Factory and Dealer Documentation

These pages contain items that may have been included with the car from the factory or supplied by a dealer during the sale of the MGTD/TF. Also depicted is information that was utilized during the sale or delivery of the MGTD/TF and its supporting production.

	A export tag (3rd version) that was affixed to the windshield of each exported car. Note that there was room for up to 8 cars on each set of export cards but only one was active for a particular car. The others can be seen beneath the CANCELLED text. I believe the A/C stands for the fact that Hambro Trading Co. of America was backing the financial responsibility for Gough Industries Inc. A/C - Account - This term is used when referring to a bank account and when allocating costs, such as in the phrase "for the a/c of charterers".
	Another example of the export card. This is a 2nd version. All of the cars shared the same common characteristics for the card and only differed by the chassis number, engine number, serial number, order number, PF number and the colour of the exterior and interior. Provide by Paul Howard Cost, insurance, and freight (CIF) is an international commerce term and only applies to goods shipped via a waterway or ocean. With cost, insurance, and freight, the seller covers the costs, insurance, and freight of a buyer's order while in transit.
	This is the production log for a portion of September 8th and 9th, 1952. Note that car number 19629 (engine 19988) are listed about half way down the page and match the Nuffield Export card at the top of this page. The log is linear by car number and the engine numbers are added in by hand depending on which units were installed on the vehicle. The ID plate would have to be stamped at the time of production and this log was another means to keep track of that. For the MGTD this is about the only records that are archived.
	This letter is confirmation to a customer who has asked the factory to ship their car to their home location after they took posession of the vehicle from the factory prior. It was very common in the 50's and 60's for customers to purchase a car in their home market, go to the factory and pick up the car for an extended stay in Europe. Often this included a factory tour. In some cases it was cheaper to do this, especially when you consider the cost or other modes of tranporation or leasing an automobile. When the customers tour of England or Europe was complete the factory would prepare and ship it to a local distributor who would then deliver it to the customer like they would a new car from the factory.
	This is an sales receipt from Les Harkins Motor Sales in San Leandro, California to John Davis in May of 1951. John was very active in the MG Community as both a partipant at GoFs but also an accomplished restorer. This car was previously listed for sale at Classic Cars LTD.
	This is a car order from Newman & Altman, Inc. of South Bend, Indiana to W.D Boone of Clarke Equipment Company in January of 1953. Newman & Altman would later reach fame from purchasing the rights to the Studebaker Avanti and producing them for years after its factory production ceased. The car base price was $2187 and the customer added a dealer installed Arnolt heater. The customer was given a 10% discount and provided a $100 deposit. Note that this car was actually a 1952 TD with rectangular tail lamps. The car was originally ivory with a green interior. The car was sold on eBay in September 2008 for $13,800 sporting its original interior but a light bronze paint job.
	This is a payment receipt from Newman & Altman, Inc. of South Bend, Indiana to W.D Boone in February of 1953. The receipt is for a MGTD and the invoice was for $1917.80, the balance from the $100 deposit made on the order prior. The invoice was noted as paid in full.
	Bill of Sale for a 1950 MGTD from Norman Motoren Uberholungswerk. The car is a 1950 MGTD that was red on red. Car number is 1369 and the engine number is 1499. This car was sold to a US Army Major, Alexander Rankin through the J.A Woodhouse inporter. J.A. Woodhouse was the Koln based importer for Nuffield during the 1950's and 60's. You can read about J.A Woodhouse here. Provide by Paul Howard
	Deposit slip for $250 for a 1950 MGTD purchased from W. E. Norman-Robinson dated May 16th, 1950. Provide by Paul Howard
	Deposit slip for $500 for a 1950 MGTD purchased from W. E. Norman by sales agent Robinson dated May 15th, 1950. Provide by Paul Howard
	Deposit slip for $250 for a 1950 MGTD purchased from W. E. Norman by sales agent Robinson dated May 16th, 1950. Provide by Paul Howard
	A sales receipt from J.A Woodhouse dated May 15th, 1950 for the sale of an MGTD in Germany. Provide by Paul Howard
	A gurantee document from Nuffield Exports for a 1950 MGTD. It is assumed that everyone who purchased an MG from a Nuffield dealer would have recevied one of these.
	A warranty document for a MGTF 1500 purchased in Waco, Tx in October of 1954. The car was purchased from Inmons Motor Car Sales and was dated November 1st, 1954. Inmon's was owned by Durward Inmon and in 2014 his son-in-law, Eddie Massey, was still in the business at the same location selling used cars at Massey Motors.
	MGTF Warranty from La Jolla Motor Imports on September 16th, 1954.
	Here is a rare Final Inspection Notice that was discovered folded up behind the interiour footwell panel of James Barter's American export TF chassis 1714. The notice mentions small paint repairs required, mostly to the doors. Photo by James Barter. The dates on the inspection for are 25, 26 and 27 of November 1953. The car is listed as being produced on December 15, 1953, so this is assumed to be a factory document.
	A receipt for a used 1952 MGTD from Bekrag Auto Sales in East Orange, NJ in 1953. Note the sales price was $1750 for a possibly one year old car that probably sold new for around $1800. Not much of a discount. There is no mention of how many miles the car had on it at the time of sale.
	The sales invoice for the about car. Note it says MG (USED). The invoice is dated February 5th, 1953 so 1953 TD's were being sold at this time and were probably carryover 1952 models as well sold at many dealers. The car also received 3 quarts of antifreeze and 1 sealer. Not sure what the sealer was for.
	This is the bank loan for the car above. It is assumed that the dealer represented the bank in the transaction as it is dated the same as the invoice and the bill of sale. The signature also looks to be the same as that is on the invoice.
	The dealer assignment for the above car. Again the same signature from the dealer appears representing the loaner.
	This is the New Jersey certification of ownership for the car. It is dated the day after the sale and clearly shows that the County Bank and Trust Company are the legal owers of the car. It has the car only outputting 10.97 horsepower.
	A service reminder card from International Motors in Hollywood, California
	An invoice and sales receipt from John Pepper (Hanley) Ltd., Stoke on Trent. July 1952. Provided by Tim Dyke
	A dealer packet for a new MGTD Assorted MG literature that came with the car from the dealer. Of all the things I have I may have some unique literature that I would as best describe as a "new owners kit" for the TD. The first image is an envelope all of the customer items were placed in. The blue handout is the max speeds in all the gears during the break in period. The max should not be attained for 1000 miles. It is actually the same thing in different languages - English, German, French, Spanish, Swedish, and three other languages I do not recognize - Observera, Viktig, Importante. Those words translate to Important in English. The individual pages was meant to be pulled out and attached to the windshield. I assume as a reminder and with the caution to also not "pull hard" on the engine. Appears to be some dried glue that if wet would stick to the windshield. Provided by Joe Policastro
	Cover of Inspection Schedule booklet that came with car TF9432. Provided by Jim Purdin
	Delivery Receipt page of Inspection Schedule booklet that came with car TF9432. Provided by Bob Vitrikas
	Owner service policy for TD27283 sold new in Boston, MA in June of 1953. Bring a Trailer auction

