Perhaps a bad relay (if there is one in the circuit).

Next up, maybe a bad switch?

Bud,

Your car is likely gel coat.

But I think you are asking if the car has original MG TD factory colors. The short answer is no.

Bud,

Early Duchesses had an aluminum bar slid into the pocket at the leading edge of the roof. I never had an issue with that.

At some point, I had to replace the roof. The replacement from Classic Roadsters had a flexible “plastic” bar in the pocket. The aluminum bar from my old roof would not fit. And I started having the problem of the roof…[Read more]

John,

That’s the set up on my Intermeccanica. The fitting for the vent line is just under the gas cap. Loop it after the fitting, then run the hose down and out.

For what it’s worth, VW based Duchess have a fuel tank on the right front floor plan (Classic Roadsters Ltd. did not use VW tanks). The tank was not vented. the car was in an enclosed…[Read more]

Rather than link each picture, here is a link to DBanta’s media gallery:

https://tdreplica.com/members/dbanta/media/

@mark

I used to own a VW based Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess. I built the car in 1982. Owned it until a couple years ago.

Also have a 2005 Intermeccanica Roadster (Porsche 356 convertible D reproduction). After I bought that car, the Mg TDr started to “sit” a lot. I said it was in the corner of the garage “acquiring patina.” Sold it to an…[Read more]

Please folks, if you haven’t yet, sign up for Carlisle Gate & Go ASAP. Deadline is end of March. As in the past, the more people we get who sign up as part of the Speedster gathering the more likely it is we’ll get a free thing.

You want a NON-JUDGED SHOWFIELD Gate & Go pass; sign up here. Remember to go to the club affiliation drop-down menu…[Read more]

I’d like to, but I keep getting a “critical error “ message as you did a few days ago with no reply.

I see you got it figured out, however. The latest instructions I could find did not work for me. I tried to post on an IPad and Windows 10. If I can get it work, I send you what I have.

LOL! I read your struggles with your clutch cable replacement. That is EXACTLY why I paid to have someone else struggle with it.

The cable can be easy or it can be a deuce of a job. Here’s me struggling with the one in Bridget a few years ago.

Addendum: New this year is the inaugural event of the Acme Cup Valve Cover Racing Series. Details here.

I’m planing on making something for the track.

I got my Duchess back today. The clutch cable and accelerator cable are now brand new and it cost me almost $300. Worth it, though, because now I can start putting all the new parts on it that I have been ordering since it went in for repairs.

Thanks Gregg – do you have a picture of the finished product?