MG TD Arnolt Cabriolet

Vehicle Overview

The MG TD Arnolt Cabriolet was built by Bertone after a design by Giovanni Michelotti. Of a planned production of 200 cars, 103 have been documented as built between 1953 and 1954 (67 coupes and 36 MG TD Arnolt Cabriolet). Out of this total, the whereabouts of 36 are unknown and three are known to have been scrapped (as of 1993). The initial price for the MG TD Arnolt was $3145. In 1954, MG informed Arnolt that it could no longer supply chassis and engines due to demand for its own complete cars (as well as the replacement of the TD by the TF), so Arnolt began looking for a larger-engined car.

Photo courtesy of Mecum Auctions.