and finally from 1936 the TA emerged, which can be seen as the direct forerunner of the later TB, TC, TD and TF Midgets. The TA and TB were sold before the Second World War, while the TC was the first post-war sports car from the Abingdon-based company from 1945.

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