I was idly leafing through the Burton catalogue, as you do, and came across their version of a Panhard rod for the leaf spring Ford Escort, price £59, just checked the Mulfab Morgan version - £185! Surely there can't be that much difference in the two rod kits? Maybe it has got more to do with the perception of how much a Ford owner expects to pay and how much a Morgan owner will pay?
I think you'll find that the Mulfab kit can be fitted in an hour or so by anyone vaguely competent with a set of spanners and that there are about 8 different variations dependent on model and year, that you have to accomodate for in manufacture
Whereas the Ford Escort kit requires careful stripping of the car, detailed measuring and fitting, quality welding, and then reassembly but it fits both Mk1 and Mk2 Escort 2 and 4 door shells of which thousands were made.
So £185 + an hour or so's labour, paid or otherwise vs £59 + at least a day, and probably more skilled labour at £50 and upwards an hour
Take your pick....
Simon @ Sifab.co.uk
