19th Jun, 2024 13:00

Imperial War Museum | Duxford, Cambridgeshire

 
Lot 17
 

1997 Morgan 4/4 1800 Two-Seater
1 owner & just 2,080 miles from new

Estimated at £22,000 - £26,000

Lot details

Registration No: P522 NOE
Chassis No: SA94418004D09834
MOT: June 2025

  • Finished in Indigo Blue complemented to a Tan interior
  • 1 owner & just c.2,080 miles from new
  • Offered with original order form, handbook and sales brochure
  • Still retaining the factory chalk marks on the hood

The Morgan 4/4 was in production for an amazing eighty-three years (1936-2019), a fact that earned both manufacturer and model a place in the Guinness Book of Records. The Malvern Company’s first four-wheeled / four-cylindered design (hence the name), it stayed true to the same tried and tested formula for generations. Unveiled in 1993, the Morgan 4/4 1800 was faster, cleaner and more frugal than many of its predecessors. Based around a box-section ladder-frame chassis equipped with independent 'sliding pillar' front suspension, a leaf-sprung 'live' rear axle and disc / drum hydraulic brakes, the aluminium over ash construction of its bodywork contributed towards a commendably low kerb weight (circa 868kg). Embracing the marque tradition of using proprietary running gear, the newcomer was powered by a Ford-sourced 1796cc four-cylinder ‘Zetec’ engine (complete with fuel-injection and double-overhead camshafts) allied to five-speed manual transmission. Impractical yet beguiling, the 4/4 1800 sported a basic interior, minimal luggage space and potentially argumentative hood offset by a singularly involving driving experience and vivid acceleration.

Finished in Indigo Blue complemented to a Tan interior, the 4/4 is a one owner example with just c.2,080 miles from new and still retaining factory chalk marks on the hood. The vendor had to wait nearly a decade for the Ford powered Morgan once the order form had been submitted. Offered with that original order form through Mike Duncan Morgan agents, it is evident that 'P522 NOE' was ordered in Indigo Blue with Stone trim piped with Blue, featuring Blue carpet with Stone piping and a walnut dashboard; the vendor collected the car from the factory. Accompanied by a collection of old MOT paperwork, the aforementioned original order form, handbook and sales brochure, it is offered with the current V5C Registration Document.

For more information, please contact:
James McWilliam
james.mcwilliam@handh.co.uk
07943 584760

 

Auction: Imperial War Museum | Duxford, Cambridgeshire, 19th Jun, 2024

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