Time you and mum had a talk about getting her MG back on the road. 🌞

@C.Fecteau-AU-MJ13

2 жыл бұрын

Get it down to the Smallest Cog... Get some KZread content out of it and help cover the cost.

What a graceful swan of a car. Fell in love with the "T" series after reading "The Red Car" as a young boy. Thanks for this.

@billmarsh3767

2 жыл бұрын

Remember----his mechanic friend had EB engraved on his tool set!!! Bugatti vibes!!

@latitude9.5north54

2 жыл бұрын

@@billmarsh3767 Wow! Good memory sir.

@TAZWD

2 жыл бұрын

I had the same experience with "The Red Car" when I was in elementary school. Also remember the angry French mechanic with the tools marked (by?/for?) Ettore Buratti.

@MrGaryGG48

2 жыл бұрын

Imaging this popping up 60 years later. My library has a number of car related old books but that one hasn't shown up yet...

@pashakdescilly7517

2 жыл бұрын

@@billmarsh3767 not just EB engraved on the tools - they were Bugatti tools. I still have my copy of 'The Red Car'....

Absolutely love this series, fascinating glimpses into a few cars I'm not familiar with. However, all through this video I pictured you wearing a flatcap, goggles and a scarf to complete the mood. Worked on a few British cars in the late '60s, --part time at a private garage while going to college--TR6, MGB, Austin America: they were so much cooler than the American cars at the time.

What a little thing of joy and beauty! If you'd told me a few years ago that I'd be lusting after an old MG.....!

Have owned my 1946 MGTC since 1984. It is still my dream car. Fell in love with the MGTC when I was about 10 years old. So much fun, easy to work on and get parts. Rebuilt the engine in my brother's garage 5 years ago!

The instrument panel of this MG is so utterly beautiful I would be happy to just sit in this car for hours just looking at it.

I started my apprentice in 1969 working for (what was then) the largest BLMC Dealership north of the Thames. In the training school (yes we had our own on-site training school as well as going to technical college) we had an MG TB that we restored. Good memories.

love those older cars. so different and elegant.

Wonderful video! This car actually started the British invasion as US servicemen returning back home brought them with them. I saw and filmed one at the 2020 London Concours and at this years Classics at the Common. Fabulous car!

Fantastic video, we're glad to see this beautiful chapter of the MG history highlighted on your channel !

Excellent !! My first car was a 1953 TD MK II purchased in 1964. That was followed by a 1946 TC. I currently have a 1963 MGB. Watching this video has me thinking about another T series and I happen to know where there is a 53 TD MKII that could be available. Thanks for the video and Happy New Year.

@Gaudine

2 жыл бұрын

You’re old Jeff!

Loved these cars from the day I saw the movie Diamonds on Wheels when I was a kid in 1973.

I like my American v8 engines, but seeing one of these always puts a smile on my face. And, why not? It comes from the land of my kinsmen.

I love it. grew up with one. Great memories. Thanks!

I love that car. I believe a TD was featured as Roman Polanski's car in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. I have spent a lot of time thinking about it.

Henry's Mum's non running TF sounds like a Carfection restoration project series :)

It's a lovely vehicle. I love the looks of this era and in my opinion this one is a particularly fine example.

my very first car was a '61 mga, and i'm familiar with the engine and transmission dating back to the MGTC and i'm thinking my next sports car might be an MGTD. living in california a car like the TD can be used almost year-round.

@pashakdescilly7517

2 жыл бұрын

Your MG A had a BMC B series engine and gearbox, designed in the Austin design office post ww2. The T types had an XPAG engine, designed in the mid '30s in the Morris deign office. They are totally unrelated.

Nicee :). I have enjoyed this series and see you for more awesome content in 2022 Carfection 🙂👍

I've got a 1952 MG TD that was given to me by my grandfather. I take it out for a drive when the weather is nice and it always gets a great reaction. It's really fun to drive.

My Dad had a TC i thought it was the most wonderful thing I had seen. I still love seeing them on the road. A handsome car especially with the roof up.

One of my all time favorite English sports car

This is my favorite car from the Bull Market so far.

Lovely classics, enjoying all the vids

Great to see these classic cars.

Love this older stuff more and more. Well made restomods appeal a lot more than most modern vehicles which I feel are more like an appliance.

@JJZBULLITT109

Жыл бұрын

I did exactly that with my TC. Styled like a square rigged K type with a Volvo B18 under the bonnet. Everything was made to look as original and all totally reversible.

