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MG TD TF 1500 - OCALA GOF

Does anyone have a picture of the three German made MG-TD's that were shown at the Ocala GOF last weekend.
I have seperate photos but with memory loss and other ailments I forgot to get a picture of the three together.
Sandy Sanders
esane@msn.com
st

Here you are. Sorry I missed you. George

George Butz

Great pic. The one in the center belongs to my next door neighbor. His S/N is 8872 and the "barn find" is S/N 8873. What are the chances of the two cars side by side some 65 years later??

I never knew his was manufactured in Germany. In fact I never knew any of them were made in Germany.

The best I did was discovering my 79 MGB was built April 3-4, 1979. My birthday is April 2nd.

Cheers

Gary
79 MGB
gary hansen

Sandy,

Thanks for your cooperation in getting a pic of all three German TD's.

Much appreciated!

Jasper
JL Nederhoed

George,

This is a very special pic. 3 of only 4 known survived German TD's together on one picture. The 4th resides in Holland and couldn't make it to the GOF... ;-)

Thanks for posting!

Jasper
JL Nederhoed

There used to be another black MG-TD with German tags on it.
It was owned by Don/Jan Macleod of Jacksonville Florida.I have been trying to find them for over 30 years now.
Don was employed at the port in Jacksonvill and was employed as a customs agent.
One night his duty finished late in the early morning. He had been checking young chickens.He lived a few miles from dockside and it was a dirty rainy drive home in his MG-TD.On arriving home he found a chicked stuck to his grill.
They kept the bird and even trained it to walk with a leash.Several months later a KILLER RACOON ended HENNY's life.
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I sent this to Moss Motors and it was published in their newslettr.
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Twas a dark and stormy night
when HENNY out of fright
flew over the hill
stuck to his grill
and rode home on his TD that night.
Sandy Sanders
st

There was a black TD at the G.O.F. S/N 7888 also. I'm sure now that two sequential S/N cars have been found and displayed side by side the value of each has increased.

Cheers
Gary
79 MGB
gary hansen

George, could I have your permission to post your photo on the T Register's Facebook Page? We have a article on there -

https://www.facebook.com/mgtregister/posts/564060473775866)

on these TDs courtesy of the MG Club do Brasil and your photo would be a great accompaniment.

Now I know Facebook is not everyone's cup of tea so I'll understand if you're not keen. I would of course give you full credit.

David
MGCC T Register Facebook admin
David Wardell

These are the 4 known survivors of the 25 'Made in Germany' TD's:

TD8872 Todd Talberg, Florida (the two-tone TD)
TD8873 Kevin Wiseman, N-Carolina (the barn find)
TD9238 Bob Wilson, Illinois (the red one)
TD9240 Jan van der Weij, The Netherlands

Attached a pic of TD9240.

Jasper





JL Nederhoed

David, Yes you can use the picture as long as you credit me. Thanks! George
George Butz

George, many thanks to you!

David
David Wardell

Here are photos and information on Chris Couper's site by Kevin Wiseman about his German-made TD that was at GoF. (The unrestored TD).

http://www.mg-cars.org.uk/mgtd/Pictures/TD8873/mgtd_gallery_td8873.htm

Kevin said that MG shipped chassis and a box of fasteners to Germany. Yes, the fasteners are BSF Whitworth! The Zeppelin factory formed the body panels by hand. The details and dimensions vary from English-built TDs. For example, a standard top (hood) will not fit because the back of the tub is larger.

A total of 25 were build in three groups.
A) One car
B) Twelve cars
C) Twelve cars

I was honored to see the cars and talk to their owners.

Lonnie
TF7211
LM Cook

Just out of curiosity, how would you recognize a German made MG?
Apart from it being better built of course :)
Geoffrey M Baker

Besides things noted in the link above, different door hinges, the back of the top edges of the door to rear quarter is shaped differently, running boards thinner (?), piano type bonnet hinge, aluminum windscreen frame, etc., etc. George
George Butz

Goeff,
You can see many of the differences in the TD8873 Gallery mentioned in Lonnies post,, The bonnet latches, the id plate location, the panel work and welds, the temp gauge sending from the rad, the glove box, the door latches etc. etc, etc.

Steve
Steve Wincze

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