Morgan Plus 4’s 70th Anniversary
October 29, 2020
In our new feature, Thursday Time capsule, we look at classic cars celebrating significant birthdays in 2020. 2020 marks the 70th anniversary of the classic
1990 Morgan 4/4 1600
1990 Morgan 4/4
October 28, 2019
This wonderful Corsa Red 1990 Morgan 4/4 is in for remedial works. We can’t wait to see her back out on the road again.
Manufacturing a new set of Morgan carpets
March 20, 2018
Our 1990 Morgan 4/4 is one of the most choices for weddings in the Blue Sky Classic Car Hire portfolio of classic cars. Unfortunately, one
Repairing the Morgan’s seat recliner
March 16, 2018
At some stage recently the seat reclining mechanism had been wound up too much and has broken the internal operation. Having stripped the seat back
Correcting the exhaust rubbing
March 14, 2018
We noticed whilst on our ramps that the exhaust seemed very close to the tyre and upon closer inspection it was evident that it had
1990 Morgan 4/4 – getting summer ready
March 12, 2018
We have now taken in the first of the fantastic collection of cars on offer at Big Sky Classic Car Hire. With a diary full of
Morgan Plus 4’s 70th Anniversary
October 29, 2020
In our new feature, Thursday Time capsule, we look at classic cars celebrating significant birthdays in 2020.
2020 marks the 70th anniversary of the classic Morgan Plus 4, a classic that was developed and released in 1950. This highly sought after sports car graced the scene with its 2088cc standard Vanguard engine which was installed on a 4/4 chassis.
To mark its 70th anniversary, Morgan released 20 special edition Plus 4’s in March which sport a Platinum Metallic paint to promote the nuances in Morgan’s iconic visual design. What is particularly unique about this limited edition model is the gold chassis. It is the first time they’ve been developed in this colour, and will also be the last as they commemorate the end of their steel chassis production that has been going since the original Morgan 4/4 in 1936.
These rare models were handcrafted in Morgan’s workshop in Malvern, the UK, which we visited back in September.
Morgan Plus 4’s have been in and out of production since 1950 but were most recently revived after a break in 2005. The new production Plus 4’s feature a BMW powered engine instead of the popular Ford engine.
Our Morgan 4/4
Although we haven’t had the pleasure of working on a Plus 4, we have had several 4/4’s in, which are the older model to the Plus 4. Morgan released their 4/4 as a groundbreaking vehicle in 1936 which premiered their steel chassis technology and have been in production, without breaks since.
The 4/4 is the worlds longest running production car, with the 4/4 standing for ‘4 cylinder, 4 wheel’ as it was the first of its kind in Morgan’s development as they moved away from the bike powered 3 wheels.
Although there’s little difference between the 4/4 and the Plus 4, the latter of the two was developed to be faster and more powerful, making it less mainstream and typically a touring option.
1990 Morgan 4/4
October 28, 2019
This wonderful Corsa Red 1990 Morgan 4/4 is in for remedial works. We can’t wait to see her back out on the road again.
Manufacturing a new set of Morgan carpets
March 20, 2018
Our 1990 Morgan 4/4 is one of the most choices for weddings in the Blue Sky Classic Car Hire portfolio of classic cars.
Unfortunately, one of the main areas that suffer with wear and tear is the foot-well carpets.
Having searched high and low for a new set of carpets with little results we put a call in to the guys at Krazy Horse who we very useful indeed. Krazy Horse are an authorised Morgan dealer, their Deco House Showroom is the perfect environment to browse leather, colour swatches and wood veneer samples.
Krazy Horse explained that no two Morgans are the same, therefore the generic carpets online are not the same as the ones we have.
It means we needed to manufacture the carpets new and this time, we included a selection of hidden fixings that would resist the movement created by the bride’s heels and would help keep the carpets looking better for longer.
Repairing the Morgan’s seat recliner
March 16, 2018
At some stage recently the seat reclining mechanism had been wound up too much and has broken the internal operation. Having stripped the seat back to reveal the mechanism Pete has been able to resolve the issue. Now the seat reclines as it should.
Correcting the exhaust rubbing
March 14, 2018
We noticed whilst on our ramps that the exhaust seemed very close to the tyre and upon closer inspection it was evident that it had been rubbing against the inner wall of the tyre.
This was due to the bracket being bent the wrong way. It was a great find by Peter and a quick fix that has saved a lot of money in unnecessarily worn tyres.
1990 Morgan 4/4 – getting summer ready
March 12, 2018
We have now taken in the first of the fantastic collection of cars on offer at Big Sky Classic Car Hire. With a diary full of summer bookings, the cars have been off the road for the winter and have come in now for a general check over and to correct any minor issues that have developed over the season.
First up, we have our 1990 Morgan 4/4. One of only 42 1990 4/4’s and one of 3,560 4/4’s of all ages currently licensed or SORNd in the UK.
The 4/4 (stands for ‘four wheels and 4 cylinders’) model was launched in 1936 and is still the smallest and lightest of the Morgan 4 wheel cars in production.
In 1936 the engine was an 1100 cc Coventry Climax unit and since then a variety of engines and transmissions have been used but in more recent years Ford 1600 or 1800 engines and gearboxes have dominated. A total of 5448 versions of this particular model were made between 1968 and 1993 in both 2 and 4 seater options.
