Morgan Series 1 4-4s were the first four wheel cars made by Morgan. They were
built from March 1936 to 1950.
Year
Chassis #
1938
720
Bob Bailey. "Cassie" is
a 1938 DHC, chassis #720, engine # MA812, date of dispatch from the
factory 19/12/1938 with Coventry Climax engine. One of only 34 4-4 Series
1 DHCs produced. Original owner was Mr Colmore from Birmingham. The car is
a work-in-progress. This photo shows bereaved former owner (right) and the
excited new owner (left) when Bob picked up the car in September
2005.
1939
Bob Little. Complete
rebuild by Bob in 1982.
1948
1826
Reg 30146H. Brad
Little. Complete rebuild by Bob Little in 1996.
Graham & Judy Mitchell
Reg MOG 051
1948
1776.
Reg 30149H. Kevin
WilkinsonMorgan 4/4 Series One. Engine number Q393E.
This vehicle was restored in Bendigo, Victoria, after having been
purchased
as a basket case in 1981. The restoration was completed in 1985 and the
car
was purchased by the current owner in 1994. The vehicle is a 1948
manufactured Morgan having left the factory on 25th September of that
year.
It is fitted with a Standard 10 OHV engine with a Moss gearbox and Solex
down draft carburettor. The car was green with black leather trim, this
being its present form.
1950
2019
After 1
year of planning and research together with 5 years of restoration, the
car was registered on 19 December 2005. Drive: - 1964 Ford 1500 cc
motor to GT specs, 1970 Ford Sierra 5 speed gearbox and hydraulic
clutch.Front: - Later 4/4 with splined hubs for wire wheels, 1970 model
disc brakes, Vesconite Hi Lube kingpin bushes. Rear: - Triumph TR3
differential with Triumph 10” brakes and hubs. Wheels: - 15” wire wheels
Technical Services Bulletin
from MSCC
Series 1 World Wide Owner's Register The request for Series
1 owners to send their vehicle details to either Bill Billingham or myself has
been very successful and I would like to thank all of you, we have received some
lovely letters and photographs from very proud owners. Thank you.
There are, however, a lot of owners who have not responded to our request,
please do so, especially those of you I know personally. We will not
publish a list of owners or give out vehicle details to third parties. As
I said in the first article, we need vehicle numbers for future spares
production and stock numbers. Help
us now - you could help yourself later.
Please send your details to
either Bill Billingham or George Proudfoot. Please click here
for contact details.