I suspect it has ever been the creed of the Morganeer, to modify his machine almost as an act of faith..? Having spent quite a number of years on forums,I have felt privileged to read of the many trials, tribulations and triumphs in that regard. Of course in many cases improving on a trad could be a rather simple process given it`s rudimentary design being that which attracted me to the marque, yet not a true vintage machine with true Vintage...err...limitations and of course expense. With that in mind it seems I perhaps fell into a "position" in terms of appreciating originality relative to the time my Morgan exited through the gates of the factory. I suspect valuing varying degrees of "originality" is one of the sub cultures of the old car "faithful"...? (-:

I can well understand that certain types want or need to get the tools out to get involved with their hobby machine, in times past such was the expected build quality such involvement was perhaps deemed a necessity, though today I guess our expectations of reliability have altered, perhaps more so with the young than us who are of the baby boomer generation and may have memories of compulsory repair and maintenance, grease nipples perhaps being the last vestige we held on to in terms of mechanical maintenance simplicity, long after advanced engineering and better material choices determined there was a better way..and long before the MMC thought to try to adopt it..? Not that I wanted them to..! Interesting to note that amongst the changes, much can still stay the same..? No need to list examples. While us BB`s seems as forgiving as ever, I very much doubt that the young will be quite as foible forgiving as we BB`s have been over the years, and perhaps less so as we age even further... Hmm..?

Back to Originality...It seems my Mog fails on the originality stakes it`s fit finish and material choices exceeding factory spec in numerous areas when it was rebuilt by Kevin...It even lacks the front suspension oiler, and has tubular shockers all round, but it is still almost original... to the way Kevin rebuilt it....(-: Oops, I forgot, just recently fitted some SS exhaust sections to replace the "original" now corroded mild steel.... I guess in reality I risk excommunication by the originality faithful...(-:

All that ramble initiated by the resuscitation of the vid with poor chap who managed to brake in a wonderfully straight line over quite some distance leaving lengthy black streaks of rubber on the road, nothing up with the brake balance across the front wheels there then..? All of which took me back a number of years to a discussion I had with Colin AKA Spanner Juggler in which I questioned replacing "original" brake components with "modified" kit, better discs possibly vented, even drilled perhaps, larger multi piston calipers, to allow for larger pads to increase contact area on the discs....? All of which can leave even longer black lines when we might be unfortunate enough to panic and try to push our brake pedal through the floorboard as if out life depended on it, just as it seems that poor chap may have done...? Of course his brakes may have been completely standard, and modified brakes could perhaps require less effort and or provide more feel in normal operation, but in blind PANIC... I suspect they could perhaps lay a tad more rubber over a longer distance if as seems possible they might lock up earlier.. The thinking being that it was hitting the bulk of the other car that stopped the poor chap, the brakes managing to have slowed the actual force of impact and not stop the accident from happening..?

As ever more than happy to be proved entirely incorrect, I left schooling at age 15 with a BPA, so what do I know... doh

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