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The line-up

MG T Series Cars: the Complete T-Type Range

The MG T Series, also written T-Type, is the family of two-seat MG Midgets built at Abingdon between 1936 and 1955: five models, three engines, from the 1936 TA to the last TF 1500 of 1955. Each entry links to a fuller profile covering history, specification and buying notes for that particular car.

ValuesIndicative price ranges by model and condition.Values & Price Guide →
TD or TF?The two best-driving T-Types compared side by side.MG TD vs MG TF →
TF or MGA?The last T-Series against the first modern MG.MG TF vs MGA →
Not sure which TF?The 1953–1955 classic vs the 2002 mid-engined car.MG TF: Classic or Modern? →

Full references

Specification tables, chassis and engine number identification, production figures, buying checks and values:

At a glance

ModelYearsEngineCapacityPowerApprox. built
MG TA1936–1939MPJG1,292 cc≈50 bhp≈3,003
MG TB1939XPAG1,250 cc54 bhp @ 5,200 rpm379
MG TC1945–1949XPAG1,250 cc54.5 bhp @ 5,200 rpm10,001
MG TD1950–1953XPAG1,250 cc54 bhp≈29,664
MG TF1953–1955XPAG (later XPEG)1,250 cc (later 1,466 cc)57.5 bhp @ 5,500 rpm≈9,600 (all TF variants)
MG TF 1500July 1954 – April 1955XPEG1,466 cc63 bhp @ 5,000 rpm≈3,400 of 9,602 TFs

Figures are drawn from period MG literature and the standard marque histories; small discrepancies exist between sources. See Production & Survivor Numbers for the full breakdown and sources, and Coachbuilt T-Types for the Tickford, Airline and Arnolt-MG variants.

  • MG TA Midget, three-quarter front view
    MG TA (1936–1939).

    1936–1939

    MG TA

    MG's first Midget with a pushrod engine.

    Introduced in 1936, the TA replaced the overhead-cam P-Type with a pushrod MPJG engine and a wider, more comfortable body, the point at which MG turned toward the everyday sporting driver.

    Read the MG TA profile →
  • MG TB Midget, front view
    MG TB (1939).

    1939

    MG TB

    Just 379 built before war stopped production.

    Built for only a few months before the outbreak of war, the TB introduced the XPAG engine that would power every T-Type through to the TF. Just 379 were made.

    Read the MG TB profile →
  • MG TC Midget, three-quarter front view
    MG TC (1945–1949).

    1945–1949

    MG TC

    The car that put MG on the American map.

    The TC restarted production after the war and, carried home by servicemen, effectively founded the American sports car scene. Right-hand drive only, wire wheels, and a body barely changed from pre-war.

    Read the MG TC profile →
  • MG TD Midget, three-quarter front view
    MG TD (1950–1953).

    1950–1953

    MG TD

    Independent front suspension, and 29,664 built.

    Independent front suspension, rack-and-pinion steering, left-hand drive from the factory. The TD was the T-Series built for the world, and by far the best-selling.

    Read the MG TD profile →
  • Cream 1954 MG TF 1500 registered WSU 141, front three-quarter view on a country lane
    MG TF & TF 1500 (1953–1955). The author's TF 1500, WSU 141.

    1953–1955

    MG TF

    The final front-engined MG Midget, 1953 to 1955.

    Sloping radiator, faired-in headlamps and a lower waistline gave the TF a more modern silhouette. The final TF 1500 gained the larger XPEG engine before the MGA changed everything in 1955.

    Read the MG TF profile →