The badge is a TD Replica club grill badge. Go to the Photo Gallery, BillCollins folder to see pictures of the badges.Bill ordered them a few years ago on his own dime. It took three years to sell out the first batch.He is taking orders.But this time, he wants enough pre-orders (about 20) before he has them made.And yes yes yes, come to Carlisle!

I emailed back-and-forth with the lister.
He confirmed it IS a hard-top.
These are VERY rare.
If you email Joe (the lister) he can provide home and cell phone numbers for the owner of the hard top. 
I suggested he or the owner get an id here and post the top, pictures and measurements here in our classifieds.

I wrote to the seller to ask. Stay tuned….

Ah divine intervention. Good for the soul…and the car!

The builder of my car was me. And even scarier, I was only 25. Of course by that age, “I knew it all”…and despite that the car came out fine! 

I hope it works out!PS: I like your signature. I remember the feeling the first time I turned the electricity on in my Duchess. Only one mis-wired taillight, and that was because of a change Classic Roadsters made between when they drew eh schematics and package the kit parts!And then when I cranked it over for the first time! Yes, I felt like…[Read more]

Nice car avid.It looks like a FiberFab to me also.What is the badge under the engine cover, on the car’s left side of teh firewall?

They are just 3/4 or maybe 1″ steel tubes bent to a “z” shape to match the engine cover. There are plugs in the ends like the plugs in the endof bike handlebars.The hinges are riveted through the splash pan into the steel sub-frame that surrounds the engine compartment.Under the engine cover there is a steel plate shaped sort of like…[Read more]

Leon,No. Mine are the Porsche 356 style “nipple” caps. (Not my name, that’s really how they are known.) About five years ago, I was able to get them with no Porsche or Wolfsburg crest. I drilled the holes, attached the TD medallions with cotter pins and I was done.I can find the nipple hubcaps now, but only with a Porsche or Empi crest…[Read more]

I saw them. The product number is 22863GI don’t think you want them. I’m pretty sure the embossed Empi logo is bigger than the MG TD center medallion.Might want to buy just one to check it out.

winnipaw,I think we need to clarify somethings here.My Duchess is a VW based car.There are no piano hinges.The front hood has two hinges on the passenger side. There is a chrome strip down the center; underneath that strip, on he underside of the hood, these is an inverted “u” channel, supporting the length of the hood. the seat belt is screwed to…[Read more]

Thanks Bailey.How long ago did you buy these? The part number comes up as “not found” on http://www.jcwhitney.com

My Duchess’ hood is held open with a length of seatbelt webbing just as Larry Murphy described.

I’m not gonna help you with this one winnipaw. :)My Duchess’ engine cover is hinged at the bottom and swings back over the rear bumper. When I working on the car, I simply use straightened coat hangars to hook the latches together and hold the cover off the bumper (it would rest on the spare, which is OK, but leaves line across the spare).Well…[Read more]

I dug all over the JC Whitney site and could not find the “nipple” caps with plain centers.They do have plain chrome “smoothies”Bailey, do you have a link or part number?

I’m still unable to find the “nipple” or “Porshce 356” style hubcps with a plain center.
I found several sites selling the hubcap with an Empi badge in the center
http://www.vwparts.net/MB10-1056.html
It looks like you might be able to remove the Empi logo.

You can’t just cut it out. The MG TD Center is on a post, you drill a half inch hole through the center of the hubcap, the MG center attaches with spring clip on teh back.I have not yet found the source for the hubcaps I bought. But I am sure I will track it down.

I just took a quick search around the web and cannot find the hubcaps I used. They look like the standard VW cap, but the center circle is smooth; it does not have the emobssed VW logo.
I’ll check further and let you know what I come up with.
The reproduction MG TD wheel centers are available from Moss Motors (and I am sure other vintage British…[Read more]

Check out my TD in the photo gallery, PMOSSBERG
The wheels are stock VW wheels, painted with the proper British gray (available from Eastwood).
The caps are plain VW chrome hubcaps, with original TD wheel centers.
Not exact, but close enough for me. And a major improvement on the wire baskets I had on prior to this.
TD wheels had round holes, not…[Read more]

Ed,
I can get PDFs made. And Frank (our founder) can post them in the manuals section. If you’re willing to send me good quality copies of the manual, send me a private message and I’ll send you my address.PMOSSBERG40133.3079282407