Originally Posted by riri
No, i don´t no if there is a Kaufelt- or a Lieberfinger-bodywork. how can i see it?

Hi riri,

Hard to tell from what you posted. Leberfinger pretty much copied Kauffelt. Both have great work from the Leberfinger pictures on Talk Morgan.

Matthias Kauffelt, a wonderful man, started these dashes off. He works on more exotic tasks now. He was trained as a highly specialized, highly paid, engineer but always had a passion for woodworking, aside from his own Morgan Plus 8. When Gregory Flaving, owner of the famous German Morgan dealer chain, exclaimed on sight at the dash Matthias had made for himself, Matthias soon quit his career and began making dashes for primarily German Morgans. That became specialist work for lpriceless vintage Mercedes Benz and Rolls Royce..A close German Morgan friend turned me on to him. And after an accident destroyed my Plus 8 in 2002 (kindly recreated bespoke by the Works for me). https://www.mk-holztechnik.de/englisch/morgan-accessories/models-9-97---8-07/index.html He makes for all eras of trads. Leberfinger (Morgan Park and Morgan Hamburg) followed his path saving Lutz, of course, does not do this work himself. There is also an Italian artisan that makes dashes in burl. Examples of the first two appear on this forum as regularly. They are mesmerizing.

The materials used are of a higher quality. In the UK, such things are distributed by Allon White and dear Cain has some great stuff at Wolf Performance. However, a full bespoke dash like yours can cost 10 times what what you can get one of the regular burl ones from the MMC, when they sold them. Lately, I see trads selling at almost the price of one of these dashes. laugh2 The difference is something else and if you opt for one of a Special"you can set up the dash as you choose. Aside you see from the images I posted, they are considerably more simply classic than the Factory originals installed during that 1990s era and you can add what guages you want for more engine info.

Yours is lovely.

I suspect yours is a Kauffelt like mine are. I believe I see a hint in your pictures something Kaufelt often did. a protective padded strip of lather at the dash bottom. I am not as familiar with Leberfinger's efforts but I understand they are similar to Kauffelts.

Welcome to Morgan trads, riri

Lorne

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