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Bob, Another good book is Phil Benfields Buyers guide to a plus 4 Morgan. It has a lot to say and is relevant to all modern classic's really in so many ways. Phil works at Allon White Morgan and is a very approachable guy. If you are really foxed send him an email. He's like an encyclopedia when it comes to Morgan's. Melvyn Rutter is much the same as is Brands Hatch Morgan.

Dave, Your'e welcome and it's a much earned plug! Your book took some writing, It is fact filled with those questions you wouldn't know where to start looking for answers and full of the most relevant information that a new or even a long term owner might ask questions of. Many of which Morgan won't even answer for you!

I think the new breed of Morgan owner is playing into Morgan's modernisation drive re. the CX platformed car. These 40 somethings and younger didn't stand at their fathers right hand watching him fix and repair the family car. It was common for the old man to come home on a Friday night with a head gasket set and say up early tomorrow lad, we're giving the car a de-coke! Or, I'm servicing the brakes and giving the car a tune up this weekend! Yes, that was the way to demystify the I/C engine! Modern cars just don't need that treatment and when work is required it disappears into a faceless garage somewhere then re-appears some time later. So, they lose the joy of running, maintaining and driving their dream and as we know one little problem with the suspension or steering set up can destroy that driving experience! Most of all though, they have no idea of what is wrong or how to diagnose a problem, what needs doing or how to rectify it so soon lose interest in what was their dream car that they probably have waited half a driving life for!
Morgan don't seem to have the parts/spares for the classics in the way they used to have, perhaps they prefer to service the main dealers in preferance now but it seems that it is harder all round to obtain some things already. Lets hope the after market picks up the spade!

By sheer chance, I was looking for this only this morning. Phil's Buyers' Guides for the 4/4 and Plus 8 are still widely available but it seems the Plus 4 book is out of print, sadly.

I have ordered Dave's book this morning.

It's in the back of the Morgan Four owners workshop manual & buying portfolio Brooklands Books OWM 796 Here

Also ebay and amazon turn them up!

One thing Dave's book has is a date organised explanation of what was fitted when and where and the change over dates even explaining the time zone when your car might have either option or a combination of options and as he points out this is not necessarily in build date order!

This I found very useful.

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There's a good Colin Musgrove book about buying trads as well

I have that book as well; it was very useful when looking for my Morgan.

I’ve now gone down the “rabbit hole” of adjustable dampers and the SSL R/S kit. However, as Dan Whiting, who sold me my Plus 4, said “ just enjoy the car for the summer and then look to what, if anything, needs to be done”.

Although I am definitely not one to roll up my sleeves and do a “de-coke” as sewin mentioned in a previous post, I am keen to get the car performing as well as it can (within reason). I have a local garage (Perranwell) who although no longer a Morgan-Approved dealer, has a wealth of experience and hopefully Darcy can guide me through the various options that many here have alluded to. Thanks for all your words of wisdom/ experience.

Yep I had family down in Cornwall at St. Issey until earlier this year when my Aunt died, she was the last survivor on my side of the family. Perrenwell are a good bunch and still selling used Morgan's so you will have great help and advice there Bob!

I can also highly recommend Perranwell. I bought my current Morgan last year and took it to Perranwell for service/MOT and a fair bit of fettling before taking her to France for a week. Darcy is absolutely brilliant. Funnily enough the car was originally supplied by them when they were Morgan main dealers and still has the original number plate with the garage name on. Now has the first and last service stamps from them.