Ditto. I want it for road use, but the cost
of over £1k seems excessive
The roll bars for pre-long door cars (pre-1997)were made by a UK company called Safety Devices.
http://www.safetydevices.com/ (Bars for long door cars are more problematic). Roll bars require a Certification from a licensed expert to be allowed on a race track. Safety Devices can do this. From a bad memory, I recall Safety Devices was purchased in 1989 by a German company by the name of Matter but was repurchased by the original owners a bit later and they are still there. Good people.
Their roll bar prices were always very reasonable..I have their Morgan price list list from a few years ago. Depending on height and on whether you wished a removable diagonal bar, they could then be purchased direct (with fittings but excl VAT and installation) for under 200 GBP. All UK dealers had stocked and installed for years.
However, a few years ago one UK dealer (Melvyn Rutter) convinced the company that an exclusive franchise for the UK would be best for everyone and an agreement was made. Since then, these Morgan roll bars can only be purchased, (whether you are a UK dealer or a UK consumer) from this Agent.
The price increased significantly and most dealers in the UK have simply stopped installing them. One can still buy directly at Safety Device prices if you are OUTSIDE of the UK.
There is also another problem I may have noted earlier. Most Morgan roll bars (including those of Safety Device) are made to fit under a Morgan top. That makes them too short..as a normal person's head extends over the height of these bars. For that reason they cannot be used on a racetrack. There is a bolt-on extension that raises the height to make it certifiable.
To avoid some of the issues noted, I have heard that MogSport is going to produce their own roll bar for Morgan racers. It will be much less expensive than what you have been quoted.
Lorne
