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Totally T-Type 2 (TTT 2) is a free bi-monthly technical publication compiled for MG T-Series owners by John James, the creator and original editor of the MG Car Club T Register publication, Totally T-Type.

TTT 2 is available to read in a choice of two formats. To download this issue (Issue 10) as a PDF version for viewing/printing, simply click the cover picture on the right. Alternatively, you can also read Issue 10 directly on this website by browsing the contents on the left. To browse a different issue of Totally T-Type 2, simply use the dropdown box in the top right hand corner of the page to select your desired issue.

Featuring the content on this website as well as the ‘traditional’ PDF download encourages a two-way dialogue between the article authors and you, the reader. Under each article is a ‘comment’ section in which you can make remarks on or ask questions about the content of the article.

We hope you enjoy TTT 2! Article contributions are gratefully received. As a thank-you, all contributors will receive a complimentary printed copy of the issue of Totally T-Type 2 in which their article appears. Please direct your T-Type technical articles to the following email address:

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109 Responses to “Welcome!”

  1. adrian wells 20. Aug, 2010 at 8:52 am #

    there is a host of information out there, many years of experience. I will watch the site with much interest and add my experiences if required. Good luck, A.Wells

    • Paul Barrow 16. May, 2011 at 6:39 am #

      Hi John

      Another steller magazine! Its no wonder the MGCCTR threw the towel in – how could they realistically hope to even come close! This is such a professional production! Well done.

  2. Richard Evans 20. Aug, 2010 at 8:54 am #

    Excellent Idea, Excellent publication!
    I did wonder when John would rear his friendly, knowledgeable, eloquent head.
    You made me feel very welcome when I started into the ‘dark side’ of the ‘T’ world, when some others in a particular club could be a little ‘off’. I, also am no longer a member. The addiction took its full course! I am pretty much half way through a TC basket case rebuild.
    If you need any help with anything, (east coast England) please please do not hesitate to contact me.
    Good Luck
    Kind Regards
    Richard
    ’47 MG TC, ’69 MGB V8 ‘Sebring’ conversion and ’64 MG Midget.

    • Richard Porter 20. Aug, 2010 at 11:55 pm #

      I must not be the only crazy one, MGBGTV8 in the construction stage, a finished TR6 and an MG TC wnatabe.

    • J Denis Fay 16. Jan, 2012 at 12:22 am #

      Hi Richard, Nearing the end of a 18month TD, rebuild, My car has a bad habit of the starter motor Bendix jamming in the flywheel ring, the flywheel and ring are in very good condition, likewise the bendix. Is this a common problem for TDs, or do you think that maybe in the past the wrong cog/bendix/ started has been fitted to the TD, any addvice ?? Kind regards Denis Fay, West Cork Ireland

      • John Quilter 17. Jan, 2012 at 1:21 am #

        I’ve owned my TD for 34 years and the starter has jammed 4 times in 22,000 miles and those times were more than 25 years ago. I simply put the car in fourth gear and rocked it and the starter freed up. It is not an unknown problem as I believe it is mentioned in the owners handbook.

      • JOHN JAMES 18. Jan, 2012 at 8:31 pm #

        Hello most people oil the bendix and spring on the starter motor — that is ok to clean off and get it working ok BUT when the bendix assembly is working and nice and free — the whole bendix assembly should now be stripped down and cleaned up with NO SIGNS OF OIL — then reassemble and then fit the starter motor to the engine and then all should be ok — The reason for doing this is because all of the clutch dust sticks to the oil the bendix assembley and then it does not return correctly after a period of time and then it jam’s — I was taught this by My Mentor Named Cyril Carter who used to be a Spitfire Mechanic ( Planes not cars ) when i was a young lad working for the BMC Main Dealer which was Hartwells at Kidlington Oxford Back in the mid 1960′s — Oh Happy Days — i hope this info helps — And Kind Regards From Paul Albert — To All Of You MG. T Type and Pre MG. T Type Men and of Course You Lady’s as well.

        Submitted by John James on behalf of Paul Albert

  3. Josh de Zwart 20. Aug, 2010 at 9:42 am #

    I enjoyed your first web based T-Type magazine and hope I will see many more. A T-typer needs all the help he can get…..

