While a hard top makes a Morgan beautiful it is generally claustrophobic. Most of the time I run the car without the top and with the screen folded down. At high speeds I wear helmet and goggles. The problem is the canvas tonneau cover is noisy and running without it, you end up with all the stuff flying out of the car.
Inspired by an idea ( Fred Sisson's Morgan Driver's Bedtime Reader book page 154 ) I designed and had it fabricated a metal tonneau cover. The result is acceptable for me. See photo
The hard top fixes to the car at six points two of those points are metal studs protruding from from the hard top which are embedded bolts and fit inside those brackets . By the help of two wing nuts and washers they are screwed down. Then there are two "L" shape brackets which then secure the hardtop to the windshield. Finally there are two rubber tie downs (like Jeep bonnet tie downs) inside the back of the car hooking the back of the hard top.
This site has difficulty with pictures
1 Size has to be small, and nowadays the pictures are big in size from the camera so extra work is needed to reduce the resolution. 2 You seem to have to have a new topic each time you want to add pictures So I try to economize in my efforts. Unless you guys guide me out of my errors
Seats
The bucket seats are so expensive and rare so I designed sides (almost L shape from steele) and by cutting two solid pieces of wood to a desired size they got screwed together making the frame of the seat. The rest was the magic of the genius Russian/East European upholsterer.For pair metal about $120, wood $60 Upholstery (including Mercedes hide) $600 the badges (sewn on) $10
Wheel Cover
In order to achieve the visual on this 2,3 litre (almost) car I had my neighbour cut a Marine plywood circle which then was covered with white adhesive vinyl which sported my racing numbers (442). The edge was finished with U shape materials used for edges of pinball machines for the black surround . Not only it looks fast it is fast 85 mph at 3500rpm
Seat Belts
In the process I bought 2 old ones but they were worn out beyond use. I still have them. The company who used to make them for the DOD in the USA is reproducing them to the same standards so these are new, but I never use them. One of the joys of this car in California with all its restrictions are that pre 1962 cars drive around with no requirements for seat belts, no requirements for catalytic converters, no annual smog check , no limitation for exhaust noise. So the cars drive down the freeway (motorway) screaming like a banshee overtaking any or all.
