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Author: Graham Robson, Hardbound, 128 Pages, ISBN: 9780900549519, 1980 Reprint - *Second-hand book in excellent condition !
THE T-SERIES MGs
Ask anyone to name a model which epitomizes the concept of a classic sports car and the chances are that the majority will choose one or other of the T-Series MGs.
Developed from the range of J-Series and P-Series MGs which placed the marque in the vanguard of British sports car design in the 1930s, they were to be largely responsible for introducing the low-cost open two-seater to a worldwide audience and opening up for Britain a valuable export market in enthusiast's cars.
Of the five models covered in this, Graham Robson's third title in MRPs popular Collector's Guide series, the TA, TB and TC are visually very similar, their appearance being influenced by large-diameter and slim wire-spoke wheels beneath angular bodywork incorporating cut-down doors and a slab-shaped fuel tank at the rear. However, there were important mechanical differences and subtle yet significant dimensional changes over the years as the cars became more roomy.
Then came the first dramatic change with the introduction of the TD, a disc-wheeled. derivative with still wider coachwork flanked by more rounded wings, the car which took the United States by storm to become the most prolific of all the T-Series models. In turn it was to give way to the TF, the more flowing lines of which, behind a markedly sloping radiator flanked by semi-recessed headlamps, were to prove controversial at the time, but which today have helped the TF to become perhaps the most collectable of all T-Series models as the last of the MGs of classic shape.
The author's characteristically painstaking research has revealed that a total of 52,646 T-Series cars were manufactured between 1936 and 1955, of which it is believed rather less than half have survived, to become cherished possessions of those fortunate enough to own one, or amongst the most desirable of models for those seeking a classic sports car.
In common with other books in this series, the author's text covers detailed model-by-model descriptions, competition achievements, technical and restoration information and invaluable reference data in comprehensive appendices and the book is lavishly illustrated throughout.
