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The Morgan Motor Company is a British motor car manufacturer. The company was founded in 1909 by H.F.S. Morgan and was run by him until 1959. Peter Morgan, son of H.F.S., ran the company until a few years before his death in 2003. Year 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
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Malvern is a town and civil parish in Worcestershire, England . ...
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Peter Henry Geoffrey Morgan (November 3, 1919 - October 20, 2003) was an English sports car manufacturer and Chairman of Morgan Motor Company (MMC) from 1959 until his death in 2003. ...
Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ...
Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Year 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
Peter Henry Geoffrey Morgan (November 3, 1919 - October 20, 2003) was an English sports car manufacturer and Chairman of Morgan Motor Company (MMC) from 1959 until his death in 2003. ...
Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Morgan is based in Malvern Link, an area of Malvern, Worcestershire and employs 163 people. All the cars are assembled by hand. The waiting list for a car is approximately one to two years, although it has been as high as 10 years in the past. Malvern Link is an area of Malvern, Worcestershire, England. ...
Malvern is a town and civil parish in Worcestershire, England . ...
Morgan produced 640 cars in 2007. Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...
Early cars - three-wheelers and 4-4s The early cars were two seat or four seat three-wheelers, and are therefore considered to be cyclecars. Three-wheeled vehicles avoided the British tax on cars by being classified as motorcycles. Competition from small cars like the Austin 7 and the original Morris Minor, with comparable economy and price and better comfort, made cyclecars less attractive. A three wheeled car is an automobile typically having one wheel in the front for steering and two at the rear for power. ...
Cyclecars were small, generally inexpensive cars manufactured mainly between 1910 and 1923. ...
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The Austin 7 was a vintage car produced from 1922 through to 1939 in the United Kingdom. ...
1933 Morris Minor tourer The Morris Minor was produced by the Morris Motor Company in two versions. ...
V-Twin three-wheelers (1911-1939)
 Morgan Aero 2-Seater Sports 1926 H.F.S. Morgan's first car design was a single-seat three-wheeled runabout which was fabricated for his personal use in 1909. Interest in his runabout led him to patent his design and begin production. While he initially showed single-cylinder and twin-cylinder versions of his runabout at the 1911 Olympia Motor Exhibition, he was convinced at the exhibition that there would be greater demand for a two-seat model. [1] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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Runabouts were a popular car body style at the beginning of the 20th Century. ...
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Morgan built his cars' reputation by entering them in competitions. One of his racing cars won the 1913 Cyclecar Grand Prix at Amiens in France. This became the basis for the Grand Prix model of 1913 to 1926, from which evolved the Aero, Super Sports, and Sports models.[2] Amiens is a city and commune in the north of France, 120 km north of Paris. ...
These models used air-cooled or liquid-cooled variations of motorcycle engines.[3] The engine was placed ahead of the axis of the front wheels in a chassis made of steel tubes brazed into cast lugs.[4]
The V-Twin models were not returned to production after World War II.
F-Series three-wheelers (1932-1952)
 1936 Morgan F4 Open Tourer Beginning in 1932, a new series of Morgan three-wheelers began with the F-4. The F-4, and its later siblings the F-2 and the F-Super, used a pressed-steel chassis and the four-cylinder Ford Sidevalve engine that was used in the Model Y. Production of the Ford-engined three-wheelers would continue until 1952. [2] Morgan F4 car This image has been (or is hereby) released into the public domain by its creator, Arpingstone. ...
Morgan F4 car This image has been (or is hereby) released into the public domain by its creator, Arpingstone. ...
The Ford Sidevalve is a side valve (flathead) engine from the British arm of the Ford Motor Company. ...
1933 Ford Model Y The Model Y was the first Ford specifically designed for markets outside the USA. The car was powered by a 933 cc, 8 hp Ford Sidevalve engine, and was in production in England from 1932 through 1937. ...
4-4 Morgan's first four-wheeler was the 4-4, for four-cylinder engine and four wheels. The first production 4 wheeled Morgan was released to the public in 1936 and is known as the Morgan 4-4 Series 1. Three-wheeler production continued alongside the 4-4 until 1952. Morgan 4/4 was Morgan Motor Companys first real car with four wheels. ...
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Postwar four-wheel cars
Morgan +4
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The Morgan +4 was introduced in 1950 as a larger ("plus") car than the 4-4. The +4 used the 2088 cc Standard Vanguard engine, while the 4-4 used a Standard Special 1267 cc engine (1950-58). Later +4s used Triumph TR2 - TR4 engines (1954-1969). +4 production was suspended in 1969 but brought back in 1985 with a Fiat engine (1985-1988) and then a 4 cylinder Rover engine (1988-2000). Production was again suspended and the Plus 4 returned once more in 2004 with a 155 bhp (116 kW/157 PS) Ford 4 cylinder. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1280 × 960 pixel, file size: 395 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) (Uploaded using [tools. ...
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Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 189 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Morgan Plus4 Baujahr 1963, fotografiert von Ramgeis in Pebble Beach, Kalifornien im August 2004, GNU-FDL first upload in de wikipedia on 05:35, 17. ...