    Please keep them coming,

    Cheers,

    Josh de Zwart TC 5061
    Calgary, Alberta

    • hans Verbeek 15. May, 2011 at 2:22 pm #

      beste jos
      even een vraagje bent U een Hollander en zo ja dan dateert het van 1972 dat wij elkaar ontmoeten met de MG td,s en koffie dronken voor een meeting bij mij ouders thuis in Den Haag,
      graag een antwoord zodat we nog wat kunnen mailen.gr Hans verbeek blauwe MG TD

      • Josh de Zwart 16. Nov, 2011 at 1:05 pm #

        Hi Hans, I only now discovered your comment on this site(from more then 1 year ago….)
        Yes I’m the same chap in your description. (just a tad older)
        Give me a an E-mail and we “talk” some more.

        Cheers,

        Josh, Calgary, Alberta

  4. Steve Swarts 20. Aug, 2010 at 9:59 am #

    John,

    I love it!
    Your hard work has always been appreciated and this publication is clearly up to your high standards.

    As you may recall, a couple of years ago you published my somewhat wordy article on the breathing apparatus supplied with MG TD Mk II automobiles — a rather esoteric subject appreciated by few, I suspect.

    Thank you again,

    Best regards, Steve Swarts

  5. Steve 20. Aug, 2010 at 11:39 am #

    Steve,
    Thank you for developing this site!! It’s going to be fantastic!!!

  6. Len Bonnay 20. Aug, 2010 at 12:06 pm #

    This is a wonderful service to the T-type owner. It is professionally done. I wish it had been here when I began TC8154.

    Len

  7. Bruce Greaves 20. Aug, 2010 at 12:49 pm #

    This looks like a very useful book for the t type owner. However for safety reasons one must emphasise great care especially when untrained and working on braking systems.

  8. David Yater 20. Aug, 2010 at 1:09 pm #

    Thanks for the great addition to t-type information.

  9. Arnold Parlee 20. Aug, 2010 at 1:59 pm #

    Really great articles. I have not read all the articles but will do. Love the detail and the fantastic pictures. My car is a basket case going together very slowly so I will be an avid reader.
    Arnold

  10. Sherwood Parker 20. Aug, 2010 at 2:35 pm #

    John,

    Congratulations on this, the first of many,issue. I find it a very refreshing resource and will be looking forward to every issue.

    Warm Octagonal Regards,

    Sherwood Parker
    Tempe, AZ, USA

  11. Malcolm Scanlan 20. Aug, 2010 at 2:56 pm #

    What a great idea!
    I am not an engineer, nor have much in the way of tools / space etc but any small jobs I will and try to do myself. I hope this publicatin will show me the best way to fix and keep my TC safe on the road.
    Looking forward to reading the next issue
    Malcolm

  12. Don S Harmer 20. Aug, 2010 at 4:17 pm #

    John,

    Delighted to have you back, I have missed you and your Totally T-Type!

  13. Dave Jorgensen 20. Aug, 2010 at 4:28 pm #

    Thank you so much for this; I’m just about finished a 5-year rebuild on TD27991 – a supercharged RHD/5-speed which is extensively modified. It’s as close a K3 Magnette as I could make it with a 1280cc XPAG, 16″ 48-spoke wheels with 185mm Michelin X’s, a Judson blower, 12-inch alfin drums, a 4.88 MGA rear end, articulated cycle fenders, shortened MGB front springs and sway bar, a fiberglass hard top, 8-inch chrome King-of-the-Road headlamps, and a black-and-green M-Magnette-inspired paint job.

    Your site will be a real help to me; I can’t always get the parts I want from North American suppliers, and tech articles always add to experience. Best wishes on this endeavour.

    Dave Jorgensen
    Leduc, Alberta, Canada

    • Matt Sanders 03. Nov, 2011 at 7:04 pm #

      Hi Dave

      This is a very interesting special you’ve got, I’ve got an ex Minnesota TD chassis from 51 I’m about to start rebuilding, I’m going to attempt to modify an MG midget roadster axle from the 1970′s cars which has a 4.2 ratio fitted to use on the car.

      I’ve got a pair of MGB backplates and drums which will really fill out the wheels which will have to be modified to get the holes to line up, but should look very good, I’ll use MGB Front discs as the car will have wire wheels. I can get MG Midget bolt on wire wheel hubs which will fit the axle I want to use.

      Surprising how many BMC / Nuffield parts from Wolseley, Riley etc can be used.

      What brakes have you got on there? I’m going to run mine with cycle wings on front which I prefer.

      I also have a 1930 MG Special that started life as a 1930 Morris Minor saloon but was rebodied with a racing body in the 1930′s, it was the first car I ever drove and have owned it for 25 years!

