MG TC

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The MG TC is a classic British two-seat sports car produced just after World War II that helped popularize the sports car concept, especially in the United States.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
MG TC canonical 4

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf automobile model ⓘ
sports car ⓘ
bodyConstruction wood-framed body with steel panels ⓘ
bodyStyle 2-door roadster ⓘ
brakeType drum brakes ⓘ
category classic car ⓘ
vintage British sports car ⓘ
chassis body-on-frame ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
culturalImpact inspired many American enthusiasts to take up sports car driving ⓘ
designLineage T-series MG ⓘ
linked to: MG T-Type
doorType front-hinged doors ⓘ
engineConfiguration inline-four engine ⓘ
engineDisplacement 1250 cc ⓘ
engineSeries XPAG engine ⓘ
era post-war British sports car ⓘ
exportFocus large proportion exported to the United States ⓘ
fuelSystem twin SU carburettors ⓘ
fuelType petrol ⓘ
historicalRole helped popularize the post-war sports car in the United States ⓘ
influential in establishing the British sports car image ⓘ
introduced immediately after World War II ⓘ
layout front-engine, rear-wheel-drive ⓘ
manufacturer MG (Morris Garages) ⓘ
marketPosition affordable sports car ⓘ
notableFeature cycle-style separate front wings ⓘ
folding fabric roof ⓘ
right-hand drive only from factory ⓘ
upright radiator grille ⓘ
notableMarket United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
numberBuilt about 10,000 ⓘ
powerOutput around 54 bhp ⓘ
predecessor MG TB ⓘ
productionEnd 1949 ⓘ
productionStart 1945 ⓘ
productionYears 1945–1949 ⓘ
seatingCapacity 2 ⓘ
spareWheelLocation externally mounted at the rear ⓘ
steering rack-and-pinion steering ⓘ
successor MG TD ⓘ
suspensionFront rigid front axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs ⓘ
suspensionRear live rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs ⓘ
topSpeed around 75 mph ⓘ
transmission 4-speed manual ⓘ
wheelType wire wheels ⓘ
windscreen fold-flat windscreen ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

MG → notableModel → MG TC ⓘ
MG Cars → notableModel → MG TC ⓘ
MG T-Type → seriesIncludes → MG TC ⓘ
MG TD → predecessor → MG TC ⓘ