Talk Morgan Forums Morgan Sports Cars Maintenance & Servicing Help finding previous owners?

I know this is probably not likely probable, but I would like to find the prior owners of the new to me 1956 Morgan.. I have excellent records that detail the prior owners. They are-

1.Antony Mark Hancox
2 Asuwith Rd
Saintbridge
Gloucester

2. John Reid Lees
76 Doonfoot Rd
Ayr

3. T R Holder
Turndale
24 Belk Voc Rd
Cinderford

4. R s Lirey
1 Manor House Street
Peterborough

Anyone know them or how to get in touch with any of them? I would love to know more about my car in its early years.

Many thanks in advance.


Steve Thornton
Blwling Green, KY

I think you are going to find it pretty difficult to get anywhere with this. I can however tell you that the first address is wrong, it's Askwith Road, not Asuwith. And No. 2 doesn't exist any more, the area has been redeveloped and the houses there now look like they were built in the 1960s or '70s

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Saintbridge+Surgery/@51.8489377,-2.2235075,19z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x487105e7c5a42643:0x69855a2473cfd23!8m2!3d51.8489418!4d-2.2224209

Thanks Hamwich.

I know it is a long shot to find any of the prior owners, but how cool would it be to find one or more of them to learn about the car’s early history? I already know much of it from the very detailed records that were kept and passed along with the car, but I would really like to hear more “in person.”

Thanks.

I'd go 'Old School' - write a letter. It can't hurt.

+1

Excellent idea. It might just find the right person.

+2. Even if they have moved the new owners of the house might have details

I would suggest that No3 is not Belk Voc rd but Bell Vue Rd.
I would try some of the phone number web sites, you might have to pay for some of the info but it would tell you who lives there now and other info like when the house was last sold.

Edit: try 192.com
Cheers
John

I think you are on the wrong forum Steve. This is Maintenance & Servicing.

He's trying to maintain his Mog's history

I have unearthed ownership details of my 1960 Plus 4 back to 1962. I tried every avenue, however unlikely it seemed, and followed every lead. I also had a couple of very lucky breaks. The guy I bought it from, for example, bought it at a show in 2010. I contacted the show organizer and he still had registration records for that event and shared contact information for the owner of the only Morgan there. We corresponded on email and he led me to the guy he'd bought it from (on eBay). The guy who rebuilt the car in the 80s died in 2014 but his online obituary listed his kids, and I was able to Google contact info for one of them--who turns out to be a pistonhead who helped his father with the restoration. He was delighted to reconnect with the car and a fount of information about what was done and why. My research took time and persistence, and will never end, but you have to start somewhere, as you already have. Good luck.