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This is a very rare and interesting car, it is a 1948 Morgan 4/ 4 Flat Rad, finished in Green with Black Interior. The subject of much recent restoration work, she is still in an Oily Rag condition but runs and drives well. You could obviously add value to the car or restore it, but it has a certain charm in its current state! The car was ordered new and supplied in chassis form to Guernsey, it retains its original engine and Moss gearbox, and probbaly its original steel body, more information is available in the cars large history file!
After formative years spent in the drawing office of the Great Western Railway, engineer H F S Morgan progressed to automobile manufacture, showing his first three-wheeler car at Olympia in 1910, coincidentally with an upsurge of interest in cycle cars. Of simple construction with front-mounted motorcycle engine and two-speed chain transmission, the Morgan was light, fast and economical to run. V-twin engines from a wide variety of manufacturers were employed, though those from J A Prestwich predominated. Competition from small sports cars forced the adoption of a conventional three-speeds-and-reverse gearbox in 1931, the last two-speed model leaving the factory the following year. A more refined version - the F4, with 8hp Ford Model Y four-cylinder power unit - appeared soon after. In 1937 the F4 formed the basis of the first four-seater, four-wheeled (4/ 4) Morgan and the following year a special Coventry Climax-engined sports model competed at Le Mans, qualifying for the Biennial Cup. A special Standard 1, 267cc overhead-valve four-cylinder engine was introduced for the 1939 season alongside a new 2+2 drophead coupé, and would continue to power the 4/ 4 up to 1950.
This particular Morgan 4/ 4 was acquired by the penultimate owner circa 1971 and used for local day trips and other pleasurable motoring. Family commitments led to a reduction in its use, and in the mid 1970s the car, which was still in running condition, was laid up with a view to its future restoration. As is so often the case, other projects and, latterly, the owner's advancing years prevented the rebuild from getting off the ground, resulting in the Morgan remaining untouched for the last 40 or so years. The car changed hands 4 years ago and the owner embarked upon a search of the cars history, which is fascinating and too lengthy to list here, suffice to say, this is not your average Morgan! In addition the mechanical restoration was started with the car being gone through methodically. She is in a good running condition today with only the cosmetics needing work, or not as the case may be! There is a new exhaust system and an old soft top and side window frames with the car. We could not find a cheaper Flat Rad and this isa really interesting one! Call for more details on its history!
