• Subject to a comprehensive body and mechanical overhaul by the current owner • Finished in it’s original colour scheme of red paint over a cream leather interior • Offered with a large history file dating back to 1960 • Offered for sale out of single ownership for nearly 35 years • Described by the vendor as being on the button The first of the famous MG T-series line, the TA was introduced in 1936.

Larger, faster and more comfortable than its PB predecessor, the newcomer was powered by a 1292cc OHV engine that developed some 50bhp @ 4,800rpm.

Allied to four-speed manual transmission, it endowed the two-seater with a nigh-on 80mph top speed.

Traditionalists may have decried the adoption of a less exotic powerplant, insulating rubber engine mounts and subsequently synchromesh on 3rd and 4th gears but the TA had accounted for 3,003 sales by the time production ceased in 1939.

To bridge the gap between the two-seat roadster and the more substantial VA Series, a new version of the TA...