Howdy pard, I appreciate the note and yes, some of the comments were pretty funny, that one about the lucite block was definitely the best, it caught me off guard and I didn't know quite how to respond to it. It was a well placed punch for sure. When I started this whole thing out, all I wanted to d...

I have received this message from one of our more neanderthal members. In response to queries as to exactly what "kind" he thought I was, I have, so far, received no reply.
Derek Durst

MG1948@aol.com wrote:
we could do without your kind!

Yes, Terry the first MG was a hot rodded Morris but the TC was a quality production car and you ain't no Cecil Kimber. Can't get the bearing nut off a TC first motion shaft? Why bother? Why not toss that old lump of a gearbox and adapt a 5 speed from some Jap job? TATERRY@aol.com wrote: In a message...

You've totally missed the point Andy! These cars are to be used and maintained and enjoyed. They are not to be be placed in lucite blocks and they are not to be kept going by bastardizing them at the expense of originality and design integrity. I will ignore your second and infinitely more rude comm...

Better stick with your Beemer sport, how much fun can you have in a TC on a freeway anyway. Stick to the back country roads (if you still have any out there) and you'll get a more realistic view of what TCs are all about. In terms of motoring history, a humble MG TC may be of greater overall signifi...

I know what you mean Andreas. I have about ten cars right now, everything from a 1925 Delage with a boat-tailed skiff body to a 1965 Aston Martin DB-5 Vantage spec coupe (just like James Bonds car but minus the gadgets). One of the cars in the middle is a hot rod 1934 Alvis with a 3.4 liter Jag engi...

Not a problem Ron. Abingdon Spares Catalog, page 21, item Number 11, sector shaft with peg, not cheap at 300 bucks but certainly worth while to maintain the integrity of your car and certainly worth while at resale time (try explaining a Nissan steering box in a TC to a prospective buyer)! Put two i...

Why stop with the Datsun steering box? If safety is your ultimate goal, I can think of lots of changes you could make! How about anti-lock brakes, airbags, collapsible steering column, disc brakes with power assist, lo-pro radial tires, but if you go that far, you might as well just bolt on a Camaro...

Greetings Skip. Let me clarify by saying that, certainly, you or anyone else has every right to modify his or her own car in any way that he or she sees fit but please, lets understand that, once modified, it will no longer be an MG. Now I'm not talking about precisely the exact right original color...

It is certainly not my intent to attack TATerry or anyone else personally and I will be very pleased to make some positive comments based on my 40 years experience driving a TC. Back around the time that I bought my TC which was the spring of 1960, it was not at all uncommon to see TCs, TDs, even pr...

Aluminum block? Roller bearings up front? Double ball bearings at the rear? Nissan steering box? Aluminum plated headlamp reflectors? At what point does your "vintage" MG become a replica of itself? I have driven my TC over 250,000 miles during 40 years of ownership, all replacement parts have alway...