On Tue, 19 May 2020 08:03:57 -0600, rbowman
wrote:

On 05/18/2020 09:49 PM, Clare Snyder wrote:
But there's NOTHING like cruising the back country roads in a '53 MG
TD - particularly when it's got the grunt of an MGB engine instead of
the anemic XPAG - and a full syncro gear box too.
C of G low enough you'd REALLY have to do something stupid to get the
greasy side up.I've "Baby sat" the MG for 3 summers - and the Fiat
cinquo for 2.

There's a scary thought. iirc to stop a TD you dragged a foot on the
ground. The car isn't meant to exceed 75 although it is good looking.

You can have one HELL of a lot of fun under 75MPH - and with the B
rear axle comes modern rear brakes - and even the original fronts
properly set up will lock the front wheels before the rear B brakes
lock. The narrow tires couldn't hold much more braking power, and at
about 2080 lbs as modified it gits, skits, and stops pretty good!!!

They had a more or less real convertible top, didn't they? I had a
Sprite where you assembled the top from pieces kept in the boot. You got
wet a lot.

Side curtains and a buggy top. This one has just a toneau and
brooklands screens. If it rains you get WET. The heater works pretty
good -but that just keeps you warm from about the knees down. There is
no "boot" on a TD either - the top folded down and stowed behind the
seats along with the side curtains. You got almost as wet with the top
as without.