Fancy: ’62 Morgan Plus 4 Drophead

It is difficult to determine the year of manufacture of a Morgan Plus 4 just by looking at it. That isn’t bad or good but it does have the effect of holding back valuations. Few Morgans are manufactured each year but cumulatively, there are quite a few. Yes, there are seminal changes that have occurred like 3 wheels to 4 and flat grilles to waterfall grilles. Today, you can buy a classic Morgan, albeit with all of the modern improvements, that looks very much like a ’65 to the untrained eye. Today’s featured Morgan is an exceptional ’62 Drophead. The seller tells us Morgan only made 450 of them. Read More

What a deal: ’80 Morgan Plus 8

You learn a new thing everyday. Today we learned that Rover or British Leyland made an attempt to buy Morgan from Peter Morgan. Peter knew he had to do something big to keep people interested so he took the opportunity to turn the tables on BL and ask them about supplying the new Rover V8 to Morgan. The Morgan Plus 8 was born. The existing platform required much work to accommodate the V8. The chassis was made wider and the wings (fenders) made wider to hold larger wheels/tires. They maintained the gearbox and added limited slip. That changed with later models. The result was one hell of hot rod. It was a success and quickly became a cult sensation.

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Moggie: ’35 Morgan Trike Super Sport

H.F.S. Morgan built a trike for himself way back in 1910. It was so successful that he began a Motor Company in his name. Fast forward to 2012 and the very same Morgan Company re-introduced the trike to the American market. But an original trike, like today’s Matchless powered ’35, is quite rare and an interesting collectible. This one has a 990cc water-cooled engine hanging out over the front wheels. Today’s version has a Harley-Davidson engine. Read More