Classics Monthly

10 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT... THE MORGAN 4/4 AND +4

Morgan Cars is the only place in the world you can buy essentially a brand new 1936 car that is the real thing and not a replica or restoration. The structure of a Morgan 4/4 or Plus 4 is still an insubstantial steel chassis and an aluminium-and-steel body coachbuilt on an ash frame, just as it has been for 83 years. However, there have been minor changes along the way. Engine options have updated every decade or so, and the most dramatic change was the replacement of the old flat radiator for the sexy modern curved one in the 1950s. Other than that, the Morgan 4/4 of 2019 is basically the same car as the Morgan 4/4

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