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This is a long read but well worth it. The story in the link below was sent to me by an Australian friend, a former President of the Vintage Sports Car Club of Australia. During his time in that role Tim became involved in tracing the story behind the contents of an old suitcase found in a rubbish skip. The tale involves a Morgan owning pilot who dies in a plane crash in 1948. Enjoy the story and the photos. Credits go to the VSCCA and Tim Shellshear. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5...es+Suitcase.pdf
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A wonderful story - with so many unanswered questions!
Well done auster for passing this on - and particularly "Well Done" Tim Shellshear for researching the story.
Cheers
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I got to the widow and the three week old child and stopped.
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Great story - the remaining family must have been so thrilled to have secured his personal effects.
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What an interesting story. Thanks for posting.
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Interesting story, if the Morgan was new in 1946 then it would be one of the last V twin engines Morgans ever built. If I remember correctly, the final batch of 6 went down under!
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That is fascinating - many thanks for posting.
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Arwyn I'm no expert on Morgan production numbers but Charles Morgan told me that most of the last run of 3 Wheelers went to Australia.
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Great story - the remaining family must have been so thrilled to have secured his personal effects. +1
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Thanks for sharing. A very interesting read. 
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