Beck TD, Part 26: Beck Gets an Alignment

From the very first day that I saw Beck, I knew there was an "elephant in the room." Even though Beck TD is astonishingly rust-free for a 66 year old car, and had solid woodwork and other fitments, there was one place where Beck had seen a hit. It was dead center in the front crossmember, and it was quite a hit:

Beck TD, Part 25: Improving the Interior

When Beck TD first came to live at the Grant St. Garage, the interior was definitely a mixed bag. The seats looked good, and there were reasonable door cards and panel trim in the rear. However, the floor was a different story: no carpet, bare plywood floors (that was correct - the car had plywood floors from the factory), and a balky shifter in a welded-up transmission tunnel:

Beck TD, Part 24: Remote Brake Fluid Reservoir

This is another one of those projects that has been proceeding in fits and starts for several months. In 1952, MG chose a really dumb method for maintaining the brake fluid. The master cylinder is under the floor, and you check the fluid level by removing the carpet, then a drop-in panel, then use a 13/16" wrench (same size as the spark plugs) to remove a threaded cap, and then somehow get your head under there with a bright light to check, and if needed, top up the fluid without spilling it in the interior of the car. Dumb!