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MG TD TF 1500 - TF goes for its first ride in 50 years!

I finally drove the TF out of the barn for the first time, a day I was not sure would ever come!

JK Barter

Congrats! Now quick, get some driving in before winter comes!!
Geoffrey M Baker

Looks great. How did it run?

Tim
TD12524
TW Burchfield

Very nice. Green/green is classic.
Christopher Couper

great news. Looks great, love the color, just like Emma's. Could be twins.
Al
54 TF "Emma"


Al Parker

JK,
Congratulations,, it looks great!!!!!
Will we get to see it and meet you at the T REGISTERs 100th GOF in Concord NH in September ???

Steve

Steve Wincze

JK,

A beautiful looking TF ! The struggle is over and now the 'car lust'
begins. Congratulations.

Rob Grantham
TF3719("Aramis"),TF9177("Athos").
Rob Grantham

Great job, congrats!! George
George Butz

Thanks all for your comments. Tim, It ran surprisingly well- I had not started it since last year- and before that had not started it in about 15 years- I tuned it over a few times and the oil pressure came right up, then it started on the first try and it ran very smoothly. This was all very lucky as other than doing a valve job when I first got the car 40 years ago , the engine is just as it was when I bought it. Transmission shifted nicely with no problems. There are lots of little bugs to work out though, and I have only driven it about one mile to the gas station and back! Steve, I will have to drive it quite a bit locally to see if it seems reliable enough for a trip to NH. This is by no means a "show car" I have kept the worn chrome where it existed and painted the car myself out behind the barn, so it would blend in well with the patina of much of the brightwork. I would never have been able to get it to this point without all the great advice as well as various component rebuilding services from the usual suspects on this board.
Many Thanks,
JKB

JK Barter

JK,

It really does look good in the photos and I'm very happy for you now that its on the road. The almond green paint work looks very good.

I'm looking forward to the day when I get mine this far.

Charlie
Charlie Adams

Thanks, Charlie- I am very happy with the progress on my
TF, there are still many adjustments still to make, but driving it is a big milestone. Best of luck with your car-it will be worth all the work when it is back on the road.
JKB
JK Barter

Congratulations JKB. A significant achievement after all those years.

I hope to put up a similar thread one day in the not too distant future.

Cheers, Michael
M R Calvert

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