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Morgan Plus-4-plus - 1963 | 
| Ask a few dyed-in-the-wool morgan enthusiasts about the plus-4-plus of the mid-sixties and the odds are theyll give you a very frosty look. In 1963, the company committed the cardinal sin of trying to introduce a modern morgan, the plus-4-plus, with a streamlined coupe body molded from fiberglass. | Specifications performance
Top speed of 105 mph
engine typedrivetrain: Water-cooled, overhead-valve. Triumph 4-cylinder
displacement 2,138 cc (2.14 l) power rating 105 hp transmission 4-speed manual
chassis: Z-shaped channel-steel; Independent front suspension by sliding pillar; Rear suspension by semielliptic leaf springs; Front discrear drum brakes: 1,815 lbs.
price (est): $3,000 in 1963 |
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Traditional chassis
underneath, however, was the traditional morgan chassis, derived from the 1936 4-4 (which in turn derived from the three-wheeler morgan that predated world war i). It had a sliding-pillar independent front suspension designed by the companys founder, h. F. S. Morgan, in 1909.
tampering with tradition
when the plus-4-plus made its appearance, the morgan faithful were shocked, but they stood by the old firm. A sufficient number of plus-4-pluses wrere sold for the company to recoup its investment, but only 26 cars were built. The experience gave morgan the strong impression that it shouldnt tamper with success again. With the exception of the plus-4-plus, morgan sports cars have changed little in appearance over time.
and since then the marque continues to sustain one of the longest waiting lists in the world.
The tiny morgan company from the little worcestershire town ofmalvem link owes its unique success to nostalgic styling. |
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