Factory records
Look Up Your Car's Factory Record
The MG Car Club's T Register maintains a searchable online database of T-Type factory production records. Any owner can look up their car's original build details — body type, colour, dispatch date and more — simply by entering the chassis or engine number as the car left Abingdon.
How to search
The database accepts chassis numbers and engine numbers. Enter them exactly as described below; the format varies by model and by whether you are using the chassis or engine number.
Chassis numbers
Type the letter prefix immediately followed by the number, with no space after the prefix. A leading zero is optional for three-figure numbers.
- TC models:
TC0508orTC508 - TF models:
TF0648orTF648 - TD models:
TD25509orTD/C22580
Engine numbers
For TA, TB and TC engines, enter the prefix, then a space, then the number.
- Example:
XPAG 9211
For TD and TF engines there is no space, but there are forward slashes between the components.
- Example:
XPAG/TD2/23015
Left-hand-drive TDs are a special case: the engine number is prefixed with LHX.
- Example:
XPAG/TD/LHX4950
Where to find your numbers
Chassis number
The chassis number is stamped on the outside vertical face of the left-hand front dumb-iron. Turn the front wheels to the left, reach in behind the wing, and be prepared to clean away years of grease and underseal to read it clearly.
Engine number
The engine number can be found in three places:
- On the octagonal brass tag on the right-hand side of the engine, below the number one exhaust manifold branch.
- On the guarantee plate mounted on the firewall.
- Stamped on the block plinth just above the brass tag.
Search the database
The T Register's production records tool is hosted by the MG Car Club. Use the link below to open it in a new tab.
Once you know your car's story
When you have your factory details, please consider adding the car to the Registry. The Registry is a community record of surviving T-Types — chassis numbers, histories, provenance and photographs — and every entry helps build a clearer picture of the marque today.