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MG TD TF 1500 - Have I Been Overcharged?

Please look at the attached invoice and let me know if the charges are too high. Would you believe a new cam shaft and bearings (fitted) was £2 and a radiator £7.

Cheers

Jan T


J Targosz

Well that depends. Using Retail Price Index, £20 then equates to £257 at todays prices. But converting to current value using Average Earnings - which might be best for this particular case - the cost is £488.

I see you have an invoice there from Thomson's Motor Spares. I remember them well; Hoffman's for the overhead cam cars (I had a PB midget) Thomson's for T and Y Series, then Archway Engineering and Toulmin's for MGA. Those were the days - if only one had known it!
Alexander R

Yep ...should have just bought a new one!


David Sheward

Wow!
The taxes...
Regards, Steve
Steve Swarts

I agree with Texas Steve,,, Over 50% for taxes ???

Connecticut Steve
STEVE WINCZE

and I bought a 1500 midget in late 1967 for not much more than the price of the TD in the list, but it was still almost six month's wages.
Ian Bowers

My Father paid $1500 for his TF1500 back in 56.
New, untitled, but had just under 200 miles on it.
Back then the $400/$500 discount was fairly epic!

At least that is what he told Mom!
David Sheward

depends..is it still under warranty? LOL. thanks for posting. regards, tom
tom peterson

What about a speedocable for £ 1-02 pound?


Willem van der Veer

The cable and two shockabsorbers were under £ 10,-!


Willem van der Veer

Hi Alexander,

Yes I also have invoices from both Archway Engineering and Toulmin Motors. The one that intrigues me most is from Mangoletsi for a HyTorque cylinder head and manifold and that was for £44-7s-2d which from your calcs is over £1000! A new pair of large bore SUs was also £15-5s-6d, about a further £300. The engine hasn't run since all of this work was carried out in 1969 so I hope it was worth it.

Jan T
J Targosz

Here's a '73 one from Toulmin Motors Middlesex for TD3966.

Those were the days...!

Jasper



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