Description
1953 Plus 4 Flat Rad Morgan Four Seater
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Original Standard Vanguard 2088cc engine
Car recently refurbished
Despatched 29th October 1952 to Rossleigh Ltd., 39-45 Lothian Road, Edinburgh
Original registration DKS 17
New bulkhead just fitted
Just re-wired
Just re-sprayed
Alloy tank
Instruments recently rebuilt by Speedograph
Good tyres
Brakes overhauled
Still retains its original tonneau and hood, side screens
Runs well and has extensive paperwork to support history
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Long term ownership from around 1975 to 2011.
Current owner is a long term owner of many vintage and classic cars
Car now in tidy usable condition rather than a 100 point restoration
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This car - the larger Plus 4 - was announced at the 1950 Earls Court Motor Show with the new Standard Vanguard engine installed on a strengthened 4/ 4 chassis with a 4” longer wheelbase
In the march of progress, hydraulic drum brakes were fitted for the first time on a Morgan.
Just 141 cars were 4-seaters, 117 drophead coupes, the rest being 2-seaters in the 1950-53 period of production, with a large proportion retained for the UK market