      Thanks

      Matt Sanders

  14. Dale A Livingston 20. Aug, 2010 at 4:44 pm #

    I am pleased to see you offer such a neat publication. As an MG T-abc and NEMGTR member there is never enough information concerning our cars and especially details of parts and suppliers. Thanks for your efforts and I will be anxiously awaiting your next issue. Dale TC9749

  15. Barrie Jones 20. Aug, 2010 at 6:33 pm #

    Welcome back.

  16. Nick Simpson 20. Aug, 2010 at 8:12 pm #

    I heartily welcome this publication. I find MGCC and MGOC magazines to be so focused on Bs and youinger and of little technical relevance to our cars.
    Please keep up the good work.
    I suggest you ask for donations towards editorial expenses.
    Best wishes
    Nick
    ’54 TF 1250
    Northumberland

  17. John Dalby 20. Aug, 2010 at 8:23 pm #

    Just to say that I am very pleased that you are back !

  18. Ron Benson 20. Aug, 2010 at 8:31 pm #

    Glad to have you back John! Havn’t studied the articles in depth yet, but felt I had to send this message.

    Ron Benson TB

  19. Graham Walker 20. Aug, 2010 at 8:40 pm #

    John,
    this is a very welcome development. I was hoping that you would not disappear from the T type scene after all your hard work, which was much appreciated.

    I look forward to future editions, and perhaps making the occasional contribution.

    Best wishes

    Graham

  20. Tony Lyons-Lewis 20. Aug, 2010 at 8:45 pm #

    Hi John. This is great news indeed – we were worried we had lost you! I look forward to much more of you excellent information. Thanks for all the help so far with my TC rebuild here in South Africa. Tony Lyons-Lewis, Knysna

  21. Steve Poteet 20. Aug, 2010 at 8:56 pm #

    John,
    It’s So Good To See You back!!!!!Can We Buy The Magazine In Hard Cover Or Any On Line?You Do A Great Job I Hope To Talk To You Soon.
    Steve Poteet

    • John James 21. Aug, 2010 at 10:30 am #

      Hello Steve,

      I am only getting a limited number of ‘hard’ copies produced to start. I’ll send you a complimentary copy.

      The web based magazine is of course, TOTALLY FREE!

      • Steve Poteet 12. Oct, 2010 at 10:52 am #

        Can I Buy The Second Issue From You?I Like The New Mag A Lot!!!!!!!!

        • JOHN JAMES 12. Oct, 2010 at 10:06 pm #

          Steve,

          I’ve sent you a copy and will e-mail you separately regarding costs.

    • Chris Sundt 21. Aug, 2010 at 10:40 am #

      Please note that TTT-2 is not a replacement for Totally T Type, which is still published every other month on the T Register web site and in hard copy form.

      Regards. Chris Sundt

      • Paul Barrow 24. Aug, 2010 at 11:15 pm #

        Yes, but the on-line subscription to TTT 2 is TOTALLY FREE TYPE whereas the digital subscription to TTT for non-MG Car Club T Register members is £6 for 6 issues and £18 per annum (as opposed to £12 for members) if you want the hard copy version.

  22. Bob Mendelsohn 20. Aug, 2010 at 9:00 pm #

    John,

    It’s great to have you back. Thanks for your continued support to the MG T-series community.

    Bob Mendelsohn

  23. Bernie Wood 20. Aug, 2010 at 10:15 pm #

    Great to see you back, wonderful first issue.

  24. Ben Gilbert, Sr. 21. Aug, 2010 at 12:00 am #

    Great information. Looking forward to receiving updates as I am soon starting an overhaul of my 1952 TD, and hope to eventually re-build my 1949 TC exu, which has been apart for 40+ years.

    Ben Gilbert, Sr.
    Miami, FL, USA
    1938 SA Tickford
    1949 TC exu
    1952 TD

    • Ian Prior 01. Jan, 2012 at 5:36 am #

      Ben
      can you contact me re Sebring MGA reunion which is happening in March at Sebring
      regards
      Ian Prior

  25. David Lodge 21. Aug, 2010 at 1:13 am #

    I see some right dodgy blokes are welcoming this magazine – you know who you are! – so please allow me to join them and all power to you! From a truly tinker-prone and terminally shriven T-typer.

  26. Ian Bowers 21. Aug, 2010 at 8:07 am #

    That’s better, good to see independance rules; thank you.

    • Mike Jones 21. Aug, 2010 at 9:34 am #

      You can’t keep a good man down. Just what the serious T type owner wants. Many thanks and keep up the good work.

