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Friday 30 July 2021

MORGAN - The First and Last of The Real Sports Cars

MORGAN - The First and Last of The Real Sports Cars.

Text Written By Charles Morgan

Pictures Copyright The Morgan Motor Company

Printed in England by WillowPrint Worcester 427007

October 1994

The Little Book that these photos are taken from was donated to me to sell on eBay to raise funds for Combat Stress, The Veterans Mental Health Charity. 

I have not seen this book before but it has to be sold so before it goes here is a compilation of its contents.

The Front Cover

Inside the Front Cover


The Founder H.F.S. Morgan in 1913


The 'William Dean'


H.F.S. on the Eagle Tandem outside Stoke Lacey.


The Original Three Wheeler 1910


Prebendary George Morgan


The 'Patent Drawing' by John Black


H.F.S. in the A.C.U. Six Days Trial in 1911


The Chassis Shop 1912


H.F.S. and The One Hour Record at Brooklands.


1913 Sports Runabout


1920 Morgan Catalogue.


Racing.


W.G. McMinnies 1913 - Capt. Albert Ball 1917


Four Wheeler Patent Drawings 1914


1912 Prototype Four Seater.


The Original Worcester Road Factory - Chassis at Pickersleigh Road.


The Pickersleigh Road Factory.

1934 Morgan Catalogue Cover.


More Racing at Brooklands.


A Darmont Morgan Poster.


Record Breaking at Monthlery & Arpajon.


Brooklands and The Lands End Trial.


The 1933 'F' Type Super Two Seater.


 The First of the Prototype Four Fours and HFS & Peter Trialing.


H.F.S on his Speed Record.


Four Four 4 Seater & Four Four Drop Head Coupe.


White & Anthony


G.H. Goodall & W.A. Goodall


1948 - W.A. Goodall & T. Hall 


Four Four 4 Seater.


WW2 Bomber over the Channel.


Assembly of Wooden Frames.


The Car that Touched a Policeman.


A Magazine Advertisement.


Original Plus Four Catalogue.


1951 Plus Fours with Standard Vanguard Engines.


1950 Plus Four Coupe.


1956 P.H.G. Morgan & R. Meredith.


1957 Plus Fours at Silverstone.


Series Two, Four Four driven by Peter Morgan.


Lew Spencer's Plus Four 'Baby Doll'.


1957 Plus 4 four-seater touring.



1962 - First at Le Mans in the 2 litre Grand Touring Car Class




The Morgan SLR





Peter Morgan's Daughter & the Plus 4 Plus



The Morgan Plus 8 introduced July 1968 




Front Suspension (upside down) & Airbag Reserch.



1978 The Works Racing Plus 8



1980 MMC III Plus 8




The Flexibility of the Plus 8




Brands Hatch 1979




Morgan Race Series - Silverstone.



H.F.S and Peter Morgan - R.A.C. Rally







Inside Rear Cover


The Outer Rear Cover
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