Talk Morgan Forums Community Welcome Forum Hello From Castletown IoM

Hello to everyone. I am a recent convert to the Morgan marque having purchased a 2002 Connaught Green 4/4 from the great team of enthusiasts at Lifes Motors in Southport earlier this year. The car is a delight. When it was examined for the Manx Vehicle Test Certificate the inspector said 'It's really like new' - which was great to hear.

There is a good possibility that my profile is a similar to a number of Morgan owners - a chance to rewind the clock a good way and to motor with a grin on the face! Previously my pastime car was a Jensen Interceptor so the reduced frequency of visits to petrol stations is another cause to smile!!! Mind you there are days when I miss the burble of the 7.2 litre Chrysler engine.



To tell a story against myself the photo was taken whilst awaiting the ferry to the Isle of Man. About 20 minutes later I was asked to drive down onto the Liverpool Landing Stage and do a 3-point turn to line-up for boarding. You can imagine that I was feeling pretty good as it was my first journey in the car. The 1st point went very well. But then came the 2nd. Reverse??? I'd forgotten to ask where that was. I thought I'd tried everything to find it....had to lean out of the window and say to the lads on the quay "Bit of trouble selecting reverse - would you mind giving me a little push?" Which they kindly did as I slipped lower in the seat. 3rd point was forward - no problems! I spent the next minute or two reading the manual....It's got better since then.

Looking forward to reading the threads and I hope on occasions to asking questions and maybe even commenting in due course. It is great to know that there is a place where we can share thoughts. Hope also that it ill be possible to make contact with other Morgan drivers on the Island.

A very warm welcome! I'm a recent owner too, and found this site a great help. If you search the subforums I think you can find a thread 'Reverse and where to find it'. In the meantime, post more pictures!

Welcome Manxmog beautiful looking mog, but I'd have thought +8 might be more suitable from someone coming from a 7.2 V8

I'm sure someone(Speedmog? Aeroman?) might be able forward contact details of any manx mog owners club?

Welcome Manxmog; a lovely looking car, but we do need more (and larger) photos.

For your information, the Centre Secretary of the IOM Centre of the Morgan Sports Car Club is as follows:

Isle of Man Centre
Colin G Bowen
Centre Secretary
'Creg Beg', Main Road, Crosby,
Isle of Man IM4 2DW
Tel: 01624 851689

HTH

Welcome and thanks for sharing your fresh-ownership story! It put a smile on my face.

Hi chap, welcome.

My mum had to pull over with a new car one evening, and ask from house to house to find out how to turn on the lights! Classic case of R.T.F.M.!

Thanks very much for this information. I will telephone Colin to make contact when I am back in Castletown mid-November. In meantime I will try to stretch my technical ability to its max and post another photo!

Thanks everyone for your warm welcome and kind comments. I have spent some time now RTFMing (I assume RTFM is a verb). Makes a difference to know what one is doing! I am glad I may not be the only person who can make a fool of himself in public! As for the change from 7.2 to 1.8 litres - my wife thinks I am safer with 1.8 and the garage is a bit upset! I've found another pre-reverse gear incident photo at Liverpool and one of when we picked the car up - my wife, Valerie and the guys at Lifes. Some of you will know them - I can only say how great they are to deal with - true enthusiasts as well as a dealership. I am back on the IoM in a few weeks at which time the car will be re-registered on Manx plates.

Yep! Dave Randal from Lifes, a thoroughly decent chap and a enthusaist

...and those two technician were great, took real care servicing customers's cars

Ah, yes, the thirsty V8 burble... My other car is a Bristol Brigand, 5.9 Chrysler V8 with a turbo...