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http://sellswell.us/vehicules/cars/mg/1952-mg-td-2815914
PMOSSBERG 2015-01-23 10:51:54 I can do without the lion’s head knocker on the doors and the mud flaps but otherwise, I like it.
Vicenç - (bee sense)
Pembroke Pines, FL
1986 Aston - BCW Model 52 - "Montse II"(1983 FiberFab MiGi II - "Montse")
To many badges and I’m not liking the French louvers on the top of the front trunk area. Also am not a fan of the green shaded wind wings. Wheels are cool except the spare tire is a wire wheel hubcap and not a real wire wheel. All in all its okay but would be better if the owner toned it down just a tad.
Allen Caron
VW based 53MGTD - "MoneyPenny"
"If one thing matters, everything matters" - from the book The ShackI
agree I would De-Bling it big time ..otherwise it’s a nice replica…It
appears to have some of the features of a LR kit car..jebarry2015-01-23 10:59:48
Too much bling. But most of that is easily fixed
The chrome edging has to go. And the lion’s head door pulls and green wings will be in the trash with them. Dash is kinda busy, need to remove the club badges. Too many grill badges.Beyond that, I hate ads that mislead, whether intentional or not..“1600 cc High Performance VW Engine”? No. That there is probably bone stock.“Matted to….” Well, “mated” maybe. I’ve never seen a matted transmssion“Original 1937 Radiator Cap, Original 1948 MG Hood Releases, Morgan Stripes” OK, but what is all that doing on a reproduciton 1952 TD?“Original style gauge package” No, they are not. Vintage look maybe. But definitely not “original style TD”We can see through all that. But a newcomer to the hobby is being misled.And…how about an asking price?Paul Mossberg
Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
2005 Intermeccanica RoadsterIf you own a TDr and are not in the Registry, please go to https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/mg-td-replica-registry/ and register (you need to copy and paste the link)
Paul, you really have good eyes. I couldn’t get the pictures to enlarge to see that much, but I agree way too much bling and extras.
OK, so, trying too hard generally. But it does look like those might just be Jag-spec wire wheels. The Jag hubs are a lot beefier than the MG/Triumph kind, and those look legit. They’re overkill on that car but tell you something encouraging, perhaps, about the P.O.
Here’s the website, if you want to look at it up close, and lots more pics. Tons of chrome on the engine. Didn’t see an asking price however.
BillBad Bill
Try this http://www.bluemarlinmotorsusa.com/1952_MG_TD_Stuart_FL_251097635.veh
Website says to email for a price. If you think the car has a lot of bling, wait ’til you get a load of the engine.
TexAg712015-01-23 21:24:14
1981 Lafer TI
1600 cc Type 1 engineI actually like the engine.
Who wants to bet the owner has these on his daily driver? 😆
I’m not sold on coil-over shocks on a stock VW torsion bar front end.
Like Ed said, the owner was just trying too hard. But a lot of this is reversible. For the right price….
Paul Mossberg
Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
2005 Intermeccanica RoadsterIf you own a TDr and are not in the Registry, please go to https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/mg-td-replica-registry/ and register (you need to copy and paste the link)
I’m of two minds on the chromed-up engine. On the one hand, it looks nice and obviously someone has spent a lot of money it. On the other hand, it’s money that could’ve been spent on something more practical, like brakes or gas or oil. Most of the time, the rear deck lid is closed, so who’s going to see it?
1981 Lafer TI
1600 cc Type 1 engineCombine that with the fact that most VW chrome engine stuff is Empi cheap Chinese tin that doesn’t fit well, and only has one layer of chrome so it pitsa and rusts quickly…
Early FF TDr on 69 VW pan
Slowly coming back from the ashes...
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