Gene Ponder Collection
1953 MG TD Supercharged Special
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$121,000 USD | Sold
| Marshall, Texas
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Chassis No.
TD25816
Engine No.
XPAG/TD2/26228
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- A beautifully executed and very stylish MG TD special
- Design inspired by Miles Collier’s MG racer “Leonidas,” entered in the 1939 24 Hours of Le Mans
- Striking, hand-formed aluminum bodywork with boattail styling
- A two-time California Mille participant
- Four-cylinder MG engine with period supercharger
- Upgraded five-speed manual transmission
- Stunning blue paint with polished aluminum cycle fenders
- Bluemels Brooklands steering wheel; engine-turned dash with Smiths and Jaeger instrumentation
- Fitted with Brooklands windscreen, Marchal headlamps, and racing-style quick-fill fuel cap
- Dunlop racing tires on chrome knock-off wire wheels; Alfin drum brakes
