Author: Mark Braunstein
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Thoroughly modern Morgan: the beloved Plus Four gets a revamp (Financial Times)
The relaunched classic boasts old-school beauty – and breathtaking speed When jovial business guru the late John Harvey-Jones visited the Morgan Motor Company in 1990 for the BBC’s Troubleshooter show, he declared the firm “almost automatically doomed” due to its outmoded manufacturing and inability to edge production beyond a quaint nine-and-a-half vehicles per week. The waiting…
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MOGSouth Name Badges – Got One??
[It occurred to me in the middle of the night that some folks may want MOGSouth Name Badges. If you are new to the club, or simply can’t find yours, we’re here for you!! In case you are wondering, they look like the picture below. They are available for $8.00 plus shipping. I can’t remember…
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Morgan Plus 4 (110 Anniversary) at Gotland Sweden 2019
[Hampered a bit from just driving off at the moment, perhaps some lovely scenery in Sweden to think about. Cheers, Mark]
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2021 Cars and Coffee at Amelia Island – Registration is Now Open!!
As many of you know, the Amelia Island, GA Concours d’Elegance weekend is traditionally a big weekend for MOGSouth. For many of us, the start to the new Morgan year. This year (2021) will be similar to the previous few years. We will have our MOGSouth Noggin on Friday (5 March) evening and we will…
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Do I have Too Much Oil in my Morgan?
Aside from filling the gas tank, changing a Morgan’s engine oil is perhaps the most common task required to keep the car running properly. This bit of routine maintenance can be done by a ‘quick lube’ shop on your break, at the Morgan dealership (if you have one!) or more commonly, in your own garage…
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M3W Morgan Three Wheeler (aka 5 Speeder) Buyers Guide (MTWC.com)
This is the latest M3W Buyer Guide, as posted by the MTWC. Perhaps it can mitigate some of the angst of buying a used car. Cheers, Mark
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Morgan Bids Farewell To 84-Year-Old Steel Chassis As Production Comes To An End (Carscoops.com, 7 July 2020)
This week marks a historic moment for Morgan Motor Company, as the boutique sports car manufacturer has made its last-ever steel chassis. Introduced in 1936, the steel chassis has been produced continuously ever since, making it the longest-ever running production car architecture. But even a company as traditional as Morgan must keep up with the…
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In Search of Purple Squirrels
The red 1986 Plus 8 was converted to gasoline in 2013, soon after I got the car. It was a propane car with very low mileage. At the time, I had another Bill Fink propane Morgan but it wasn’t being used much. I had come to the realization that the Propane BBQ bottle exchange (you…
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Morgan 100 Programme 12
[This is the 12th and what I believe is the final program in the series. Enjoy. Mark]
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Morgan 100 Programme 11
[We had three wheelers last week so it is only appropriate to add a wheel and focus on four wheelers this week. Cheers, Mark]