Following WWII, the MG Car Company of Abingdon, England was anxious to get back to building sports cars. Their new target market was North America, specifically the United States, where consumers had more cash available to spend on sports cars than those in war torn Britain. The MG TD was introduced to the public in January of 1950, and would be produced through model year 1953. This 1950 MG TD rolled off the assembly line of the MG Car Company factory on April 7, 1950, and is one of 2,952 manufactured for export to North America that year. The TD was manufactured as either a right or left-hand drive car and through bolt adjustments the steering wheel can be either tilted or telescoped. The MG TD originally came with a dash covered in a vinyl-like material that was the same color as the seats. A popular modification, especially in the US, was a wood dash. The curly African Bubinga wood dash on this car was made by current owner Roger Lanksbury. There is no gas gauge, but instead there is a green light that comes on when there are only 2 to 3 gallons of fuel left in the tank. The windshield can be laid down on the hood by loosening the 2 large wingnuts. This was done for racing to improve the cars aerodynamics.

Owned by Roger & Kathy Lanksbury of Manhattan, Kansas