I am an old MG man dating back to 1971 when I bought my 1937 MG TA for £200 which was 1 months salary for me in those days working for BOAC (Now BA) at LHR. It was a great car that never let me down, and I even drove it around London and on the M4 motorway in those days. I then traded it in for a 1959 MGA then an MGB, Midget 1275cc. And have owned a 1930 'M' Type, and a YB saloon. I now own a 1949 MG TC 'Matilda' with a supercharged TD engine/5sp gearbox and love it at 72 years old driving around Sunny Cyprus.
Another great video. I enjoy your presentations. You exude an appreciation of the MG marque. I am 70 now and have loved MG sports cars since I was 12 years old in 1966. My first car was a very tired abd worn out 1952 MGTD MKII in 1969 when I was 15 years old. The car had set in the weather unprotected for 10+ years. But I loved that car enough to pursue MGs the rest of my life. It is going to take a new and younger generation of owners to keep these great cars going. Fortunately, these cars are so beautiful and so much fun to ride in that there exists a very good chance that the youthful generations may just sign on. I truly hope so! Guy in Columbia Mississippi
You must read the book "the Red Car" written by Don Stanford and published in 1954. I read the book in my early teens and fired my love for cars ever since. I am 100% confident you will thank me profusely after you read it.
I had exactly the same experience with Hap and The Red Car. My original copy is damaged, but fortunately repro copies are available. In fact, I just finished rereading it yesterday.
My mom had a 1948 MG. She said it was TC but MG people always tell me that years was TD production. She drove it around the East Bay in NorCal until one night it was stolen, rolled and left running upside down in Tilden Park. The shyster mechanic put all the burned out parts back in the engine and of course it ran like crap after. She sold it for a Porsche of the era but spun out on the highway one day and never trusted it after to go very fast. Today is April 27, 2024 and today is the large gathering of Volvo clubs in Davis, California. It's a pretty good size meet. If you want to see Vols and chat up Volvo folk you should try to make it next year.
you're right. i could get a NEW! RHD rack and pinion steering rack delivered to my door in a week. and a brand new set of carburators w/linkage sent to me from the Netherlands in ten days! remarkable!
Well done. Nice video. you don't need a timing light to set the ignition timing on an MGA, it can be done statically. I own an NA and a PA both the Bishop Cam steering and the steering is excellent. New worms and pegs are available from Sports & Vintage in the UK and the boxes can be restored to work fine. You do need to have the sector shaft set up to have an O ring seal to keep the oil in.
Another Excellent video ! I had the same problem with my timing light. My good friend rolled his TC at fast speed. He was thrown out of the car and survived (prang was early 1960s). Safety Fast and happy birthday to MG. craig
great video lad, cant wait for the next one, south wales, mgoc :) shame about the race circuit, the leftys, always get there away and take away anything fun and exciting.
i was just perusing the net for mg car clubs and the sheer numbers of them in just california is remarkable! BTW, i didn't know (and still may not) that at least some opera recordings are exempt from youtube copyright restrictions. if so, why people persist in using the free utterly CRAP music offered by youtube astounds me. smh.
OK - I just had a funny "get used to the accent" moment. When you said "parts supply" my mind heard "pot supply." For a split second I thought that you had become a California dude unable to work on the car without a doobie. 😂
Plan "TC" - Failed. Plan "A" - also "Did Not Finish" (the folks driving Rolls Royce "sporty cars" just HATE When That Happens -- well Except when it's a Competitor's "Ride.")
