Hope you married that saleswoman! 

Ray10 I fully agree. I’m having a blast working my TD kit. Can’t put into words the enjoyment and excitement I feel building this kit and I write for a living.
Bddriver, I know what you mean about your feeling for the B. Except for the TR6, my favorite cars have always been VWs and MGs. When I was stationed in England back in the late 70s I went…[Read more]

The next generation is the problem.
They want to plug in their Ipod, SatNav and hands free phone.
Then reality sets in.  
What? There’s no AC? It leaks in the rain? Adjust the valves? Where’s the control for the top? Why is it so windy when I drive? It looks like a chopped and channeled Model A. Where’s the dealer? I have to buy a book titled “…[Read more]

Newkitman I was wondering the same thing after I bought my kit?
and I still wonder,and wonder , and wonder, but then again the build is what it’s all about. I hope??????????    

I don’t understand why these folks are selling their TD. They’re great little cars and fun to ride in and drive. And economical too. Wonder if there is some underlying problem with them.Hmmm………..

This one didn’t get even one bid.  I think even though you might get your replica insured for more, I’ve been watching these eBay sales and these are coming in between $3,000 and $4,000 with a rare exception going above that.

Empress was a builder.The car was “produced” by Classic Roadsters Ltd, Fargo North Dakota

That is from the same company that produced  mine in Houston Tx. An Empress I. I do not have the pin strips and not sure that  I have the same number of snaps on the sides.
 

Congrats!We get a lot of questions here like “…what is my kit worth?”, or “…what is my car worth?” Questions like that are always tough to answer. But every “closed sale” adds to the knowledge-base. Would you be willing to share your selling price? Thanks.

**SOLD**

I think the medallion would look good on a smoothie. I agree that the convex surface will be more difficult to layout the center and drill. If I go the smoothie route I will clamp my spare tire to a mill table and indicate the center hole on the wheel. Then I can use the wheel as a fixture to quickly drill all five caps dead center. If I use the…[Read more]

I can also suggest sticking some masking tape on the hubcap and marking the center on it before drilling. The tape should keep your bit from wandering away when you first start drilling.

Mike,I have not seen them on smoothies. But given the shape of the stock MG TD hubcap, they should work fine.Measure and mark a hundred times before you drill the center hole!

Allen,We never tire of questions. That’s probably the primary reason we’re all here!Most gauges are manufactured with the assumption they are going into a sheet metal dash. Our wood dashes are much thicker, so you need to either trim or bend the brackets.

The Speedo in my CMC is marked the same as yours Allen. Its kind of odd at first, but you will get used to it in no time. Once a friend rode with me for the first time with the wind beating us up and he looked at the speedo and thought I was doing about 75. He had a we need to slow down look in his eyes. I laughed and told him not to worry it was kph.

My old speedo was marked that way–Old Classic Instruments jobby that went to about 85mph.You could bend the mount bracket too.PS: To replace the old speedo, which read 20 percent slow, I ended up grabbing a 72 Bug speedo on ebay for about $45. The size of these–about 4 3/4 inches, is much closer to the original TD size than the ones our kits…[Read more]

I just got my MG wheel medallions from Moss in today. They are as Paul described with a post that mounts with a cotter pin. These Moss parts really look good by the way. They are recessed between the edge and center post area which makes sense when you look at the MG caps like Paul posted the link to. Those caps have a flat outter rim and a convex…[Read more]

Thanks guys. Carried the tach and speedometer (different size and type bulbs) into O’Reilley’s and got the new ones.

A a very common transplant into an original TD is an 1960’s Volvo four cylinder (I forget the exact engine). It is a drop in fit, has more horsepower and torque and is far more reliable.
 

What would be interesting is putting a Ford drivetrain in an original to resolve any dependability issues.  If you didn’t open the hood (bonnet) who would know 🙂