1948 MG TC
1948 MG TC
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1948 MG TC

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Vehicle Specifications

  • VIN
    XXXXXXXXXXXTC6368
  • Classic Car ID
    102105303
  • Stock Number
    BB027
  • Category
    Import Classics
  • Body Style
    N/A
  • New/Used
    Used
  • Mileage
    36 miles
  • Engine
    N/A
  • Transmission
    Manual
  • Exterior Color
    Blue / White
  • Interior Color
    Blue

Classic Car Overview

HIGHLIGHTS

Restored as a 1933 Mille Miglia MG K3 Replica

Handcrafted all-aluminum "Q-Type" body with Boattail design including fenders, hood, firewall and floor pans

Supercharged MG inline 4-cylinder engine

SU carburetor

Ceramic-coated exhaust manifold

Polished MG engine dress oil pan, rocker and side crankcase covers

Upgraded 5-speed manual transmission

Leather cabin upholstery

K3 Magnette style-seats

Brookland decorative elements

Alfin cast aluminum hydraulic brake drums

Refurbished Lucas L165 headlamps with stone guards by Vintage Headlight Restorations

Dual-cowl windscreens

Polished chrome grille shell

Right-hand drive

Badges and trim by Brookland Motors

Jaeger/Judson SC instruments

EQUIPMENT

Front and rear marker lamps

Lamp stanchions

Fender bracing and hardware

Dual petrol fillers

Chrome knock-off wire-spoke wheel

Side-mounted spare

Updated Excelsior Stahl Sport radial 5.50xR16 tires

Interior map pockets

Center console

Square weave carpet floor mats

Engine-turned aluminum dashboard

Billet shift knob

Bluemels Brooklands multi-spoke driving wheel.

Cloth-wrapped wiring harness and plug wires

Champion spark plugs

Forged front axle

Modern steering kit

Rear drive axle

Front and rear parallel leaf springs

THE STORY

New though the 1250cc MG TC Midget was in 1945, it was in essence an evolution of a sporting line whose DNA sequence was first laid down in the late 1920s. Yet despite---and perhaps because of---its quaint "vintage" character, the first MG to be officially imported stateside found droves of fans among American sporting motorists, providing fun aplenty on the road and an affordable entry point to the world of motorsport.

In this realm, the nimble, light, small-engined MGs had already earned a deserved reputation for punching above their weight, one notable example being the supercharged K3, which in 1933 took a class win in the Mille Miglia and victory in the RAC Ulster Tourist Trophy in the hands of the legendary Nuvolari at an astonishing average speed of 78.65 MPH. In 1934, the K3 capped even that with a remarkable fourth overall in the Le Mans 24 Hours.

Around 10,000 TCs were built, but only 33 of which were the immortal K3, to which this very extensively restored and uprated 1948 TC pays homage as a replica of the supercharged 1933 Mille Miglia K3. On the one hand, it turns the clock back with its handcrafted, all-aluminum, boattail-design body evoking the even rarer MG Q-type racer (just nine built), along with a myriad of details including refurbished Lucas L165 headlamps with stone guards by Vintage Headlight Restorations, Alfin hydraulic drum brakes, aero screens, twin fuel fillers, K3 Magnette-style racing bucket seats and a Bluemels Brooklands four-spoke sprung steering wheel.

Meanwhile, upgrades including a 5-speed transmission, radial tires and modern steering kit represent discrete but significant enhancements to the dri

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