Morgan

Morgan 4/4 Series IIMorgan 4/4 Series III4/4 Series II & III 1955-1960 & 1960-1961 production of 368 / 58 units--revived from an earlier series using Ford's 1172cc 100E engine. The car had new styling and hydraulic brakes. A major innovation was the gearbox being mounted with the engine. The series III had a wider body and a 997cc ohv Ford with a 4 speed.

 


Morgan +4 Supersport+4 supersports 1960-1969 This one had a light weight aluminum body, all had wire wheels, most could do 120 mph. This is the forerunner of the +8.

 

 


Morgan 4/4 Series IV & V4/4 Series IV & V 1962-1963 / 1963-1968 Production of 205 / 639 The basic styling remains unaltered, front disc brakes on the IV, and a Ford engine which meant 0 - 60 in 10.5 seconds and a top speed of 92 mph.

 


Morgan +4 Vanguard

+ 4 Vanguard 1951-1955 production of 245. Slow performer, it took 17.9 seconds to achieve 0 - 60. From 1954-1969 they also made the +4 with a TR engine. There were 3390 of those produced. Power increased slightly, and increased again when they went from the TR2 to the TR4 engine. With the later engines they could achieve a top speed of 105 mph.

 


Morgan +8 Roadster + 8 Roadster 1968- A Rover V8 with aluminum block replaced the TR engine, a necessary 2 inches was added to the wheelbase. Also alloy wheels were introduced along with new bumpers and instruments. These could go 0-60 in 6.5 seconds with the later ones doing it in 5.6.

 


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