I passed an MG TC while driving to the office this morning. That's something that you don't see every day.
I passed an MG TC while driving to the office this morning. That's something that you don't see every day.
Very cool. You sure it was a TC and not a TF?
They are pretty easy to distinguish.
An MG TC has 19" wire wheels, the fenders are shorter, they're right hand drive and they have no bumpers.
An MG TD has 15" steel wheels with hubcaps, fuller fenders, and bumpers.
An MG TF has 15" wire wheels, the grill is sloped back and the headlights are faired into the fenders.
Dave
Yep, looked like a TC to me as he passed by. I even checked the rear-view mirror thinking, Did I just really see a TC during my morning commute? The guy driving it looked happy.
They are a neat car, arguably the first sportscar brought to the U.S. and usually considered responsible for the entire sportscar revolution that followed.
They are an different car to drive, very pre-war like. The 19" wheels make for some interesting handling.
The MG TC had a channel frame, so it didn't have a real stiff chassis. You could park with one wheel on a curb and the frame would tweak enough that all four wheels would be firmly on the ground. Good luck opening a door when parked like that! 
The later TD had a box frame, much stiffer. The steel wheels were considered a performance plus, as they don't flex like wire wheels.
Dave
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