Talk Morgan Forums Morgan Sports Cars Maintenance & Servicing HERITAGE PARTS by the Morgan Motor Company

Routine servicing parts should be left to "normal" routes. MMC covering the special Morgan only parts that could be outsourced to suitable suppliers. How would this be done? If drawings are available then pretty straight forward under a lucensing agreement. Hopefully not incurring big mark-ups other than sensible re-tooling, profit margins. Letting suppliers sell direct with commision to MMC added on is one option. Getting dealers/servicing garages involved too so keeping the knowledge of past car workings going, basically collaboration that benefits all parties.
We did this in the cigar factory where independant engineers made parts for us at significantly lower costs than OE machine suppliers. We also upgraded some components for better than OE.

You and I see this similarly. The Morgan Heritage company will source, license the manufacture and distribute the proper parts quality
parts at fair but profitable price..reversing the skyrocketing nonsense we have been seeing from many aftermarketeers, with Morgans
and other heritage marques.Morgan and other suppliers will be vetted (or even enhanced) by the best part legends we have had enjoyed
over the last 50 years. Many are still around, merely quiet in this era of non-trad cars..

We will also find parts that have gone missing at decent prices, or, at worst, find substitutes.

Personally, I would like this to expand to part areas the MMC has avoided in large measure until now, engines, gearboxes etc There
are also areas which could use improvement, like the domain of ali rads. for example, we have examined the new Chinese rads, and see
nothing wanted at 30% of the the previous existing prices, though all these dated designs, local and Asian, can be improved.

On forums, I often see the wrong components from earlier times recommended and create sadness and expediture. Dismaying.
Perhaps, Amazon would be a good model to follow.

Sourcing is more important than stocking. I would rather have a trusted sources supplying the right part in an extra 48 hours than an
absurdly priced wrong part instantly. You made me think of something. In time, parts could be accompanied by the method of installation or
a reference to one..

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Encouraging news certainly, and worked very well for MGB and kept the enthusiast market going. All manufacturers use cross platform parts, sourced from OEM manufacturers. I recently purchased a readily available AP brake master cylinder for the 2003 Plus8 from a classic Mini supplier, for a very reasonable £97 inc vat. (GMC90376). A parts book with OEM stock/reference numbers would be most useful, although probably not supported by official Morgan Spares dealers. Anyone know the part number for a Ford door handle/ easy-up hood release lever?

The MG Owners Club has a really good set up for spares and servicing. However, it does not have any link to the MG company new or old - it is predominantly a parts business with a Club/Forum attached.

The best analogy would be if Melvyn Rutter extended his operation and introduced an Owners Club.

I get a lot of my spares through MGOC (I am a member, but you don't have to use them, and there is no preferential pricing for members), although often use other sources as prices for exactly the same branded part can vary between suppliers. We are very well served in the MGB world, but there were almost half a million built so quite a market out there,

The MGOC website is useful, as mentioned above there are parts diagrams on all the pages so you can select the correct part and associated fittings. It would be good if MMC can replicate - Morgan Spares in the US do something similar - I often start my parts search there, look at the pictures/diagrams and then source something similar in the UK. Not forgetting the excellent Morgan History Facebook Group - the best place to access advice and help from people who really know their Morgans.

The MGOC is a good set-up. I bought a spanner for 2-eared spinners from them.

They look very similar to late version Austin Allegro inner door pulls

On E Bay, similar pulls are in the £15-£25 range so that doesn't seem bad.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/35340872...r=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

It's even available in bling

In case anyone missed it, this was posted in the Three Wheeler Forum and is allegedly a communication from the MMC regarding the new Heritage Parts Scheme.

We are pleased to introduce Morgan Heritage Parts, a dedicated function of the Morgan parts business focused on supporting customers of non-current Morgan models. Utilizing a wealth of product and parts knowledge, Morgan Heritage Parts has the ability to provide consultation to owners looking to maintain, upgrade or restore their Morgan, as well as an extensive range of official parts covering more than 70 years of models. Morgan Heritage Parts is wholly committed to the promotion of customers purchasing heritage parts through official Morgan dealerships and directly from the factory – directly addressing a gap in the parts market that is being exploited by businesses that are not officially endorsed by Morgan.

I'm not enamored with the final part of the statement. Arrogant management speak IMHO.

Far from exploiting the market, these businesses have provided a lifeline for Morgan owners. The "gap in the parts market" was created by the MMC who abandoned owners of earlier models. Let's not re-write history.