Having had some form of cabriolet/soft top car all my driving life and where ever possible driving all year round with the roof down, I've found that I'm less inclined to appreciate being pissed upon when it rains if I'm going somewhere as opposed to heading back home. For me the worst aspect of a Morgan is driving at speed, hood up or down, in pouring rain and the side screens start to pop out and let water cascade thru the gap between the wind screen frame and the side screen.
There is nothing quite like turning up full of apologies looking like anything from a slightly wet dog to a full blown drowned rat, to a restaurant, hotel, friends etc slightly bedraggled and dripping all over the carpet or leave damp patches on their sofa. somehow the special adoration of the Morgan wains amongst all concerned .Dealing with wet clothes all day is no fun, whereas, if it rains heading home, whilst still annoying, we have only ourselves to worry about when we get there.
Our first introduction to Morgans was in the late 80's, we picked up the 4/4 on the Wednesday before Easter, then headed across to Ireland for an Easter tour, finishing up spending a few days In Clifden, it rained all the time. We finished up wearing wax cotton jackets inside to try and keep dry, tied bungees across the hood frame to keep the side screens tight to the screen frame, a leather cloth to deal with the water running down the inside of the screen. After a few days we had water running backwards and forwards along the floorboards as I accelerated or braked. It took weeks to dry the side of the car out.
Looking back on it we still smile, at the time we were not too amused, and wondered why even our most humble soft top inexpensive by comparison mass produced Midget kept us bone dry in the heaviest of storms and the hand built Morgan didn't put up much resistance to water ingress . Never seem to learn I bought 3 more Morgans.
We were coming back from Ireland on Monday evening, we were the only convertible with the roof down heading across North Wales then up the M6 into the dark, heater on full blast enjoying the benefits of a great barmy summer evening , nothing quite like it.
Last edited by JohnHarris; 07/09/23 09:15 AM.
