Thanks for the comments -
DaveW - I did think of switching the over-rider brackets to get the horizontal flanges on the inside but seemed to be too much effort for little gain (also I was not 100% sure they are switchable). I assume that Morgan just put them on whichever way they are picked up at the time...
Maybe this is an example where with a little bit of thought (and no/low cost to Morgan) the assembly of the car could provide the customer with a lot more flexibility - possibly even opportunity for the factory to offer more options eg undertray or protectoive grill could be easily fitted as an extra - a short version (as above) onto the horizontal flanges or a longer version back to the mounting holes on the chassis used by the tow hook. Perhaps a point for the focus groups ....
John (Felix42) - I got the reg number as the best I could for an early 50s reg number from London/Middlesex (where I was born, also in the early 50s) for a reasonable amount. Believe these four number followed by 'MY' series were issued by London South East/Middlesex when the three letter plate combinations ran out in 50s/60s (to cars as well as motorbikes). Your number on your Minor backs this up in part - was it from London/Middlesex?
PeterJ - agree that the wood is not the strongest - I did look at bar or box section aluminium but decided the ease of fabricating in wood is easier and sufficient to offer adequate protection for a lot of debris (Can I also now say that some of the chassis is wooden?). My thought was that large debris - eg a brick or scaffolding pole flicked up at 70mph - is going to do some damage whatever ... maybe even come through the wooden floor
