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LOT 206

1948 MG TC Roadster Chassis no. TC.3901 Engine no. XPAG 4561

Estimate: €40,000 - €60,000Lot to be sold without reserve
Lot 206

1948 MG TC Roadster
Chassis no. TC.3901 Engine no. XPAG 4561

1948 MG TC Roadster
Chassis no. TC.3901
Engine no. XPAG 4561

• Rare exemplaire livré en Belgique
• A toujours résidé en Belgique
• Seulement 3 propriétaires
• Exceptionnellement originale
• Numéros concordants
• Dossier historique complet

• Rare Belgian-delivered example
• Always resident in Belgium
• Only 3 registered owners from new
• Exceptionally original
• Matching numbers
• Comprehensive history file

Footnotes

MG Midget TC roadster 1948
Châssis n° TC.3901
Moteur n° XPAG 4561


Annoncée à la fin de 1945, la TC reprenait la base de la TB avec des performances comparables, mais avait une carrosserie plus large et une suspension améliorée. Plus que tout autre voiture, c'est bien la MG TC qui fut à l'origine de l'engouement des Américains pour les sportives anglaises, la plupart des 10 000 construites jusqu'à la fin de 1949 trouvant leur client aux États-Unis.

Cette TC Midget, un exemplaire particulièrement authentique, a été livrée neuve en Belgique et n'a connu que trois propriétaires en plus de 70 ans. La voiture a été acquise par Mme Burtonboy de Bruxelles qui avait remarqué la TC alors qu'elle visitait le showroom des Établissements P. Decrose (voir lettre au dossier). La MG resta à Bruxelles, passant à M. de Ghellinck dans les années 1970. Son dernier (et troisième) propriétaire est M. Toon Seppion, un passionné d'automobiles, qui immatricula la TC à son nom en 1999 et la conserva jusqu'à une date récente. M. Seppion confirme qu'il a parcouru 10 000 kilomètres en près de 20 années et a adoré cette petite MG TC. Il est spécialement content de la fiabilité de la voiture, de sa tenue de route et, bien sûr, de son authenticité.

Magnifiquement patinée et jamais restaurée, c'est un exemplaire à numéros concordants avec un superbe intérieur d'origine. M. Seppion nous signale que la TC n'a pratiquement pas roulé depuis que des joints neufs ont été installés et qu'en dehors du réservoir, la voiture arbore toujours sa première peinture, avec son auvent vert conforme pour un modèle d'avant 1948. Très important, les 96 000 kilomètres affichés au compteur sont d'origine. Le dossier historique complet contient le carnet d'entretien original avec 46 révisions jusqu'à 1989 à 83 000 kilomètres, plus quelques factures plus récentes, un manuel d'instruction original pour la MG Midget (série TC), un prospectus publicitaires de MG TC, les papiers d'immatriculation belge et un rapport d'état de 2017 confirmant l'incroyable authenticité de la voiture.


1948 MG Midget TC Roadster
Chassis no. TC.3901
Engine no. XPAG 4561

Announced late in 1945, the TC was based on the TB and possessed comparable performance but featured a widened body and improved suspension. More than any other car it was the MG TC that was responsible for starting the American love affair with the British sports car, many of the 10,000 produced up to the end of 1949 finding customers in the USA.

An exceptionally original TC Midget, this example was delivered new to Belgium and has had only three registered owners from new in over 70 years. The car was purchased new by a Mme Burtonboy of Brussels, who had seen the TC while visiting the showroom of Établissements P Decrose (see letter on file). The MG remained in Brussels, passing to Mr de Ghellinck in the 1970s. Its last (third) registered owner was Mr Toon Seppion, a passionate classic-car enthusiast, who registered the TC in his name in 1999 and kept it until recently. Mr Seppion confirmed he has driven 10,000 kilometres in about 20 years and absolutely loved his little MG TC. He's especially complimentary about the car's reliability, road holding and of course its originality.

Beautifully patinated and never restored, this is an exceptional matching-numbers example boasting a lovely original interior. We're advised by Mr. Seppion that the TC has hardly done any kilometres since new seals were fitted and that apart from the fuel tank the car is still mostly first paint, with the correct green bulkhead for a pre-1948 model. Importantly, the odometer reading of 96,000 kilometres is the genuine distance covered from new. The comprehensive history file contains the original service book with 46 services up to 1989 at 83,000 kilometres; recent service invoices; an original instruction manual for the MG Midget (Series TC); an MG TC sales brochure; Belgian registration papers; and a valuation report dated 2017 confirming the car's lovely original condition.

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