Beck TD, Part 68: A New Speedometer and Tachometer

 Beck TD has had an interesting variety of instruments in the dash since it came to live at the Grant Street Garage in July, 2017. When Beck arrived, it had the original MG TD instruments, consisting of speedometer, tachometer, a dual water temp/oil pressure gauge and an ammeter. The small gauges worked, kind of, but the speedo and tach did not. But they had that gorgeous old look - in 1952, MG was still using the domed glass:

Beck TD, Part 67: Wood Repair

 Part of the charm of these old British cars is that there is wood involved. The popular imagination has decided that they have wooden frames, but that's not right - the frame, as you'll see in the first photo below, is a hefty steel structure. The wood is used as a framework for the body, with the metal of the body literally bent around the wooden frame. Very evocative of the period, until the wood rots!