Leaving Barefoot Cafe after enjoying a live jazz afternoon last Sunday, we came across this beautiful MG TD Midget.  Produced between late 1949 and 1953, the TD combined the TC’s drivetrain, a modified rear axle, the chassis of the MG Y-type saloon and the familiar T-type body.  In other words, a “bitza” (bits of this, and bits of that) but with a transformation in ride comfort from the TC and the American market firmly in view.

The last place I expected to find one was Sri Lanka, never mind one so tastefully and professionally restored.  I particularly liked that the original MG badges and radiator grille had been retained without restoration, the car wearing the resultant patina of age well.  It is so svelte and petite too next to the tank of a Volvo XC90.  I know which I’d rather have a collision in but the MG wins hands-down for style, elegance and joie de vivre.

Also present was a white Morris Minor that we regularly see there and that I enjoyed showing to Mum and Dad when they were with us early last year.

Steve