  27. Paul Jennings 21. Aug, 2010 at 10:26 am #

    Very nice! Great to see another T type site up and running.
    All the best! PJ

  28. ian thomson 21. Aug, 2010 at 12:33 pm #

    Great to see TTT, and you, back John. any help you need just ask.

    Ian Thomson

  29. Mike Jones ( the other "one of many " ! ) 21. Aug, 2010 at 1:52 pm #

    Liz and I were only yesterday talking about how you are sorely missed John,
    but of course we should have known, true ” MG ers ” are never put down . Great to hear from you, we knew your kingpins would never wobble !
    TD Penelope and BGT Arabella are all fired up – - -in fact we are going out for a razz to celebrate !

  30. Gene Gillam 21. Aug, 2010 at 3:30 pm #

    Wow…life is good in the MGT-Type world!

  31. Keith Douglas 21. Aug, 2010 at 4:48 pm #

    Good to have you back John, you were missed.

  32. Brian Roberts 21. Aug, 2010 at 7:46 pm #

    What a pleasant surprise to hear from you out of the blue. The aims of TTT 2 seem just right. Keep up the good work and good luck. Kind Regards, Brian Roberts.

  33. Dennis Barker 21. Aug, 2010 at 9:03 pm #

    John another terrific idea, keep up the good work. So good to see you on the airwaves again. You know you have always had my full support.
    All best wishes to Steve and yourself – Dennis.

  34. Sean Lynam 21. Aug, 2010 at 9:17 pm #

    John,
    Congratulations, well done. Knew you would bounce back. All info on T Types is very welcome and your efforts are greatly appreciated. Looking forward to many more TTT2 issues.
    All the very best.(gb)

    Sean Lynam

  35. Malcolm Sayers 22. Aug, 2010 at 12:10 pm #

    Well done John.
    From all of the above comment’s. “It looks like you have been and done it again”.
    Malcolm

  36. Chris Sundt 22. Aug, 2010 at 6:34 pm #

    I am pleased to see that John James has decided to continue his interest in, and support of, T Types with the launch of a new web site that includes a companion magazine to Totally T Type, Totally T Type 2, that is available to read and download online. I wish him well in this new venture. The original Totally T Type continues to be published bi-monthly in both hard copy and online forms through the T Register.

  37. Paul. R. P. Albert. 22. Aug, 2010 at 10:03 pm #

    Welcome Back John. Its nice to see you are back with TTT2. 2010 Silverstone Dead!! was NOT the same without you. Please keep up The Good Work, i Know you will make a great success of TTT2, Kind Regards, From Paul Albert.

  38. Chris Tordoff 23. Aug, 2010 at 11:17 am #

    Welcome back John, the TC has celebrated by breaking a half shaft the first in 41 years so I count myself lucky. I will send some details of the autopsy and repair. Best Regards
    Chris Tordoff.

  39. Grant Humphreys 23. Aug, 2010 at 7:12 pm #

    Well John you have been working hard, it’s great to see you back on the T Type scene! We look forward to meeting up with you and Sue again in the future.

    Grant and Barbara.

  40. Paul Barrow 24. Aug, 2010 at 12:24 am #

    Delightful to see Mr. Totally T Type back in control of a publication again. As would only be expected of someone with a superb worldwide reputation, a first class production has been made and I am already eagerly awaiting TTT2-2 (Totally T Type 2 Edition #2).

    Thanks John and extremely well done. I raise a glass to you and to your enduring success.

  41. Tony (Yorky) Williams 24. Aug, 2010 at 12:43 am #

    Thanks for your e-mail. I currently own 2 TC’s, a ground-up full restoration TD that I just finished, and a 1960 MGA, all running and registered. Unfortunately I recently had a bad accident in my 1934 PA coming back from a display. I am looking to source parts for the PA and if some of your members have any suggestions for where I can source them in England. Firstly I am looking for chassis rail, bell housing, ring-gear housing, right hand mud guard, head light bucket, radiator shell and more…
    I also need a diagram of the chassis specifications.
    Is there such thing as a workshop manual for a PA, I only have an instruction manual which is not detailed enough for the work I have to do.

    Thanks Yorky
    Townsville Australia

    • John James 25. Aug, 2010 at 7:15 am #

      Hello Yorky,

      Sorry to hear about your accident. If you go to the Triple-M Register website and register on the discussion forums and then pose the questions, you will get help. The website is http://www.triple-mregister.org/

      There is not a Workshop Manual for the PA but the collective wisdom of the Triple-M people should be sufficient. As I own a PB, I can also help you with queries off-line.

