Always wanted to resurrect a barn find MG T-Series? This might just be your car! Featuring what must be at least 20 years of debris from rest (the tires appear to be bias-plies, so it may well be longer than that!) and looking a little down in the dumps, this MG is located in Lima, Ohio and is listed for sale here on eBay, with a buy it now of only $7,800 and lower offers are being considered by the seller.

One of the neat things about old T-Series MGs is the sheer amount of information available. For example, merely by knowing the information on the serial number plate, I was able to go to this site and uncover that the TD was produced on June 22, 1950 and from this site I could determine that it was one of only 2,810 produced in 1950 for export to North America.

One of the nicest things I see about this car in particular is that it appears to be complete, even with a top and side curtains, although for a show car you’d be replacing a lot. On the other hand, to get it up and running might not be so bad! You’ll get more looks at any event I’ve been to if you clean it up and show up as is–if that’s what you want. I’d probably end up repainting the car eventually if it were mine, but I’d enjoy driving it first!

Naturally, the interior is pretty tatty. I would love to see what the “Sports Car Club of America” (SCCA) plaque on the right hand side actually says–update, I asked the seller to post a closeup and they did. The TD was registered with the SCCA as a competition car, meaning it might actually have some minor race history. I should also note that the seller responded incredibly quickly! They also posted some more pictures of the underside that I requested–while there is certainly some repair needed, it’s not as bad as I thought at first. The seller doesn’t tell us anything more about the history of the car, unfortunately.

They do tell us that what looks like the original engine is currently locked up, and that the passenger door hinges are broken (readily available) and the windshield is cracked (flat glass, use the old one as a template). Not too much, and generally these old XPAG engines will free up once they’ve soaked for a while. What do you think? Is a trip to Ohio in your future? I am thinking about it myself, but I suspect the multitude of projects I own already will keep me from going.