Talk Morgan Forums Morgan Sports Cars Classic Morgans (pre-CX) After 14 months of searching....I got a Plus 4

It was quite a sad day, when I had to let FELIX the 4 seater Roadster go, following a fall on icy steps when I hurt my back. It was a great car with a very high spec, well sorted when it went. But unfortunately, the more upright and higher driving position of the 4 seater just aggravated the back injury every time I depressed the clutch.

In my search for a 2 seater replacement I was not certain whether I wanted to go for a CX auto, so Sue could drive it more, but we have a modern convertible, and I think I still need one last hurrah in a trad.

Well 14 months later, I've scratched the itch and its now sitting in the garage. Collected yesterday some 250 miles for the returning journey in some of the heaviest rain and strong winds of late going up the A1M and over the bleak highest point on M62 Pennines, all because Sue following in the Merc doesn't like the M6 too much,, I can't say I blame her.

It's a 2012 red with tan leather Plus 4 sport with the old fashioned hood, black wire wheels and no stereo, Only covered 4800 miles when I collected OZZY (don't ask why, that's Sue's call) just recently out of just over 4 years in storage years due to a bereavement in the family.

It will want a bit of fettling, as they all do, but it drove very well, the suspension was very compliant compared to my other Morgans (early days). It took me back to the more raw Morgan motoring I enjoyed with my first CVH 4/4 but with more turn of speed, typical old style hood leaked everywhere , but with no music to interrupt the pure mechanical sounds and exhaust noises permeating the cabin, along with the heavy gusts bellowing and trying to take the roof off. it was good fun. The 6 hour journey back was comfortable although having not used a clutch in a while the evitable roadwork snarls tested my left foot. The headlights were pathetic, the rear lights useless at times Sue lost me completely from view in the heavy downpour spray

When I get a chance to clean OZZY I'll put up some photographs, but its nice to be back to some pure Morgan motoring.

I must admit the bigger engine of the Plus 4 seems to suit it well compared to the 4/4's I'm more used to,.

Great news that it all worked out for you both let the fun begin, we'll look forward to seeing your new car soon.

That is great news! Enjoy OZZY!! A CX PlusFour automatic with ComfortPlus seats had been an alternative, but the character of the CX-Morgan is quite different from the older trads. I regularly drive my own old 4/4-4 seater CVH, and it is a complete different experience. Even having a manual PlusFour. They both have their different charms, I always say I have the best of both worlds!

That’s great news John. Back in a Morgan!
When did sell the 4 Seater?

Sorry to read of your back issues, I suffered sore backs for many many years due to digging, lifting and shifting building materials and much else, strange to type that having given up all that nonsense since just before Covid, my back is without pain thus I can enjoy my Morgan more than I did but a few years back...

Jeez that seems to have been an epic journey home, hood up in the rain is not much fun in a Morgan, it would have been a rather noisy experience and for six hours....Hope your "new" Morgan works out wonderfully well for you.

BTW some of us enjoy pics of dirty Morgans too... (-:

It was year Last April, it was running really sweet, much missed.

I'm not one for having the hood up but the winds really picked up on the AIM, and it was catching the Morgan sideways on, and making progress hard work. The sessions of rain were monsoon type heavy, you could hardly see your hand in front of your face, we had to slow right down a few times as even Sue's Mercedes wipers couldn't cope, so you can image what I could see thru the Morgan windscreen. Although I had my rain jacket on, it was just too much and getting really wet with miles to go would have not been much fun.

Wife took this one yesterday, still cleaning at the moment.

Glad you found the right Morgan in the end John......... I am assuming that you are the John H who was interested in buying my 4/4 when it was for sale last year ?

Could well be I've seen quite a few over the last year or so.