    • Steve Ashworth 22. Sep, 2010 at 11:24 am #

      Hi Tony,
      Probably the best alternative to an official workshop manual is the Blower’s “MG Manual” originally published by “Motor Racing Publications” in the 1950s. This covers all MGs from M Type to TF. If you don’t have one, then try a search on Ebay. I saw a couple for sale there earlier this year.

      Regards,
      Steve
      TC3448

  42. Harry and Deidre Pyle 24. Aug, 2010 at 6:53 am #

    John,
    Hearty congratulations…a job very well done.
    Best wishes for the future.
    Regards
    Harry and Deidre

  43. ron nieuwenhuijs 24. Aug, 2010 at 6:23 pm #

    Good Luck!

  44. David Lewis 25. Aug, 2010 at 11:16 am #

    Further to our conversation of a few days ago I have now (at last!)had a proper look at TTT2. What a feast, and what a manifesto! A wonderful addition to the body of T Type literature, and the opportunity for public discussion of the (excellent) articles will add still further to their value. Well done indeed, John and Steve.

    I know you do it for love and not for money but I agree with Nick Simpson and others that you should make it possible for us to contribute to your editorial expenses. Any surplus could go towards the erection of a statue in the centre of Keynsham!

    • Steve Ashworth 22. Sep, 2010 at 11:33 am #

      I agree that we should all be contributing to the cost of publication. Judging from the enthusiastic reception from all those commenting on TTT2 on this website, I am sure we can support a bi-monthly hard-copy as per your original conception of TTT. Please give it consideration as it’s so good to have a “library” of professionally produced booklets to refer to for technical advice and to share in the experiences of other T-Type owners

      SteveA
      TC3448

  45. Adrian Malthouse 26. Aug, 2010 at 8:24 am #

    John

    Congratualations on setting up TTT2. The wealth of information within your publication will help me finish restoring my ’51 TD which has been off the road for over 30 years.

  46. Chris Tinker 26. Aug, 2010 at 12:50 pm #

    Hello John and Steve. This has really made my day. Having been away all summer working in the Far East, and with my M.G. being rebuilt at last, what better than to have you, John, back on the scene with yet another imaginative and useful publication. Congratulations! I’m delighted, and look forward to calling in to see you again when on one of my frequent East-West trips. My very good wishes for success in this venture. Chris

  47. roy dockery 26. Aug, 2010 at 8:28 pm #

    thanks for your time on this site.

  48. Michael Moran 27. Aug, 2010 at 1:29 pm #

    Dear John

    Over the last few years I have suffered a long period of painful and terribly expensive disillusionment with so-called ‘specialists’ in the UK recommended ‘without responsibility’ by the MGCC.

    I really appreciate the fact that an authentic lover of the marque, a man of integrity and committment, of uncompromising standards, has been selfless enough to continue his outstanding contributions to the joys and sorrows of T-type ownership. He has kept his head above the questionable practices of many ‘respected’ names that are drifting on past laurels and remain unnacountable to the beleaguered customer.

    Classic car restoration has become in my lifeteime(my first MG TC 43 years ago)a billion pound industry throughout the world. The golden calf is doing its nasty work. However few of us are ‘cheque book’ restoration Charlies just waiting to be milked dry. Thank God there are some enthusiastic, altruistic amateurs (in the original and best sense) of the ‘old school’ left to maintain the breed, the standards and the innocent enjoyment we all experienced with these cars many years ago, days when motoring life was so very different.

    You are a great person John and thousands of us out there appreciate your sterling efforts!

    Michael

  49. Mike Armstrong 28. Aug, 2010 at 10:42 pm #

    Fantastic publication – it just gets better and better. Well done.
    Best wishes – good luck – and thanks.
    Mike Armstrong,

  50. JOHN PATTERSON 29. Aug, 2010 at 2:16 pm #

    A great publication, thanks for getting it going. I have owned TC 7025 since 1956 when I bought it in St Louis, MO when I graduated from Washington U. I restored it in 1960 and love the car as it is now a driver which loves Northern Michigan curvy roads. The car spent 12 years in Chicago and 13 years in New Jersey and we are now back in Frankfort, MI since 1983. It gets far more driving now.

  51. Eric Lembrick 30. Aug, 2010 at 6:18 pm #

    Hi John,

    Great to see you back with another superb on-line publication. I can’t wait for the next edition if the first is anything to go by. You may even persuade me to put pen to paper and write something for inclusion in a future edition, if you feel it is worthy of inclusion that is.

    Regards
    Eric.

