Vintage Car Art 51 MG TD is a photograph by Lesa Fine which was uploaded on April 29th, 2014.
Vintage Car Art 51 MG TD
1951 MG TD model. Original photography has been digitally enhanced for color richness and vintage feel.... more
by Lesa Fine
Title
Vintage Car Art 51 MG TD
Artist
Lesa Fine
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Photograph - Photography
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1951 MG TD model. Original photography has been digitally enhanced for color richness and vintage feel.
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The 1950 MG TD combined the TC's drivetrain, a modified
hypoid-geared rear axle, the MG Y-Type chassis, a familiar T-type
style body and independent suspension using coil springs from the
MG Y-type saloon. Also new were rack and pinion steering, smaller
15-inch disc type road wheels, a lefthand drive option and standard
equipment bumpers with over-riders. The car was also five inches
wider with a track of 50 inches. In 1950, the TD Mk. II was
introduced, produced alongside the standard car, featuring a more
highly tuned engine with 8.0:1 compression ratio giving 57bhp at
5500rpm. It also featured twin fuel pumps, revised dampers, and a
higher rear-axle ratio. Nearly 30,000 MG TD's had been produced,
including some 1,700 Mk.II models. When the series ended in
1953, all but 1656 were exported with 23,488 of them to the United
States. An example tested by 'The Motor' magazine in 1952 had a top
speed of 77mph and could accelerate from 0-60 mph in 18.2 seconds.
In 1998, the rights, intellectual properties and trademarks
associated with the production of MG TD were acquired by TD Cars in
Malaysia to reproduce the TD series as TD2000.
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April 29th, 2014