Nuffield Facts for Salesmen

The collection of salesmen fact cards is used with permission from Nick Herwegh, the Netherlands.

From Nick: As you can see there were a number of pocket-size cards intended for use by Nuffield salesmen. Packed in a fake-leather pouch and containing "facts and figures" for the salesman to impress a would-be customer. The pouch has cards on every Nuffield car made in 1953 (it dates from May 1953) but I've only scanned the MG TD card.

Hambro Trading Company of America, Inc.

The images of the 32 page book was supplied to me by John F. Quilter of Eugene Oregon who is an automobile historian and a 32 year employee of British Leyland, Jaguar Rover Triumph, Jaguar Cars Land Rover North America. You can read more about John here.

List of Distributors and Dealers, January of 1953. It includes Morris, M.G., Riley, Rolls Royce and Bentley automobiles. The list includes Canda as an appendix and the dealers are listed by state with a code for each distributor.

Schedule of Repair, Upkeep and Adjustment Time Allowances

MG TD and MG YB "Schedule of repair, upkeep and adjustment time allowances" published by the Nuffield press July 1953. Supplied by Niek Herwegh.

M.G. Midget (Series TF) Schedule of Repair Times

Schedule of maximum time allowed for repairs. published by Nuffield Exports Ltd. April 1959. Supplied by John Chester Freeman.

MG Midget (Series TD) Illustrated List of Service Parts - Special Supplement

This is a 1955 supplement to the 1951 Issue 2. This covers all markets.

Service Information Sheets

The following are a collection of Service Information Sheets that were sent out as supplements to the workshop manuals as needed during the period of the MG TD/TF.

Blueprints

The following are blueprints for various parts of the MGTD.

TD Bumper Blueprint