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That's what the holes in the floor are for 
2009 4/4 Sport Henrietta
1999 Indigo Blue +8
2009 4/4 Sport Green prev
1993 Con Green +8 prev
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I'm wondering if they have sold the part rights as well. I'm assuming they have. I'm not sure if replacement parts will be sourced from Thailand now or what.
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Have no fear, there are an incredable number of small companies with very experienced chaps who will be able to source parts and fix almost anything. You only need to look at the number of cars that still run in the London to Brighton every year and a few of these are the only example left so the M3W should pose no problems
Here for a good time not a long time!!
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If you have the money anything will be available, until regulation says otherwise!!!!!
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1994 +8 (Maurice) tis no more
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Who bought the rights to the engine? Engine parts and Centa parts and clutch parts and bevel box parts are the key and unless you live next door to a Morgan dealership you are probably S.O.L.
FWIW, MX5 gearboaxes are likely to be plentyful. I presume the clutch is non-standard but will be by some large manufacturer (assuming it's not a mass produced item available for yet another vehicle, making it even easier/cheaper.) Centa isn't going anywhere either. The bevel box is by Quaife isn't it? Morgan produces very few of the mechanicals in-house. The engine is really the biggest dependency, S&S being a small manufacturer. That said, people are rebuilding 40 year old V-twin engines that went out of production long ago, so I'm sure we'll be fine. May be hard to find the right people but with such a tight community someone will find someone and the word will spread like wildfire. Look at Phil, everyone knowns Phil  I'm far more worried about frame or panel damage. Will Morgan, in 10 years' time, beat/roll you a new panel and portion of frame if you get lightly rear-ended?
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Who bought the rights to the engine? Engine parts and Centa parts and clutch parts and bevel box parts are the key and unless you live next door to a Morgan dealership you are probably S.O.L.
FWIW, MX5 gearboaxes are likely to be plentyful. I presume the clutch is non-standard but will be by some large manufacturer (assuming it's not a mass produced item available for yet another vehicle, making it even easier/cheaper.) Centa isn't going anywhere either. The bevel box is by Quaife isn't it? Morgan produces very few of the mechanicals in-house. The engine is really the biggest dependency, S&S being a small manufacturer. That said, people are rebuilding 40 year old V-twin engines that went out of production long ago, so I'm sure we'll be fine. May be hard to find the right people but with such a tight community someone will find someone and the word will spread like wildfire. Look at Phil, everyone knowns Phil I'm far more worried about frame or panel damage. Will Morgan, in 10 years' time, beat/roll you a new panel and portion of frame if you get lightly rear-ended? Yes i think they will. Take a look at the 1930`s models being re-built from the ground up. Mmc and many dealers have the parts for the car, frame tubes panels etc with engine parts for some engines being new old stock off the shelf so to speak. Take a look a Ewan engineering and Blackburn to name just a few. Also it would not look good for Morgan not to make and supply body parts especially as they have been bought back in house. Mind you, as Sopwith are reportedly about to bring out a 3 wheeler of there own later this year. With a car price similar to Morgan, it might be worth a trade up to one. With a more powerful and lower emission engine of there own design the benefits might be better all round.
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Who bought the rights to the engine? Engine parts and Centa parts and clutch parts and bevel box parts are the key and unless you live next door to a Morgan dealership you are probably S.O.L.
FWIW, MX5 gearboaxes are likely to be plentyful. I presume the clutch is non-standard but will be by some large manufacturer (assuming it's not a mass produced item available for yet another vehicle, making it even easier/cheaper.) Centa isn't going anywhere either. The bevel box is by Quaife isn't it? Morgan produces very few of the mechanicals in-house. The engine is really the biggest dependency, S&S being a small manufacturer. That said, people are rebuilding 40 year old V-twin engines that went out of production long ago, so I'm sure we'll be fine. May be hard to find the right people but with such a tight community someone will find someone and the word will spread like wildfire. Look at Phil, everyone knowns Phil I'm far more worried about frame or panel damage. Will Morgan, in 10 years' time, beat/roll you a new panel and portion of frame if you get lightly rear-ended? Yes i think they will. Take a look at the 1930`s models being re-built from the ground up. Mmc and many dealers have the parts for the car, frame tubes panels etc with engine parts for some engines being new old stock off the shelf so to speak. Take a look a Ewan engineering and Blackburn to name just a few. Also it would not look good for Morgan not to make and supply body parts especially as they have been bought back in house. Mind you, as Sopwith are reportedly about to bring out a 3 wheeler of there own later this year. With a car price similar to Morgan, it might be worth a trade up to one. With a more powerful and lower emission engine of there own design the benefits might be better all round. Good news for Morgan, not sure I could do the sopwith. Just a little too silly (says the man with the shark-faced car). What’s the motor? I am quickly falling in love with that V-Twin. Everything it lacks in modernity, refinement, efficiency, rev range, smoothness, power, etc., it makes up in style and ridiculous noise. It just looks so right sitting up front there 😎
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Who bought the rights to the engine? Engine parts and Centa parts and clutch parts and bevel box parts are the key and unless you live next door to a Morgan dealership you are probably S.O.L.
FWIW, MX5 gearboaxes are likely to be plentyful. I presume the clutch is non-standard but will be by some large manufacturer (assuming it's not a mass produced item available for yet another vehicle, making it even easier/cheaper.) Centa isn't going anywhere either. The bevel box is by Quaife isn't it? Morgan produces very few of the mechanicals in-house. The engine is really the biggest dependency, S&S being a small manufacturer. That said, people are rebuilding 40 year old V-twin engines that went out of production long ago, so I'm sure we'll be fine. May be hard to find the right people but with such a tight community someone will find someone and the word will spread like wildfire. Look at Phil, everyone knowns Phil I'm far more worried about frame or panel damage. Will Morgan, in 10 years' time, beat/roll you a new panel and portion of frame if you get lightly rear-ended? Yes i think they will. Take a look at the 1930`s models being re-built from the ground up. Mmc and many dealers have the parts for the car, frame tubes panels etc with engine parts for some engines being new old stock off the shelf so to speak. Take a look a Ewan engineering and Blackburn to name just a few. Also it would not look good for Morgan not to make and supply body parts especially as they have been bought back in house. Mind you, as Sopwith are reportedly about to bring out a 3 wheeler of there own later this year. With a car price similar to Morgan, it might be worth a trade up to one. With a more powerful and lower emission engine of there own design the benefits might be better all round. Good news for Morgan, not sure I could do the sopwith. Just a little too silly (says the man with the shark-faced car). What’s the motor? I am quickly falling in love with that V-Twin. Everything it lacks in modernity, refinement, efficiency, rev range, smoothness, power, etc., it makes up in style and ridiculous noise. It just looks so right sitting up front there 😎 Choice of Two stroke inline triple of 1.0, 1.2 or 1.3 litre Villiers engine which is in testing phase now. Using special two stroke oil of low smoke and low emission producing between 90 and 120 bhp.
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