Sold for £24,750
(including buyers premium)
Registration No: PKN 28
Chassis No: P2459
MOT: Exempt
First seen in 1950, the Morgan Plus 4 was a larger and more powerful derivative of the company's 4/4 and remained in production on and off for seventy years. Up until 1969, it was powered by the four-cylinder engines found in the Triumph TR range, which were mated to a four-speed manual gearbox with well-spaced ratios. The rakish body was mounted on a variant of Morgan's familiar Z-section chassis, underslung at the rear. The suspension was independent by sliding pillars and coil springs at the front and a live axle on semi-elliptic springs at the rear. Braking was by drums all-round and steering by a Burman cam and sector system. As tested by Autosport's John Bolster, the 100bhp 1991cc Triumph-engined Plus Four would accelerate to 60mph in 9.6 seconds and on to a top speed of a whisker under 105mph.
First registered on 5th December 1952, this late 'Flat Rad' example was acquired by its previous keeper in 2000. Treated to an engine overhaul at a cost of c.£2,000 shortly thereafter, the Morgan was entrusted to TT Workshops Ltd of Westbury, Wiltshire during 2008 for an extensive ‘body off’ restoration. Documented via numerous bills and photographs on file, the work totalled approximately £26,000. Benefiting from servicing and brake system checks earlier this year in preparation for sale, ‘PKN 28’ is accompanied by a V5C Registration Certificate, instruction book, some past MOT certificates and the aforementioned restoration photographs / invoices.
For more information, please contact:
Paul Cheetham
paul.cheetham@handh.co.uk
07538 667452
Auction: Imperial War Museum Duxford, 26th May, 2021
AUCTION VENUE
Imperial War Museum
Duxford
Cambridgeshire
CB22 4QR
AUCTION VIEWING
Tuesday 25th May from 12pm to 6pm
Wednesday 26th May 2021 from 9am
BUYERS PREMIUM
12.5% (plus VAT @ 20%)
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