  52. Nieck Jan Boschman 01. Sep, 2010 at 6:56 am #

    Hi John,

    Fantastic publication! There are many T-type owners in the Netherlands so i add your website to the http://www.mgcarclub.nl
    This will be very helpfull for many T-type owners in the world.
    Specially the free download is a matter of progressive thinking!
    Well done!

    Regards Nieck Jan

  53. Editor Square Front 01. Sep, 2010 at 10:15 am #

    Your information will be passed on to the members of MGTTO (MG T-Type & Prewar Owners) Holland. Good luck and best regards.

    • Lawrie Alexander 06. Sep, 2010 at 5:58 pm #

      Hi,
      There is a gentleman in Holland (Herman Rump, herman.daisy@hetnet.nl) who purchased a supercharged TC from America. Although the car was fully restored, he seems to be having some problems with it. It would be nice if he could make contact with other TC owners in Holland. Perhaps you would be so kind as to let him know how he could reach some of these people? Thank you! Lawrie Alexander

      • JOHN JAMES 06. Sep, 2010 at 9:05 pm #

        Hello Lawrie,

        I have e-mailed Nieck Jan Boschman in the Netherlands. I am sure that he will contact Herman.

  54. Tweed 02. Sep, 2010 at 8:44 pm #

    Hiya john, wish I could come up with something original to say but after reading all these messages of good luck and best wishes all I can do is echo what has been said. Good to have you back among us.

    All the best,

    Tweed.

  55. Rob Dunsterville 06. Sep, 2010 at 3:10 am #

    TTT2 looks splendid in concept and execution. Just what the world wide fraternity of T Type owners need. You deserve many congratulations.

  56. Frans Sitton 06. Sep, 2010 at 11:13 am #

    Congratulations John!
    Just what we, T-typeowners needed. A golden opportunity!
    Nice layout and interesting articles.

    Best wishes, Frans
    TC2634 ’47, TF2152 ’54.
    The Netherlands.

  57. Mike Greenwood 11. Sep, 2010 at 1:20 am #

    Hi John,
    Great website!
    I will let all the T Type tragics here is South Australia know about the situation and to also have a look at the site, I have added a link on our website so they do not have to search for the address! TD 9507; MGC Roadster & several ZA Magy’s.
    Mike Greenwood Webmaster for MGCC SA.

  58. Jerry Birkbeck 13. Sep, 2010 at 6:46 am #

    I thoroughly endorse all the comments sent to you about this new venture and having seen a hard copy I would say that it is excellent, crisp, very well published and a thouroughly professional product.

    Looking through the comments you have mentioned that a few hard copies have been produced. Is it your intention to provide this service in the future?

    I do prefer reading a magazine rather than following events by way of a screen!

    Good stuff and may it long continue John.

    • JOHN JAMES 14. Sep, 2010 at 7:18 am #

      Jerry,

      When I was “chief cook and bottle washer” for “Totally T-Type” (TTT) – that is to say the previous magazine I had responsibility for (TTT without the “2″)I used to send out around 540 copies worldwide. This magazine was started by me in January 2004 and was always intended to be a ‘hard’ copy magazine. It was however, also made available for downloading, initially for free and (since January of this year) for a fee of 6 GBP.

      “Totally T-Type 2″ (TTT 2) is different inasmuch as I made a conscious decision that it should primarily be an Internet based publication. However,I am aware that there are some T-Type owners who do not have e-mail or Internet access and probably never will. They are quite happy for the cyber world to pass them by and good luck to them if that is their choice. These T-Type owners have been very loyal to me (as have everybody else on this list – I am overwhelmed by the wonderful response to TTT 2)and I don’t want to “disenfranchise” them. I have therefore arranged a small print run of ‘hard’ copies to meet their needs.

      The problem with small print runs is that they are tremendously expensive, even using digital printing, and I cannot therefore pass on the full charge to ‘hard’ copy subscribers. So, I am currently charging them 5 GBP per issue and subsidising the rest, including the postage out of my own pocket. I am prepared to do this until I can build up “critical mass”, which is probably about 50 ‘hard’ copy subscribers. Frankly, I would not really want to get back to the days when I was spending not inconsiderable time in sending out hundreds of ‘hard’ copies.

      Some e-subscibers have said that they would be willing to send a donation to help defray expenses. I intend to take them up on their kind offer and I will include a short pragraph in October’s TTT 2 to this effect.

  59. Craig Egglestone 17. Sep, 2010 at 12:09 pm #

    Great news to have you back, producing a quality publication for all T Type enthusiasts.

