TF and TF 1500 Midget
| Production | 1953–1955 9,600 |
|---|---|
| Body style | 2-door roadster |
| Engine | 1,250 cc (1.3 L) XPAG type I4 1,466 cc (1.5 L) XPEG type I4 |
| Length | 147 in (3,734 mm) |
| Width | 59 in (1,499 mm) |
| Height | 52.5 in (1,334 mm) |
The TF Midget, launched 15 October 1953, was a facelifted TD, fitted with the TD Mark II engine, headlights faired into the fenders, a sloping radiator grille concealing a separate radiator, and a new pressurized cooling system along with a simulated external radiator cap. This XPAG engine's compression ratio had been increased to 8 to 1 and extra large valves with stronger valve springs and twin carburettors increased output to 57.5 b.h.p. at 5,500 r.p.m.
In mid-1954 the engine output was increased more than 10%. Now designated XPEG it was enlarged to 1466 cc by increasing the bore to 72 mm (2.8 in) and compression raised to 8.3:1 giving 63 bhp (47 kW) at 5,000 rpm. The car was now designated TF1500 and externally distinguished by a cream background enamel nameplate on the sides of the bonnet placed just to the rear of the forward bonnet release-buttons.
Production ended on 4 April 1955 after 9,602 TFs had been manufactured, including two prototypes and 3,400 TF1500s. The TF was superseded by the MGA.
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