No carmaker in the world embraces tradition more than Morgan Motor Company. At his factory in the spa town of Malvern, workers still use generations-old techniques to hand-assemble cars not dissimilar to those their parents, grandparents or great-grandparents may have owned. The 4\/4, introduced in the 1930s, is still in production. The same goes for the Plus 4, Plus 8 and Roadster, while the most primitive Morgan of all, the 3 Wheeler, has returned after a hiatus of several decades.<\/p>\n
One of the company’s enduring traditions is its dependence on other manufacturers for the engines that power its cars. Since 1909, when H.F.S. Morgan used a Peugeot V-twin to power his prototype three-wheeled car, Morgan has not produced a single engine, gearbox or rear axle. Avoiding the considerable development costs was undoubtedly crucial to the survival of such a small manufacturer, but the resulting dependence sometimes left Morgan unable to chart its own course.<\/p>\n
Plus 4, for example, shows how this dependency can manifest itself. When it was launched at the end of 1950, the model was equipped with a 2,088 cm3 Standard Vanguard four-cylinder, succeeded by the four-cylinder that equipped Standard-Triumph’s TR2, TR3 and TR4. When the TR4 – and its engine – ceased production in 1969, so did the Plus 4, which wasn’t revived until 1985, when Morgan began buying 2-liters from Fiat. The Fiat was ousted from the engine bay in 1988 by the Rover M16 four-cylinder, which, after Rover ceased production, was replaced by Ford’s 2-liter Duratec four-cylinder, the engine with which the Plus 4 is equipped today!<\/p>\n
This model is a Plus 4, two-seater. Delivered new to Germany in February 1967, it was fitted with the Triumph TR4 engine, giving it a very pleasant ride. It was then exported to Arizona in the USA, before being re-imported to Europe by the current owner.<\/p>\n
The car is very well maintained. Recent operations include :<\/p>\n
This beautiful Plus 4 is an opportunity to acquire an automotive icon at a very good price!<\/p>\n
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Legendary Morgan Plus 4, two-seater in very good condition <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7599,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"portfolio_category":[117],"portfolio_skills":[],"portfolio_tags":[],"class_list":["post-7757","avada_portfolio","type-avada_portfolio","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","portfolio_category-sold"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n