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#645273 18/06/20 06:17 PM
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Hi,

From the previous owner of my morgan i heard a little bit of the history of my car.

It was originally ordered (or maybe reserved) for someone other and was on the
Geneva Automobil Salon in 2009. The guy decided not to buy the car, so it was
taken over from a company in Geneva who imported the cars for the exibition.
This can be seen in the papers. The previous owner bought the car in summer
2009 from this company and sold it to me this year May.

I searched now some evenings in the internet for pictures of the morgen booth
from 2009, not so easy. Today i found it joy

The overriders, mirror and the badge was attached by the previous owner. The spinners
was maybe changed because of the "swiss MOT". But looks like the story is
really true.

And maybe not really interesting, except for me innocent
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2003 Plus 8 35th anniversary, obsidian black
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Andreas some good sleuthing going on there well done, that's a little more provenance for your car.

I bought a 4/4 Sport out of a showroom brand new in 2009 identical to yours and it was a joyful car, I have a complete set of the advertising brochures from that time and if they are of interest to you PM me with your details and I'll pop them in the post to you.

Stories such as yours are always interesting to read on TM thumbs.

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Nice research into the car's history smile


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It is always good to have some history to your car. Welll done.


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Andreas, that was good research. I like stories like that. It's good to know that your car was an exhibit at the Geneva Motor Show. Especially with a handmade car, even more attention is paid to making sure that everything looks right in this case. Symmetrical lamp pots, front wings of more or less equal width, etc. And that there was only one loyal previous owner is also reassuring to know.


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I have to send him to the beauty salon within the next weeks. From outsideit looks not like the beauty from the Geneva Show.
Inside i removed the scratches on the door panels and the leather over the dash. Recolored the scuffed areas on the seats. Only the
carpets are not so nice (rubber on driver side is nearly disappeared).

But good to have some work smile

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Originally Posted by wally
I have to send him to the beauty salon within the next weeks. From outsideit looks not like the beauty from the Geneva Show.
Inside i removed the scratches on the door panels and the leather over the dash. Recolored the scuffed areas on the seats. Only the
carpets are not so nice (rubber on driver side is nearly disappeared).

But good to have some work smile



Andreas here is the rubber matting you need fluted car matting. to replace the drivers side inset.


2009 4/4 Sport Henrietta
1999 Indigo Blue +8
2009 4/4 Sport Green prev
1993 Con Green +8 prev





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Hi Richard,

thanks a lot!!! This is exactly what i need - and maybe a few skills in sewing wink

Need to ask if they send small quantities too.

Regards
Andreas


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