    Keep up the excelent work

    Craig & Joshua Egglestone

    Darlington Co Durham

  60. Michael Sherrell 20. Sep, 2010 at 5:24 am #

    How lucky are we that our T cars generate so much enthusiasm, more with each passing decade? Hats off to you John James for your untiring efforts in fanning the flames. Even Cecil Kimber would be amazed at our collective, relentless path, deep into the mechanical mysteries of our little matchbox cars. More power to you and TTT2.

  61. Chris Cassell 21. Sep, 2010 at 8:06 pm #

    John,

    I am glad to see you back!

    We met up in Bath a few years ago and you brought me a whole load of material to get me started on making my TC roadworthy. I am now out prowling the back roads of Missouri every weekend! Thanks for your help and encouragement and Good Luck with this new endeavor.

    Chris Cassell
    Richmond, MO

  62. Steve Ashworth 22. Sep, 2010 at 1:51 pm #

    Wonderful to have John back producing this top quality support to us T-Typers. The future of our cars depends on just this kind of work. Long may it continue!! Many thanks to John and also not forgetting everyone who contributes to TTT2, without whom, there would be nothing to publish!!! Well done to all.

    Best Wishes,
    Steve
    TC3448

  63. Bob Figenskau 24. Sep, 2010 at 3:49 am #

    Super site and a great resource. I will be fan and hopefully a contributor. Good to be back in touch.

  64. Noel Lahiff 24. Sep, 2010 at 9:57 pm #

    Well done John. Nice to see you back in print.
    Noel Lahiff

  65. Ross Taylor 27. Sep, 2010 at 10:13 am #

    Good to see a fresh publication coming out from the “Old Dart”
    Regards
    Ross
    in Tea Gardens

  66. Bill Harte 30. Sep, 2010 at 5:38 am #

    John,

    Thank you for another Stellar edition of TTT2. Every article
    usefull, every article entertaining. Like a good wine, you are getting better with age !

    Bill Harte
    Paignton, Devon, UK

  67. Paul Barrow 01. Oct, 2010 at 4:50 am #

    Another brilliant edition of TTT-2.

    I am sure you have “other people” no longer looking in their rear view mirror now John as you have overtaken them long ago. They are now left looking at your dust trail!

    Keep it up!

    Ys FaithfullY

    Paul

  68. Ian Lindley 08. Oct, 2010 at 8:17 am #

    It would have been a tremendous loss to the “T” community if your expertise, knowledge and ability to source and draw together great informative articles had been lost.

    That is not happening and you have risen again like the Phoenix to show others the way it should be done!

    I wish you every success with “TTT2″.

    Ian Lindley
    Peebles, Scotland

  69. West Reynolds 09. Oct, 2010 at 7:10 am #

    Hi John,
    Finally got to read your publication,& found where you are.Great reading, & interesting articles,even to the non technically minded such as myself, even if I did have a TC when I was 18 & they were new. I wish you all the best in this adventure even though we are a few miles away, technology is great in something like this.
    Cheers
    West……T.C.Owners Club WA

  70. Gerry McCarthy 25. Oct, 2010 at 7:41 pm #

    Good to see you back John,
    To be honest the only thing that kept me in MGCC was TTT, I find very little in Safety Fast to interest the T type enthusiast.I have just got my TD on the road after 3yr resto and find your publication excellent, keep up the good work.

    Gerry McCarthy

  71. J Nick Thompson 10. Nov, 2010 at 6:52 pm #

    Have just joined the MG clan although I have owned an NG since 1965. It was taken off the road and stripped for rebuild. Marriage delayed actions. I have just been re-awakened to the cause and TTT2 has and will certainly help.
    My car? originally built by Dick Jacobs 1n 1948 for racing is an MG TA Special CS7695 – it has a chapter and several photos in ‘An MG Experience’. Dick went on to be a ‘works’ driver for MG.
    I did not know any of this until contacted via DVLA by an Australian MG enthusiast.
    The car has now started the rebuild.
    Any body remember the car when raced?

  72. David Taylor 22. Nov, 2010 at 5:49 am #

    An excellent publication. Your dedication and enthusiasm for the benefit of T Type owners around the world is phenomenal.
    A long life to you!
    Kind regards,
    David Taylor Tasmania, Australia

  73. Roy Ingleton 22. Nov, 2010 at 3:46 pm #

    Well Done John. I’m only sorry that I have only just caught up with TTT2 but I shall be downloading all future editions without fail.

    With every good wish for success in your endeavours.

