Category: 1955 Morgan +4 (Page 9 of 9)

I guess it’s like building a bridge: You can support the weight from below, or suspend the weight from above.

There is a huge chunk of that rear cover missing. What violence happened that led to that? That much force within the car and the whole thing would be splinters. I suspect it was dropped from a bench (or something like that).

On the plus side, the ’55 Morgan does seem pretty solid, for Morgan values of solid. The car is amazingly, amusingly simple–the top frame is comical. I rather like the whole thing.

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Having not learned my lesson last time ’round, I have bought another car sight-unseen from across the country, though this one seems to not be a project. (Cue ominous music.) This is my 1955 Morgan +4, which will be picked up soon and hopefully will be here in The Soggiest State in the next couple of weeks.

Photo is from the seller’s website, I will post a full report once the car has arrived.