NOBLE TRADITION

There’s not another car company in the world quite like Morgan. Since 1910 the Worcestershire firm has been doing things its own way in complete defiance of accepted business practice in the car industry and has developed a massive following in the process.

The firm started out of course with three-wheelers, only moving into four-wheeled cars in 1936 with the 4-4 (later ‘4/4’), the badge signifying four wheels and four cylinders. Using a steel chassis with ash-framed aluminium bodywork, the car was a lightweight by the standards of the day and provided impressive performance. A four-seater version of the 4-4 was added in 1937, with a drophead coupe afterwards.

Postwar production restarted using the 1267cc Standard engine developed specially for Morgan, but Standard’s decision to discontinue the unit in 1947 saw the fitment of the 68 bhp, 2088cc Vanguard engine which boosted performance significantly, the new car