TC bonnet needed

[Tom Lange, MGT Repair]

I sold a '47 TC a while ago without a bonnet, thinking I had one. I don't seem to, and feel I must find one to provide - it's my responsibility. All help appreciated.

Tom Lange
MGT Repair
207-288-09798

[Steve Simmons]

There's a guy in the northeast US who has been parting out TCs for years. He lists stuff on eBay all the time. Maybe a good place to start?

[EdCallo]

I have the sides panels off my race TC which are not used on the race car and top sections from another car. I have never put then side by side to see if they match (reportedly not all the bonnets left the factory the same length). If you are interested I will get them in one place and check.

You would have to put them together. Think I have a chrome strip for the middle somewhere also.

Ed Callo
parts located around Connecticut

[Tom Lange, MGT Repair]

Ed - thank you SO for your reply; yes, I am interested. I feel I owe the buyer of my unrestored TC a bonnet. As for fit, I think the bonnet is the one part that was custom fit to each car.

It may be apocryphal, but I remember hearing there was a man near the end of some assembly-line (T-series? Morgan?) with a big pair of tin-snips, to do final trimming-adjustments to the bonnets.

Tom Lange
Bar Harbor, Maine
tlange@acadia.net

[EdCallo]

Ok, I will gather the parts up this weekend and send you a photo of what I have. Will get the measurements also.

The custom fitting is what I have heard also.

Ed

[antijam]

It may be apocryphal, but I remember hearing there was a man near the end of some assembly-line (T-series? Morgan?) with a big pair of tin-snips, to do final trimming-adjustments to the bonnets.

Tom Lange

Apocryphal or not, this tale has passed into MG folklore. Just out of interest I rebuilt my TC with a complete new fully panelled Hutson tub but with the original bonnet. With some judicious packing of the tub to the chassis I was able to get the bonnet to fit perfectly without trimming. Luck maybe?