Anyone know this car from the 60s?

[PAUL161]

Never saw a TD lowered so much. Does it look familiar to anyone? PJ

 

[bgbassplyr]

Never saw it running/racing in the southeast. Sorry.

 

[aeronca65t]

That's pretty extreme.

A LOT of the MG T-series cars we race with look like this one, with cycle fenders, an open engine cover and sometime cutback rear fenders.

Some of my best races have been with ~Paul Fitzgerald and his #833 TD~

 

[Michael Oritt]

Look at the relationship of the front hubs to the grill versus that of Paul's car--looks like the hood has been lengthened, perhaps to accept a different engine?

 

[BustedKnuckles]

Not that it matters a whole lot but it looks like there is an "f" in the word "mid ????" in the caption. That would make it the mid fifties.

 

[design]

Never saw a TD lowered so much. Does it look familiar to anyone? PJ

It is the Shields - McKinsey TD spl that came in 15th at the 1953 Sebring. James Shields drove it - partner is J Robert [Bob] McKinsey. The west coast Erb TC special was built low like this, too.

 

[design]

It is a 1950s TD special that ran at the 1953 Sebring 12 Hour race - came in 15th with James Shields driving - co-owner is Robert J. McKinsey. See the early 1950s Rambler in this pic. David Ash had some fast MGs entered, too.

 

[design]

In the days when MG specials were so modified there was not many choices for shorter radiators like now. The stock TC/TD rad was moved forward to lower it. Many used aluminum body panels to lighten the cars and don't much resemble stock Tseries bodies. I used a 544 Volvo radiator in my MG special - cools better and requires no oil cooler during hard driving. The 444 and 544 rad fits in a TC-TD shell nicely, too.

The Erb TC special that looks something like this ran a hot XPAG engine with a Blower and later a 215 Pontiac/Buick V8 with no heating probems - also remember this was long before electric fans.