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What a steal of a price for now

A lovely guy, his death a tragedy. Built a number of +8s with this engine in the 1970s if I remember correctly. As well as propane examples . Much written about in Morgan literature. Definitely a steal at that price.

Yes if Bill hadn't been so involved at Malvern with Peter and Maurice the Plus 8 wouldn't have made it to the Sates where he successfully campaigned it on the track.

A truly sad loss but good to know Tcherek is settled in the same city as her Mum now and carved out a new life after nearly being born in a Morgan, so much history.

Her humour is unrelenting - she took on a refuge dog bereft of one leg so calls him Three Wheeler, another beautiful person.

Reserve not met at £17,250

It is now listed on the BAT auction site where it previously sold for USD $35,000 on 8/2/24
Will it find a new home this time?
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1...dium=email&utm_campaign=Model_Update

IIRC that's the one with the well fitting hood......

It mentions that it's been 'raised' but they've not done the doors to match

From what little I know, most of which was learned from the vast knowledge of Lorne Goldman, aka Mr GoMoG, both Bill Fink and J.H.Shealy promoted Morgan in the good ol USA. and through somewhat difficult times for the MMC. Bill converting fuelling systems comply with tighter US regs and so much more, and JHSII entering and winning so many sporting events, keeping the Morgan wings way out in front... He also drove his vintage V twin three wheeler from coast to coast across the USA and wrote about it in Miscellany, as I recall it was it was quite a story, with some gun play involved...Well it is the USA after all..! (-:

JHSII liked to keep things ship shape, his garage was a picture in it`s self, and when he used to trailer his BDA (?) engined "race" Morgan, he pulled it behind his immaculate 50`s truck.... it made quite a picture, but then as best I remember photography was the medium in which he earned his coin..John had also been a military jet jockey....

I used to send Tcherek an occasional pic from European trips and others I was fortunate to enjoy with my good lady in our old +8, and Tcherek would post them up on her Morgan website. My old Mog even managed to receive the acclaim of Morgan of the Month on Tcherek`s site way back when...(-: It would seem that Tcherek, Bill and J.H.S.II were Morgan people through and through, just like a stick of rock, that has Blackpool printed all the way through it`s length... (-:

Yup these folk along with others put a great deal of effort into the spreading of Morgan`s wings across the USA.

Only remembered the name of Tcherek`s website after I posted the above.... Typical... Duh..! Think it used to be called Smogthis...?


https://tkamstra.wixsite.com/isis2/photo-galleries

Interesting, the history of the evolution and introduction of the Plus 8 is comprehensively covered in many publications that I have..

Red Three and my self were happy to feature on Tchereks 2018 calender, she is a delightful lady.

Yes George I have a shot of it *BDA) somewhere. I'll put up when I get back from the vets.

WHAT... No doctors way out in your part of the sticks Richard...???

Yeah I think I posted a pic of JHSII`s BDA Mog on here a while back, I think I had one of his truck too, I suspect Lorne too has a few of JHSII`s images, one I remember was of of John`s carpeted garage which at the time created a wry smile, given the oil stained and abused state of my garage floor... (-: I also remember JHS posting a pic on eMog of his somewhat close fly-by of an aircraft carrier, taken his jet jockey days. JHSII like other North American Morganeers were characters for sure, their tales and efforts are not easily forgotten in whatever diminishing grey matter I have left. Happy days. (-: