MG Dreaming

MG Dreaming

Imagine, if you will, acquiring a professionally restored example of the vehicle that first turned America on to sports cars. Then imagine that all you paid to own this 1949 MG TC (shown above) was $100.00. Sounds like a dream, doesn't it? But it could be yours if you participate in a charity draw organised by the New England MG 'T' Register, an international organization dedicated to the maintenance, preservation and enjoyment of T-Series and Vintage M.G.s. Tickets are just $100.00 each and with only a limited number being sold you have a very real chance of winning. This, by the way, is an outstanding TC that features dual spare tires, a luggage rack, seat belts, temperature gauge, all the right lights, Alfin drums, and a walnut dashboard.

It was owned by the late David O. Hakanson, who was a very enthusiastic member with a TC, TD, and a TF in his collection, along with an MGA. According to the Register, Dave took great pride in his cars, and all of them were in great condition. Chuck Troast of New England Classic MG restored the TC about eight years ago and it probably has fewer than 2,000 miles on it since then. Dave's wife Liz has decided to let the Knudson Churchill Scholarship Trust use the 1949 TC as a fund raiser with a share of the proceeds going to the Hakanson Family Trust. The drawing takes place at 5PM, Friday, May 7, 2010. You needn't be there to win but you will have to pick up the car in Oneonta, NY, and drive it home. Not exactly a hardship.