Thank you Ed Ericson, Bernard Greig and Lisa & Curtis Wallace for their generosity!

We still have a gap of $282.58 needed to cover the out of pocket expenses incurred by Stephen and me.

Thanks again to all who have donated.

But at the end of the day, only seven members have stepped up. Please consider helping out!

Alan

Leave it uncovered!

Hello forum members!

We are still in need of donations.

I’m out of pocket $395.64 for a three year site registration fee, and Stephen Houser is out of pocket $149.00 for enhanced security protection as we continue to deal with spammers.

Since I first posted on July 14, 2025, I have received a total of $100 from four forum members.
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Welcome back! Great to hear about the progress. Even better to see your son was the instigator!

Bill, if you are able to get the manual scanned, please do and send the files to paulemossberg@gmail.com. We can get them uploaded to our manuals library. If the files are too large, I suggest breaking down into sections. I did that with the Classic Roadster Ltd. Duchess assembly manual. This is the breakdown I used for the Duchess:

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John,

There is not direct source for a TD replica large diameter fuel hose.

Measure the pipe (which is likely two inches but I’m not 100% certain). Then just search xx inch fuel hose. I found many sources for fuel resistant 2″ hose.

Kurt,

Hello (again)

I did find someone selling a manual. Sad that folks want to make money off this. But if you are truly in need …

https://www.mgmagicclassicmotorparts.com/assembly-manual-marlene/

Paul

Hello Kurt

Regrettably, Classic Roadsters Ltd. Closed their door decades ago. We have their assembly manual for a VW based Duchess (their TD replica). But we don’t have a Marlene manual. Sorry!

Paul

Hi William,

I just searched for “seat belts with mg logo” and found many vendors in addition to the traditional ones you mention. Ranged from eBay and Etsy to known parts vendors.

And a recommendation … replace them with the original style black rubber; not the silicone. Original style will last longer!

And a recommendation … replace them with the original style black rubber; not the silicone. Original style will last longer!

1979

Here’s a history I wrote about Classic Roadsters Ltd.: https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/classic-roadsters-ltd-history/

Stefan

Originals were screwed to the dash with Phillips head screws. They were also usually painted black or tan.

Nothing wrong with going with a polished plate. You might have to make that plate look worse before it gets better; sanding with increasingly fine sandpaper, then polish (similar to sanding and polishing modern headlights).

Stefan,

First, let’s find out what your actual gas mileage is. We’d be able to offer better opinions.

Meanwhile … I had a VW based TDr with a dual port, dual carb, 1776cc engine. Normal mixed local/highway use was a little over 20 mpg.

@renet

Rene, you can determine the year of the donor VW using this chart

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/info/bugchassisdating.php

Don’t think I can help with determining the year of your kit.

Paul

@renet Rene, that is exactly what I was referring to. Some states would use the VIN of the donor car as the VIN for the completed replica, other states would assign a new VIN.

@renet, yes. The number stamped into the VW tunnel is the VIN for your VW donor car.

It may have been used as the VIN for the MG replica. But that varies by state.

FYI – I have not updated the master list for several years. My bad. I just copied all the new member info and took it off line. It takes a lot of manual editing to get it into the right format for the initial post. I’ll be working on that and will update the master list.

Valuation questions are very difficult to answer, as you might have guessed by the lack of responses to your post.

I have seen folks asking $15k and even higher. I think that’s unreasonable. You can get a fairly clean, drivable original TD for that money.

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