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- The Tri-State Area
This MG began life as a MG TD. David V. Uihlein decided he wanted more from the new MGTD he had acquired. The heir to the Schlitz Brewing Co., who also was an important figure in the Midwestern sports car culture, quickly had his car modified.
He drove it over to the shop of Joe Silnas, who did a lot of bodies for Indy roadsters that were raced in the 1950s. The MG TD was stripped down to the chassis and suspension. The chassis was then boxed and the driver's side chassis rail lowered. The body is just over 14 feet long (168 in.) but the MG TD wheelbase is unchanged. Chrome moly tubing provided the body support while covered with an aluminum body with an abundance of louvers. All body panels are removable by Dzus style fasteners.
The car was powered by an MG TD 1250 cc XPAG unit, chosen for its reliability and also because it was significantly less expensive than an Offenhauser engine. The head and cam housings were formed from nickel-alloy steel. It had dual S.U. carburetors and helped produce around 90 horsepower, a big increase over the stock 54 horsepower XPAG engine.
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