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Period Reports

These reports were culled from magazines and reprints that were made available by dealers during the period of MGTD sales. I have converted these to HTML to save space and to enable you to use the information as appropriate. Sources are cited to honor the originator and so you can be on the lookout for any of these publications.

Note: These articles should not be used as reference materials due to the fact that they have been converted to text by OCR technology and may contain errors. Before any reference is made to any of these articles the original article should be consulted.

MG Road Test

Road test of the 1951 MGTD from the April, 1951 issue of Road and Track.

MG Road Test (MG TD and Mark II)

This report is from Road and Track magazine of February, 1953. It is a road test of the MG TD versus the MG TD Mark II.

35,000 MG Miles

This report is from Road and Track magazine of February, 1953. The editor tells of his experience of owning and driving a 1951 MGTD for 35,000 hard miles.

notes on the MG MIDGET

A review of the MGTD motorcar published in the September 1953 issue of CONSUMER REPORTS.

McCahill Breaks Two More Records

"M'Gillicuddy the Mighty," Uncle Tom's Mark 2 MG midget, sets two new world's speed marks on the sands of Daytona Beach. From the June 1952 Mechanix Illustrated.

Calling all MG's

A set of tuning and maintenace information for MG T's from AutoAge, July of 1954.

1952 TD On Trial

A road test and overview of the 1952 MGTD that appeared in Speed Age, January, 1953.

Tuning Your MG

Tuning tips for the MGTD from the July 1952 issue of Auto Speed and Sport.

Painting Your MG

Creative painting schemes for MGTDs from the July 1952 issue of Auto Speed and Sport.

just for You

Eight pages of accessories for the MGTD that appeared in the July 1952 issue of Auto Speed and Sport.

The Arnolt Car

An overview of the Arnolt custom TD that appeared in Motorsport, April 1953.

Arnolt's Own Sports Car

A short piece on the new Arnolt sports car based on the MGTD chassis from Speed Age, January, 1953.

Performing Midgets

Straight from Autocar, July 18th and 25th, 1952. These articles describe the now famous 'stage tuning' of the MGTD.

M.G. Midget Redesigned

From The Autocar. January 20th, 1950. An overview of the new MGTD features.

Autocar Road Tests No. 1396 - M.G. Midget Series TD Two-Seater

Three pages of road test material from The Autocar. January 20th, 1950.

Weekend on Skis and TDs

A duo of 1950 MGTDs takes to the slopes and the icy roads of France and Switzerland. The Autocar. January 27th, 1950.

Testing the MG Sportster

From the December 1951 Science and Mechanics magazine.

Autocar Road Tests No. 1497 - M.G. Midget Series TD Two-Seater

Three pages of road test material from The Autocar. May 15th, 1953.

A Lot of Guys Love the MG

Wilbur Shaw tells why in Popular Science, September 1952.

McCahill Drives the New M.G.

From the July 1950 Mechanix Illustrated.

M.G. Storms at Bonneville - Bonneville Storms Back

From the November 1951 Motor Trend.

M.G. Sports Trial

From the November 1951 Motor Trend.

M.G. Gets Coil Springs, New Frame, More Speed

From the June 1950 Popular Science.

The OWNERS REPORT on the MG

From the June 1952 Popular Mechanics.

A Very Special MG

From the February 1953 issue of Autosports Review detailing a custom MG made on a TD MkII chassis.

Viennese MGs

From the December 1953 issue of Autosports Review describing the Perl MG variant.

Comfort in the M.G.

A review of the new MGTD by Robert Henriques in the August 1953 issue of The Field magazine.

The Wire Wheel Bit

A How-To feature on converting an MGTD to Dayton wire wheels in the Sports Car Illustrated magazine of August, 1958.

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