1955 MG TF 1500

Lot details
Registration No: 256 CMG
Chassis No: 65651
Mot Expiry: Exempt

- First RHD production example

- Current ownership for 10 years

- Treated to a restoration in the mid 1990's

An attractive righthand drive example of this increasingly sought-after MG model, '256 CMG' is presented in White with contrasting Red interior trim. It rides on chrome wire wheels and comes complete with tonneau cover and luggage rack, as well a selection of invoices, old MOTs and photos of the car before it was treated to a restoration in the mid-'90s. Also included in the file is a letter written by its keeper back in 1988, from which we learn the MG was first registered on the first of January 1955 and originally finished in Pale Metallic Green, that he was only the third owner, and that by then it'd been fitted with a Gold Seal replacement engine.

In fact, lengthy retention would appear to have been a feature of this TF's life to date, as the vendor has himself hung onto the car for 10 years. Another item of correspondence, an email to the 2007 owner from the TF Registrar of the MG Car Club, confirms that the first batch of TF 1500s produced comprised 150 cars, 149 of which were reserved for American enthusiasts and only '256 CMG' retained for sale at home, making it the very first of its kind.

The first post-war MG, the TC, bore great similarity to the pre-war TB and was superseded by the TD in 1950. Though visually similar to the earlier cars, it was built around the more modern chassis of the Y-Type Saloon, and it was around the uprated MKII TD that the TF of 1953 was based. Intended as an interim model pending the arrival of the upcoming MGA, its fared-in headlights and sloping radiator grille ensured more modern looks, and for the last year of manufacture the engine capacity was increased to 1,466cc. Just 3,400 of these so-called TF 1500s were ultimately produced.