Sold with the V5C, copy of the USA title, period workshop manual.

The MG Series T-Type Midget sport cars were produced from 1936 until 1955, when they were replaced by the MGA.

Five models were produced, TA, TB, TC, TD, and TF, predominately for the export market, the vast amount going to the USA.

The TD was introduced in late 1949, it used a modified Y-Type chassis which improved the ride, wire wheels were no longer used (although they soon became an option) and the engine for the new MG TD was the same 1250cc XPAG unit fitted to the previous model.

The new body was some 5 inches longer and the cabin 1 inch wider, the TD found an even larger market than the TC, selling almost three times as many in a similar four-year production run.

In July 1951 the 1250cc XPAG engine received a new block, increasing the performance to 60hp, a new sump, a new bell-housing and a new flywheel in order to accommodate a larger clutch.

The engine number prefix was changed to TD2, and MG TDs fitted w...