The Morgan
4/4 was built for 50 years... the first model, introduced in the year
1936 was the 4/4 with flat radiator which was built until the year 1951.
After a four year break (only the Morgan plus 4 was built those years)
the Morgan 4/4 was going to be rebuild.
The car did not change a lot (conservative as they are at the Morgan
company), only the shape of the radiator changed from flat to cowled.
Morgan never built their own engine, the early flat radiator cars were
powered by Standard or Ford engines. The cowled radiator models were
powered by Ford engines. The Ford engine used was known as the
"Kent" engine and was also used in Fords Cortina model.
Series V cars were powered by the 1498 cc. Ford Kent engine which had a
capacity of 65 bhp. giving the light car (660 kgs.) sporty performance.
The four speed gearbox was fully synchronized.
The presented Morgan 4/4 Competition model is scarce, only 169 are
built. The Competition model is equipped with a tuned engine with a
capacity of about 90 bhp.
The Morgan 4/4 is a very special car to drive because it has it's own
strong character. It cannot be compared with any other roadster...
Technical
data
Four cylinder
Ford Kent OHV engine
cylinder capacity: 1498 cc.
capacity: 65 bhp (Competition approx. 90 bhp.) at 6400 rpm.
top-speed: 88 mph. - 140 km/h. (Competition 100 mph. - 160 km/h.)
weight: 660 kg.
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