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MG TD TF 1500 - Bell MG Accessories - Battery Cover

I just bought an ebay alloy finned battery cover that fits TD and my TF, It was make by a company called Bell. They also made valve covers and a few other things. Does any one know anything about them? Would be paticularly interested in if you ever saw an as in a magazine so I could date the part. I know that they made a one page pass out brochure.
Keith
K E MURPHY

Think the same company made side covers and valve covers.... have seen the battery cover before (and watched you win it if it was on eBay).... I think my side cover and valve cover match it....same MG logo casting I believe....

gblawson(gordon- TD27667)

There was a Geoff Bell foundry here in Melbourne that did aftermarket castings for MG cars back in the 1970's. He was making amongst other things complete toolkits for T series MG's.
Coincidence??

Cheers,
Matthew.
Matthew Magilton

Is this it ?? When it was first discussed on this forum, I never thought it was a battery cover!


Steve Wincze

Steve..haven't seen that curved top other then on that one...does it look like someone cut it away to clear the terminals?
gblawson(gordon- TD27667)

Keith
I seem to recall that my stainless exhaust system on my TF was manufactured by a Bell Co. in the U.K.
Seamus
j.f. healy


Gordon, now you need this ;^)


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Triumph-Spitfire-TR3-TR6-MG-MGD-TD-Austin-Healey-Alpha-/400130579789?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item5d29a41d4d


Dallas
Dallas C Congleton

I dealt this year with a foundry in Toronto and may make up a wooden mock up and see if they can cast it...

Like the oil filter cover, doubt if would fit over my original horizontal one?

I do have a neat Lucas coil...not a cover, but the whole thing...

gblawson(gordon- TD27667)

I don't think any of these are related to this Bell - the exception being Lawsons valve and side cover maybe. Hank Rippert has one on his car and he says it is the only one he has ever seen uncut - there must be two as I won the one on ebay and was very happy to get it for $207!I will attach the brochure Hank sent me. You can see what I won under completed and look for mg td alloy battery cover.

If any of you have a mag that the it appears in, please let me know the date and issue or send a scan.
Hank made another interesting point - back in the day when you had to top off the battery, this meant you had to remove the bonnet on TF and maybe TD to remove this cover to top off!! No wonder it is a rare accessory. It has a wood insulator to keep the terminals from touching and no need apparently to cut corners except to make it easier to sleep at night.
Keith

K E MURPHY

Interesting. My TF, which came originally from Toronto, has the same side cover (Bell?) and a similar valve cover.
Gordon, my car has the same Lucas "high energy" finned coil that you show in the photo. I see you painted it red. I've left mine silver or whatever it is. My car's receipts show it was from Scarboro Beach Garage Morris MG in Toronto. They must have REALLY been into finned accessories.
No battery cover, however. I did watch the ebay auction with some interest.
Tom
Tom Norby

Here's a shot of Hank Ripperts TD at Gatlinburg.

Lou Van Koningsveld

Hooray! I finally figured out how to attach a photo! Here is a shot of my "finned" accessories.
Tom

Tom Norby

looks familiar....that is just the 2nd coil like that that i have seen
gblawson(gordon- TD27667)

I understans now from the ad image that my TF 1500 is fitted with Bell cyl head cover and valve cover. Both items are sandcast and polished. But the vented oil filler cap is missing. Anyone out therese having a spare Bell oil filler cap to part with in exchange for some cash? I am new to Mgs and have not yet accumulated the usual pile of spares and left-overs...
JEK Kristoffersen

Not sure why, but my oil filler cap is an MG Rad cap...seems to be meant for the valve cover, but must have been added by someone?

gblawson(gordon- TD27667)

This thread was discussed between 22/06/2010 and 23/06/2010

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