In the current ownership since 1965; fully restored in 1988; only 10k miles since full engine rebuild; Shorrock supercharger; good running order; offered for sale on behalf of a Charitable TrustEvery young man’s dream of what a proper sports car should look like, the TC appeared as soon as MG could resume car production in 1945.

With its big wheels, rear mounted spare, fold-flat windscreen, cutaway doors, separate wings and slab fuel tank, it retained the classic pre-war styling that MG buyers loved, particularly car-hungry American ex-servicemen.

These good looks and robust mechanicals made the car hugely appealing in vital export markets and laid the foundation for MG’s meteoric rise from the post-war austerity years to the more affluent 1950s.Blessed with excellent agaility, the TC was powered by an unburstable 1,250cc ohv 54bhp four-cylinder engine mated to a four-speed synchromesh gearbox that enabled a top speed near 80mph.

Roomier and more comforatble than the preceding T-Ser...