I'm currently restoring an MG TD and it's such a fun little car. Hopefully values won't go up too much or no one will want to race them anymore!

Great to see.

Love this! What an awesome car!

Just bought a tc can’t wait for the summer to drive it

Happy New Year Carfection all the best for 2022

Really enjoyed this series! And a very useful link-up for Carfection with Hagerty! (wink wink)

Really beautiful and iconic car. What a colour too! And that contrasting red radiator is simply too cool….q

MG T series cars came with a supercharger option, mounted upfront below the grill. I got a ride in a TC whilst my MGB was having its V8 fitted back in 1988. The roof was on at the time so it was rather special looking down that long louvered bonnet. I had a similar experience in my cousins husband's Morgan Plus 4 in England in 1990, I didn't think much of separate guard cars before that, but they are quite nice, more like an event than a trip.

Lovely car which is surprisingly modern to drive

I have a 1960 Sprite. It’s lovely to drive and it sounds very sporty. M.

I love my TC, beauty and style of cars much more expensive. Also in the stable are MGA's, an MGB, a GT6+ and a TR6 to round out the British section. They are all fantastic looking and a blast to drive.

I've had a few MG's but never a T series. They look more desirable every day.

This guy from Hagerty could have his own show

I’ve never known what this car was before this video, but it’s really pretty and I have a weird crush on it. I like to not think of a car just as a product of it’s era, but to also appreciate it as it is, in the here and now. And this looks very special to me

Welcome to 2022 🥳🥳🥳

Just read that Carroll Shelby raced & won 🏆 driving a MG-TC in 1952. That led to future drives with Ferrari, Maserati, & Aston Martin.

1966 j'achetais une MG TA 1938, 20 ans de plaisir, elle était belle, fiable, et peu importe la vitesse , les sensations quelle procurait, suffisaient.

It is a fantastic car.

More videos about classic british sports cars please.❤️

Love all the T series MGs and all classic cars. Sadly there are only modern craps on the roads today and i never like them hate them actually. Btw thanks for sharing all your videos.

It was less than £10k new adjusted for inflation, amazing

As a proud owner of a 1932 Morris Minor Two-Seater, the first M.G. Midget, the M-Type of 1929, was based on the chassis and mechanicals of the humble little Minor. After the M-Type came the J-Type, P-Type, then the T-Type series of Midgets from 1936 onwards. This is definitely my type of car out of the selection, though I really fancy a K3 Magnette. Sadly they're well out of my price range.

@BritIronRebel

2 жыл бұрын

My father had an MG- PA that looked quite similar. Unfortunately my mum sold it when he passed. I only have photos of it now.

The history of the car must have a MG !!!

Hi Henry, great video, and interesting to cover something like this. I think it’s great to see ans particularly to encourage young people to get into this vintage of car. As you said, impressionable for youth (as you experienced), fun to drive, and the later TC’s and TD’s more easily attainable and numerous. Check out our restoration of a TC, and let us know if you ever want to do a collaboration! We’d love to meet in the best place to drive an open top T series- California. 👍🏼

Great car. I own my late Mum’s TF.

Prewar any day Henry, don't have to plug them in to fix them for a start !

I would love to own one. I'm 67 years young.....

I'd seriously consider trading my 75 TR6 for that MGB :)

I love these cars. Theyve so much class ! TR6 ?, naah, it looks like a shoe box .

The MG Tuberculosis

For $30-65k I'm not so sure (though if I had the means I'd race it for sure), a sub $20k T series sounds like a great time!

I'd love to take one for a drive, but I'm not sure I'd be too suited to owning one lol

This is fantastic and that’s coming from someone in their 20s

Most countries have produced some great cars in their history we are ALL individuals with different choices, the cars I love the most are British n Italian cars, the MGA the Healy 3000 for a beautiful relaxing drive on a sunny Sunday Morning down country lane is Just magic But in m younger days it could have only been an ELAN driven near its limits Nothing on earth comes even close, you love driving an amazing handling car I do not believe you can get better then of course you have the Alfas the Lancias n the old Ferraris they where ALL designed n build by real engineers who loved what they where doing, today's cars have No soul they are designed n build in wind tunnels n computers but they all look soulless speed machines n they all look similar, other than the 205GTI the golf GTI n the gorgeous Copra, I do Not like modern sports car/sports saloon cars

@paulwood6729

2 жыл бұрын

Wifey hired a Big Healy as a birthday present and we spent the day driving around the Lake District. Absolutely fabulous except it was a mk I and the gearbox was terrible. It took me the full day to learn how not to stall it due to changing down a gear or simply being stationery! Putting it into reverse? Nigh on impossible, which is the last thing you need in a £50k car facing downhill parked in front of a wall.

