LOT 567

1949 MG Midget TC Roadster Registration no. DWH 385 Chassis no. TC9823 Engine no. XPAG10527

Sold for £14,950 inc. premium

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Lot 567

1949 MG Midget TC Roadster

The Beaulieu Sale: Collectors' Motor Cars & Automobilia|14 September 2024, 13:00 BST|Beaulieu, National Motor Museum

1949 MG Midget TC Roadster
Registration no. DWH 385
Chassis no. TC9823
Engine no. XPAG10527

• Restored condition
• Original colour combination
• In dry storage since 2021
• Requires recommissioning

Announced late in 1945, the TC Midget was based on the 1,250cc XPAG-powered TB of pre-war days and possessed comparable performance (top speed was around 78mph) while featuring a widened (by 4") body and improved suspension incorporating Luvax-Girling hydraulic dampers. More than any other car, it was the MG TC which 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 United States. "No car has done so much to maintain open-air motoring and to support the demand that exists all over the world for sports car performance and characteristics in a car of not exorbitant cost and at moderate running costs," observed The Autocar magazine in October 1945, expressing sentiments that every TC-owning MG enthusiast would heartily endorse today.

This TC Midget was purchased in 1966 by the lady vendor's late husband and used on the road until his death in 2021, since when it has been in storage. The car has been restored, including a repaint in its original cream colour and an interior re-trim in green leather. 'DWH 385' was in working order when put into storage and should require relatively little recommissioning before returning to the road. Offered with a V5C document and starting handle.

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