Talk Morgan Forums Morgan Sports Cars Classic Morgans (pre-CX) Gorgeous 1936

A few comments.
First a lovely car. I would very much like to have it. But . . .

Not sure why the web site URL says morgan-44-supersports - there were NO series 1 4/4 Supersports?

The answer to the SU question is easy. This was a common set up on Climax cars. The carb seen as horizontal is only one of two SUs. One is a side draft, and it vertical as you would imagine. This is a downdraft. (See Pic)

No mention of matching numbers? Possibly a bitsa? For this money, I would expect the correct bits. I hope this is a matching numbers car. I had a '39 Series 1 bitsa. Great car, but not correct.

Driving is great fun, but a bit challenging. String brakes must be set up just right or you will have challenges in today's trafic. No lights, turn indicators, etc. MOT??

Again, a beautiful car.

Cheers,

That's the joy of TM there is always an authoritative answer on its way!

Thanks Mark

Way back in the 1980's I was involved in clearing out a former British Leyland dealership which had gone bust. The stores were rammed full of ancient parts. Huge numbers of strip speedos, headlamp units, keys on boards (FS etc), circular heater matrices, brake parts - all brand new old stock. There was a large box of SU carbs, and within that box were several sideways fitting downdraught carbs. This was the first time I had seen them and up to today I've never seen one fitted to a car, but they must have been 'a way of doing it' pre-war.

To cut a very long story short, we took this stuff in a Transit van to the autojumble on York Racecourse on behalf of the owner.
Before the doors opened to the public we had made over £500.....