@polygamous1

2 жыл бұрын

@@paulwood6729 But the shear pleasures of driving a beautiful Healey its worth it all the way, my cousin had an Elan he bought one after I told him they just isn't a better drivers car on earth n sometimes he was saying he would get rid of it always needing the Webbers balanced n tune few other issues then one day he said to me cousin I moan i get mad that its not the cheapest or most reliable car to maintain n tip top condition n its Not, But after 5 minutes behind the wheel I can Justify a million pounds to keep my Elan, Next B/D Please hire an Alvis TD 21 the drop head coupe only drove 1 once n not for long Russel Square to Tufnell park, But I instantly knew n felt the build quality, cause when it comes to coach build quality, Britain is by far the Best, everybody else is Second Best, happy ew year mate

holy inflation..225 GBP is equivalent to almost 16k today !

The MG is too old for me. The core of my interest in classic cars is my desire to blast back roads. However, I want to feel that I’m safe - without getting rear ended - on the occasional highway drive. I’m not wealthy, so the availability of parts and local mechanics able to work on the car is important to me. I happen to be fortunate enough to be the custodian of two significantly modified classic Porsches - a 914 & a 964. With their respective modifications, both are a wonderfully engaging driving experience on back roads and can easily pass any hot hatch or pickup on the highway. Both aftermarket and OEM parts are readily available for both cars. Certainly they’re more expensive to run than a well designed contemporary car, but the smiles per mile of their analog character far out weights any mass production vehicle out there.

@TomDeutsch

2 жыл бұрын

Parts availability in these is excellent, just so you know.

once upon a time in hollywood

I tell you what's becoming less affordable and hard to reach are Porsche 911's. Even once undesirable and fairly cheap 1999-2004 996s are now selling at least in the States at auction for over $15K even when damaged or not running just crazy!

The TB box is not exactly the same as those in the TD and TF as implied in the video. They had a later version engineered by BMC.

Harry Potter does vintage car reviews? Ty KZread for sending me this suggestion

Having lusted after an MG TC, I found that it was knocked out of court by, shall I say, the car's frontal area being rather less than that of, collectively, my wife and I - oh! and she couldn't reach the pedals - despite the offer of platform boots! I bought a Triumph Gloria Southern Cross, another archetypal 'Thirties British sportscar, which is both rather wider and much rarer - now only thirteen four cylinder cars remaining worldwide, The car now resides in California.

@thebigpicture2032

2 жыл бұрын

An excellent choice! I don’t fit well in certain sports cars either and had to settle for a 1970 Trans Am which despite it not being a true sports car is an excellent ergonomic road car.

I had a TC back in the 1960s and would buy another in preference to the TB as cheaper and drives just as well. The classic 19inch wire wheels with the flowing front wings were lost in the TD, which is nowhere near as good a looking car.

I prefer the TR6.😬

Used to think they were fuddy duddy - now think they are super cool - pre-cursor to the Lotus 7?

I own a '52 TD. It's slow. It's unreliable. The brakes suck. It's small. It's uncomfortable. And I love it! In today's world, it's outclassed by, well, everything. That doesn't matter. It gets more looks than most classic cars. And in the scheme of things, it's not that expensive. A decent, but not perfect TD will run around 20k. Try that with another classic car.

Hey. say it back

MG TuBerculosis, not so keen on that..

Excellent choice. Other than low production, I don’t see why the value is higher than TCs. TDs, though I don’t care for, I know will appreciate too. That clicking sound between photos is a poor idea. Very annoying. Please don’t continue with it.

MG should have survived

I am sorry but I would rather have that MG over the Ferrari you keep showing, I don't like the design of many modern Ferrari.

1st!!!

It's sad to see MG making ugly SUVs.

No way I'm paying 10,000 to 50,000 pounds for a sh1tty British quality MG, when I can buy a used spoked wire wheel Honda cruiser motorcycle from the 1980's for 1,000 pounds. You car guys just ruin everything for everybody don't you. You hoard these things and run up the price on these dog box farm tractors and don't pass them on to the next generation.

Oh, so that’s why it’s called a bull list, short for bullshit

1st!!!!