Talk Morgan Forums Morgan Sports Cars Classic Morgans (pre-CX) Indulge my damp day dreams, please.

Yes indeed, it makes no sense whatsoever from a financial point of view, but that's not a reason not to do it if that's what you fancy doing.

I have done more or less this to my car over the last 15 years, I started with a cheap (and therefore pretty shabby) 1980's 4/4, and have now got it to the state where it is pretty much up there from a performance and handling point of view - although it still needs a new pair of alloy wings and could do with a respray.

In the process, I have spent enough to buy myself a brand new +4 with the usual options, the car I have is probably worth no more than £27k, and I could probably put another 10k into it for the wings and paint. So no, it doesn't stack up financially.

On the other hand 15 year's worth of fun and motoring has got to be worth something?

Ok, I think there's enough perspective in these comments to put some context into the ramblings of a tea monster, so thank you for your time everyone.

I like the idea of a 'staged' tune up or build/refurb but the odds are that it wouldn't go to schedule or that some other aspect of life would become priority, and I don't like leaving things unfinished.

It's clearly not a financially viable proposition, and I'd worry that I'd end up with a mongrel of some sort that many wouldn't value. I've always wanted to hot rod a Morgan, but I have no facilities in my single garage, and it's easier to play with my bikes as I have a workshop for those, but unless I create a very successful monster I'm doomed to the rest of the naff home builds upon which everyone pour scorn!

Of course the easiest way is to either get someone to do the work for me & thus add credibility and retain future value, or do what everyone else does and buy one that's been done already.

I'm just an avid dreamer I guess, but I just have a vision in my head that won't go away & it's got to come out sooner or later or I'll burst!

Anyway, I've run out of biscuits here, so I'll wind my neck in now..

But thanks for the comments!

Mine is a X/flow engine 4/4 2str, over the years not much is original of the body.

Wider wheels meant new wider wings

Over sized steel crank engine with Webbers meant new bonnets to suit.

Five speed box made it close to modern and moved the gear lever from the original stupid position.

Better shocks and springs four pot brakes transformed the handling.

The car is ruined from a purist point of view.

However as I have not plans to sell it the will be someone else's problem when I'm dead.

Meanwhile I will continue the destruction with a Lotus or BDA head.

To coin a phrase, it's my car and I will do as I dam well please.

Oh, the leaky old axle is original

Jon the Chief

Quite right too, Jon! I also have no intention of selling mine, and as the years go by it becomes less and less original. This year I said goodbye to the original door mirrors, interior carpets, and front wheel bearings.