About this archive

What this site is

The MG T-Series Archive collects the history, identification, technical detail and practical ownership knowledge of the TA, TB, TC, TD, TF and TF 1500 in one place. It is written for owners, prospective owners and enthusiasts, and it is free to read.

It is a personal project, not a commercial operation. There is no advertising and no sponsorship. Every page is written and maintained by one person, an owner of a 1954 MG TF 1500 who wanted the resource they wished had existed when they first started researching the marque.

Who maintains this

Jon Cosson is a lifelong classic-car enthusiast based in North Yorkshire, near Thornton-le-Dale on the southern edge of the North York Moors. After a career in cyber security and IT, he has returned to a passion that runs in the family, his father was in the motor trade, and now spends his time driving, maintaining and writing about the classic cars he owns, among them a Jaguar E-Type, a Jaguar Mk2, an MG TF, an AC Aceca and a Triumph Stag. This archive grows out of his own ownership and running of an MG TF.

The first-hand ownership is not incidental. The featured car, WSU 141, is his own TF 1500. The technical articles on this site are written from that direct experience, not from re-summarising other websites, including the write-up of a professional health-check that traced an overcharging fault and rich running back to root causes.

The MG T-Series Archive is an independent, one-person project, researched and written by Jon Cosson.

Our approach to accuracy

Every fact on this site is checked against multiple sources: factory literature, period workshop manuals, the MG Car Club T Register, respected marque authors, and, where possible, the cars themselves. Where sources disagree, the site says so explicitly rather than silently picking one. Enthusiast archives that quietly resolve conflicts without saying how tend to propagate errors; that is the failure mode this project is trying to avoid.

The archive tries hard to be right, but it is not infallible. If you spot an error, a wrong figure, a misattributed photograph, a claim that doesn't match your own car or paperwork, please get in touch. Corrections are the single most valuable contribution anyone can make.

What this site is not

This is enthusiast guidance, not professional mechanical, financial or legal advice. Before buying, restoring or making significant mechanical decisions, consult a marque specialist and talk to the MG Car Club T Register. Nothing here should be relied on as a substitute for expert inspection.

Resources

• MG Car Club T Register-the marque-specific register for T-Types, publisher of the factory production records lookup.
• MG Owners' Club-the largest one-marque club in the world, with technical advice, spares and events.
• Look up your car's factory record-on this site, guidance on the T Register production records tool.

A recommended MG specialist

A personal recommendation for anyone looking to buy or sell a classic MG in the North of England: The Vintage Petrol Pump Garage is a long-established, family-run classic-car dealer near Scarborough with more than 50 years' experience in pre-war and classic cars. Originally known for restoring vintage petrol pumps and automobilia, they now concentrate on post-war sporting classics, especially classic MGs. They buy and sell, including selling on the owner's behalf on a no-sale-no-fee commission basis, and can arrange delivery across mainland Britain.

My other classic-car resources

This archive is one of a small set of independent single-model references maintained by the same enthusiast, each dedicated to a classic car he owns and works on, and each built to the same accuracy-first standard as this one.

• Jon Cosson, the author's own hub, with his writing, cars and contact details.
• Jaguar E-Type, the Jaguar E-Type, from Series 1 to Series 3.
• Jaguar Mk2, the Jaguar Mk2 saloon and its 2.4, 3.4 and 3.8 engines.
• Alfa Romeo Giulia Spider, the Alfa Romeo Giulia Spider, Pininfarina's 101-series spider.
• AC Aceca, the AC Aceca and its Bristol engine.
• Triumph Stag, the Triumph Stag and its Italian-designed V8.

Get in touch

Corrections, suggestions, missing sources, offers of photographs or documents, all welcome. Please use the form below.