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There has been considerable discussion and interest on the question of Morgan Classic ground clearance (measured at the lowest part of the undercarriage, usually the cross member or sump).

After a two year battle with Morgan to fix my non compliant car and with the help of our Federal Department of Infrastructure I finally extracted the attached formal statement on Morgan letter head.

I had two problems, 1) the car was not ADR compliant i.e. minimum 100mm clearance, and: 2) It had a significant chassis "lean" from new (30mm plus down on the driver’s side).

The Morgan statement was interesting as it finally confirmed what the specified ground clearance was supposed to be (many post 2006 Australian cars were well short) but I was stunned learn that a 22mm difference measured at the chassis under the rear wheels was OK! –Based on tolerances of the Land Rover range - Really.

What the suspension of a light weight Morgan sports car has to do with an off road vehicle twice the weight and 3 times the ground clearance I’m blowed if I know.

But I quote an accompanying email from the Australian distributor and “Rest of the World” Dealer of the year, 2011- 2012.

“December 2013
The Morgan Motor Company confirms that the ground clearance should be 100 mm or more.
Regarding the difference in ride height side to side, I was previously verbally advised that 25 mm is within tolerance, (I understand this is also the case for the Land-Rover Defence range) however, I now understand that this acceptable tolerance for Morgans is 22 mm.
It should be noted that both the Morgan and the Land-Rover use leaf springs at the back, where due to the basic design of such a spring, such tolerances are normal.”

Someone has been standing too close to the glue pot I think....

Sad to say, but sometimes MMC can be their own worst enemy...
There has been more than one instance of several cars being returned with the same fault, but the factory "have never heard" of the problem...
+4SS emissions, leaf springs, some years ago bad welds on the collapsible part of the steering column to name just 3...
I hope the improvement in QC at the factory is a genuine move in the right direction... I really do hope Morgan are still manufacturing exciting, individual looking, personal transportation devices in another hundred years time!