    Roy

  74. Murray Arundell 22. Nov, 2010 at 9:42 pm #

    John,

    Noticed that you’ve managed to round up many of the “Usual Suspects” of the MG T-Type world. Its not without a degree of embarrassment that I must admit to being associated with many of these gentlemen of questionable character and count so many of them as friends….

    Good work and well done.

  75. Editor Square Front 23. Nov, 2010 at 12:07 pm #

    Great issue (nr. 3) and what a lovely picture on the frontpage. Keep up the good work!

  76. David Hughes 01. Dec, 2010 at 12:50 pm #

    John

    Just caught up with your latest venture. Excellent!

  77. John Standley 16. Jan, 2011 at 10:57 am #

    John

    Just the job, brilliant!

    Thanks very much, an invaluable source of information. I shall subscribe!

    John

  78. Dave Houser 16. Jan, 2011 at 8:12 pm #

    John,
    Looking forward to this next installment of Totally T-Time 2! Keep them coming!
    Cheers,
    Dave Houser

  79. Phil Johnson 25. Mar, 2011 at 3:34 pm #

    This publication was forwarded to me by a fellow ‘T’ Type owner. An excellent publication which I have now subscribed to.
    I have a ’54 MG TF which I have owned since April of 1969 and has never missed a summer’s driving while in my hands. It has reliably taken me on many long trips to MG events in Canada and the US, as well as seeing quite a few hard miles on the racetrack in the ’70s.

  80. Don Cowgill 25. Mar, 2011 at 4:38 pm #

    Enjoy your magazine! It gives me even more ideas for my 52 TD — now with a 65 MGB motor and suspension, MGA rear end, and Sprite bucket seats. Maybe I will put the Judson blower on it?? What a fun car to work on and tour around in!

  81. Jamila 29. Mar, 2011 at 9:36 pm #

    Dear John

    My father is a keen MG enthusiast.. painfully so. Our house is cluttered with decade’s worth of MG magazines, and though he is not computer savvy, he has still managed to follow the MG literature to the internet.. though us kids always seem to be the ones getting the websites up so he can spend hours reading or printing the PDF’s, and even now that he has semi retired to the country, I still get the call asking if the new TTT2 has come out.

    So a sincere thanks from Australia, for all your effort from TTT to TTT2!

    Regards
    Jamila

    • Rob Dunsterville 08. Apr, 2011 at 1:10 am #

      Hi Jamila, John featured my TF in TTT2 Issue 4. Does your father have a T Type? Where does he live? I am on the mid N Coast of NSW near Forster.

      • Jamila 17. Apr, 2011 at 4:56 am #

        Hi Rob
        Yes my father has a 1949 TC he purchased a number of years ago and has been slowly pulling it to pieces.. in the hope of one day putting it back together.. He is located in Macksville, just a little further up the coast then you are.. He’s other keen interest is tractors… OLD tractors.. he currently owns two McCormick W6′s, a farmall M, 3 small fergie’s, and a fordson N.. and is a member of the Mid North Coast Machinery Club.. which also caters for car and station engine enthusiasts.

        Feel free to contact me on jamybeans@hotmail.com

        Regards

        Jamila

  82. Ian R Bush 16. May, 2011 at 5:49 am #

    Hi.
    May I say that its great to have a site dedicated to just T Types.
    The articles, not only make interesting reading, but are very useful. and aid the continued use, and keeping in good order the T Type.

    It also helps T type owners to keep in touch, and share experiences, which is always a good thing.
    Long may this continue, and I send my Regards to All T Type owners.

  83. Mike Sutton 18. Jul, 2011 at 9:42 am #

    Hi John

    A big thank you and congratulations on the first anniversary of the publication of TTT2. I have “renewed” my subscription to the online edition by clicking on that button up in the left hand corner of the welcome page. I hope your endeavours are not leaving you out of pocket.Regards

    Mike

  84. Richard Hyde 19. Jul, 2011 at 6:39 am #

    Have just opened your e-mail with the latest TTT2 edition and read all the accolades that you have received. John you have to be congratulated on what you are doing for the T movement.
    Regards.
    Richard & Angela. -Sydney

  85. Paul Barrow 20. Jul, 2011 at 9:48 am #

    Happy birthday TTT2 – only 20 to go now until you are 21!
    Paul

  86. Gil Langswager 15. Jan, 2012 at 8:41 pm #

    Hi John,
    It’s about time I replied to thank you for a great publication. I enjoy getting it & reading it. I see many familiar names as I browse. I’m not much of a communicator but I’m definitely an MG T enthusiast! Talk to you again.
    Gil

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