1948 MG TC
Vehicle Specifications
- VINXXXXXXXXXXXTC6368
- Classic Car ID102105303
- Stock NumberBB027
- CategoryImport Classics
- Body StyleN/A
- New/UsedUsed
- Mileage36 miles
- EngineN/A
- TransmissionManual
- Exterior ColorBlue / White
- Interior ColorBlue
Classic Car Overview
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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