1950–1953
MG TD
The T-Type comes of age.
The MG TD of 1950–1953 was the best-selling T-Type, with roughly 29,664 built. It kept the 1,250 cc XPAG engine but wrapped it in a substantially modernised chassis with independent front suspension, rack-and-pinion steering and factory left-hand drive — the T-Series built, at last, for a worldwide market.
- Years
- 1950–1953
- Engine
- XPAG
- Capacity
- 1,250 cc
- Power
- 54 bhp
- Approximate built
- ≈29,664
A significant modernisation
Beneath a body that still looked unmistakably T-Type, the TD introduced a new box-section chassis with independent front suspension and rack-and-pinion steering, both a decisive improvement over the beam axle of the earlier cars.
Built for the world
For the first time, MG offered left-hand drive from the factory. Combined with the modernised chassis, this made the TD an easy sell in the United States and mainland Europe, and it went on to be by far the best-selling T-Type at roughly 29,664 cars.
XPAG, familiar and unchanged
The 1,250 cc XPAG continued essentially as in the TC, and the TD Mark II introduced during production offered a higher state of tune that would in turn inform the TF.