Used 1968 MORGAN PLUS 4 2 SEATER PLUS 4 Stock# 694254 for sale in Torrance, CA

DESCRIPTIONWest Coast Classics are proud to present a superb and great daily driving and an older restoration example of this 1968 Morgan Plus 4 two seater suicide door Roadster Convertible with it's original matching #'s CT TR4 2138cc 4 cylinder engine with twin SU carbs, chassis # 6139, side windows, soft top frame and tonneau cover.

This is obviously one rare and highly desirable classic British sports car - a beautiful and wonderful driving example of the last year for the legendary Triumph powered Plus 4 - an obviously always garaged example that was lovingly restored as necessary and which is showing only very minor signs of its age anywhere!

The original Triumph 2,138cc engine purrs quietly under the hood and the Moss 4 speed manual transmission shifts smoothly through the gears - an absolute pleasure to drive! The car has 4 mag wheels, ventilated disc brakes, exhaust headers and boasts it's original matching #'s engine, rear end & transmission. Please note that the car will need a canvas top for it's soft top frame to complete the soft top but does still have its original side curtains, full weather tonneau cover and spare wheel.

The Morgan Motor Company is a British motor car manufacturer that was founded in 1910 by Henry Frederick Stanley Morgan and based in Malvern Link, an area of Malvern, Worcestershire. Morgan originally made it's name building three wheel tricycles and did not make it's first four wheeled sports car until 1936 and Morgan cars still today produce some 850 cars per year, all assembled by hand, still in the same fashion of the original 1930's British sports car! The waiting list for a car is approximately six months, and has sometimes been as long as ten years. The bodystyle has changed little for decades. H.F.S. Morgan quit the Great Western Railway in 1904 and co-founded a motor sales and servicing garage in Malvern Link.

Morgan cars are unusual because wood has been used in their construction for a century, and is still used in the 21st century for framing the body shell. A visitor center and museum in Malvern, England have exhibits about the company's history from Edwardian times until the present day, developments in automobile technology, and a display of automobiles. There are also guided tours of the factory. Those who jest that Morgan automobiles have evolved at the same rate as the first fish that crawled out of the sea have never taken the time to study the iconic Plus 4. Not only did this model experience a number of notable visible changes in its 19 years of production, it used variants of five engines, each improving performance still further. The Plus 4 was Morgans premium sports car until being supplanted by the hot rod Plus 8, and thanks to its simple construction, excellent restoration parts supply and devoted enthusiast following, it remains one of the most highly sought models in this English firms 103-year history.

Whilst its true that while the Plus 4 that debuted at the fall 1950 Earls Court Motor Show didnt look much different from Morgans supplanted pre-war 4/4 which it replaced but the new model featured a number of improvements. The Plus in this models name signified its significant power boost, courtesy of the 2,088cc, 68hp Standard Vanguard four-cylinder engine that replaced the 1,267cc, 38.8hp Standard Special unit behind the traditional flat radiator. Other pluses included a longer bonnet, taller radiator and a wider seat that offered additional legroom. Morgans famous patented sliding pillar front suspension could now be lubricated with oil at the push of a button with the One Shot Chassis Lubrication System. Plus 4s used four-cylinder engines from Standard-Triumph, and all share excellent upgrade potential and a virtually unlimited parts supply. The elemental two-seat roadster was the first Plus 4 variant to reach buyers, while a similar four-seat roadster and luxurious two-seat Drophead Coup followed. Setting the two-seat Drophead apart from its low-door roadster siblings were its fixed, wood-framed windshield and taller doors with detachable metal-framed sliding windows. This models distinctively shaped rear deck held two spare wheels, and its three-position top could be partially opened to expose the seats.

No two Morgans are the same. They are known for being great long-distance drivers, and are typically driven cross-country. They also have the reputation for being cars that youd drive to a race, race and win, and then drive back home. And no matter where you live, Morgan owners are a close-knit group around the world. Thirty-year Morgan hobbyist and 1953 Plus 4 owner Herb Loeffler concurs: The Morgan crew runs the gamut from backwoodsman to corporate executives. Weve tried to figure out what they have in common, and weve decided you have to be a bit quirky to be a Morgan lover, because these things are a little different. You have to prefer sport to comfort and convenience.

The Morgan Motor Company never built their own engines, Standard-Triumph provided most Plus 4 engines, and their slip-fit wet cylinder barrel liner design makes changing displacement a simple affair. If the factory-style rear main seal leaks, you can substitute a modern rubber replacement. Every Morgan Plus 4 used the famous Moss four-speed gearbox. Morgans traditional sliding pillar independent front suspension was improved on the Plus 4, front shocks are telescopic units, while rear shocks are lever arms. Morgans through the 1970s used a worm-and-pin steering box. Those looking for even more power got a factory-approved option in 1961, when noted Morgan racer Chris Lawrence teamed with Malvern Link to create the Plus 4 Super Sports. This new model combined a lightweight aluminum-intensive body with 72-spoke wire wheels and a TR3 engine that featured a balanced crankshaft, flywheel, pistons and connecting rods. Also contributing to the power boost were a polished, gas-flowed cylinder head, an uprated camshaft, 9.0:1-compression, dual twin-choke Weber DCOE carburetors (necessitating a distinctive bulged hood side-scoop), an oil cooler and a four-branch exhaust header. The TR3-based engine made 115hp at 5,500 RPM, allowing a blistering 0-60 time of 7.6 seconds and a 122 MPH top speed; later TR4-based engines made 125hp at 5500 RPM. From late 1963, Super Sports used Morgans redesigned low-line body, with a lower radiator cowl and hood for better aerodynamics.

PRODUCTION

1950-1953 Flat Rad production, all body styles 656
1953-1954 Interim Cowl production, all body styles 19
1954-1968 High Cowl two-seat and four-seat Roadsters and two-seat Drophead Coups 3,684
1954-1956 Four-seat Drophead Coups 51
1961-1968 Plus 4 Super Sport 101
1964-1967 Plus 4 Plus 26

TOTAL PRODUCTION
1950-1969 Morgan Plus 4 4,584

SPECIFICATIONS

Engine OHV, cast-iron block and head four-cylinder, 2,088cc/1,991cc/2,138cc
Horsepower 68/90/100/104 @ 4,300-5,000 RPM
Torque 108/118/126-lbs.ft. @ 2,000-3,400 RPM
Fuel system Single Solex/twin SU/twin Zenith-Stromberg carburetors
Transmission Four-speed manual
0-60 MPH 14-7.6 seconds
Top speed 85-122 MPH
Length 140-144 inches
Width 56 inches
Height 47.5-52.5 inches
Wheelbase 6 inches
Curb weight 1,680-1,764 pounds

Without a doubt this is one rare piece of British motoring history, the last year for the legendary second generation 'modern' Morgan, the Plus 4 two seater roadster - a perfect daily driver and a beautiful older restored example for any Morgan enthusiast or simply any classic British sports car lover to enjoy today!
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