TD2000

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TD Cars Pte. Ltd.

Type	Private
Founded	1986
Headquarters	Glenmarie, Malaysia
Industry	Automobile
Products	Retro-Classic Cars
Employees	30
Website	Official TD2000 Website

TD2000 Silverstone Mk II

The idea of creating a retro-classic to pay homage to that famous '50s English sports car, the MG TD, but basing it on modern Japanese drivetrain, the TD2000 roadster actually evolved in Australia during the mid 1980s. Despite enlisting the help of Nissan, the Sydney-based Marshall Motor Company could not make a success of the project and the tooling changed hands several times until being acquired by TD Cars Pte. Ltd., 85% Malaysian-owned operation with 15% Australian partners^[1].

In 1998, TD Cars acquired the rights, intellectual properties, and trademarks associated with the production of the roadster from the MG TD that was originally developed in the United Kingdom.

Today, the TD2000 Silverstone is built on a steel chassis, equipped with an independent double wishbone front suspension, a leaf-spring back axle and all-round disc brakes, the 2-seater roadster seeks to ally classic styling to contemporary road manners.

Its fiber glass bodywork incorporates side intrusion bars, is protected by stainless steel bumpers and powers by a 2-liter Toyota 3S-FE engine developing some 130bhp, the rear-wheel drive roadster delivers better performance than its predecessor.

The factory in Glenmarie only has the capacity to produce 200 of these roadsters annually. Most of them are sold in foreign markets.