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Morgan Plus 4 is the stronger brother of Morgan Motor Companys 4/4 model. ...
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A version of the +4, designated the +4+, was made from 1964 to 1967 with a contemporary fiberglass coupe body. The light weight and reduced drag characteristics improved the performance of the +4+ over the regular +4 in every aspect. However, the traditional Morgan enthusiasts did not embrace this departure from Morgan custom, and mainstream enthusiasts did not embrace the seemingly archaic +4 chassis. Only 26 +4+ cars were built. The Morgan Plus 4 Plus or +4+ was an attempt by the Morgan Motor Company to modernize the bodywork, somewhat similar to the Aero 8. ...
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The 4-4 was replaced by the 4/4 in 1955. The 4/4 now uses the +8 chassis and a Ford engine. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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Morgan 4/4 was Morgan Motor Companys first real car with four wheels. ...
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Main article: Morgan Plus 8 Faced with the decreasing availability of large four-cylinder engines for use in their +4 models, Morgan began to install the recently-available Rover V8 engine in their cars in 1968, giving these cars the model designation +8. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1280 × 960 pixel, file size: 315 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ...
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The Morgan Plus 8 is an automobile built by British automakers Morgan Motor Company. ...
Rover V8 in a Sunbeam Tiger The Rover V8 engine is a compact V8 internal combustion engine with aluminum cylinder heads and cylinder block, originally designed by General Motors and later re-designed and produced by Rover in the United Kingdom. ...
The engine displacement jumped from the 2.3 L of the Triumph TR4 engine to 3.5 L, then 3.9L (1990), 4.0 (1998-2004) with and optional 4.6L (1996-2000) all based on the same Land Rover block. However, the V-8 was no longer than the Triumph. These features made the +8 accelerate much more quickly than the early +4 and also improved its road-holding capability.
Horsepower (143-204 bhp), weight and performance varied with emission and structural laws through its history. In its final form, the GEMS Land Rover V8 produced 190 hp (140 kW). Thus powered, the car could accelerate from 0-60 mph in 5.6 seconds. Many enthusiasts work on the engine, exhaust, carburettors or EFI systems and improve this figure.
Roadster In 2004, Morgan came out with a trad model to replace the departing Plus 8. The new model, named the "Roadster" is powered by a Ford V6 producing 204 bhp (152 kW/207 PS).
Availability in the United States For years (from 1974 to 1992), all Morgans, (of which 98% were Plus 8s) imported into the United States were converted to run on propane as fuel to pass the U.S. emissions regulations. Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ...
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When the Rover Group certified their V-8 engine for use in the Range Rover SUV sold in the U.S., Morgan made a gasoline-powered +8 available with the same engine in the same tune and with the same anti-emission devices. As safety regulations continue to change, Morgan is again challenged to meet the requirements and is limited in its ability to import cars into the United States. In 2006, a request for an airbag exemption to the NHTSA was refused, and the importation of trad (Classic) Morgans ceased. The new Aero 8 model can presently (November 2007) be imported. Rover Group plc was the name that was given by the British government, in 1986, to the state-owned vehicle manufacturer British Leyland or BL. After divesting of its commercial vehicle and bus manufacturing divisions the company by then consisting of the car manufacturing arm Austin Rover Group and the...
The Land Rover Range Rover, usually shortened to just Range Rover, is a four-wheel drive luxury SUV produced by Land Rover in the United Kingdom. ...
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Main article: Morgan Aero 8 In 2000, the Morgan Aero 8 was introduced and, as always, the wooden body substructure was ash. (Contrary to popular myth, however, the chassis is metal; aluminium for the Aero 8). The Aero 8, with a BMW V8 engine in a car half the weight of the BMW, is even faster than the Plus 8, delivering what Autoweek magazine termed supercar performance. The Aero 8 puts out 333HP @6100 rpm giving it a top speed of over 160 mph. Due to the Aero 8's light weight it can do 0-62 in 4.5 seconds.[5] Image File history File links Morgan Aero 8 From the Scarsdale Concours Source: Photos by en:Wikipedia user Nrbelex, uploaded by permission File links The following pages link to this file: Morgan Motor Company ...
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The Morgan Aero 8 is a Sports car designed and currently built by the Morgan Motor Company in their factory in Malvern Link, Great Britain (an area of Malvern in Worcestershire). ...
Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...
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The Liberty V8 aircraft engine clearly shows the configuration A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders. ...
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Morgan Aero Max The Morgan Aeromax is a coupe variation of the Aero 8. Production was limited to 100 cars, each costing £110,000. Customers have included Richard Hammond and Rowan Atkinson and Paul O'Grady. Richard Mark Hammond (born December 19, 1969 in Birmingham), nicknamed Hamster, is an English television and radio presenter best known for co-presenting the television programme Top Gear along with James May and Jeremy Clarkson from 2002 onwards, and co-hosting the live annual motoring show, MPH, in Earls Court...
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General characteristics In spite of their traditional design, Morgans have always had sporting or 'sports car' performance, due to their extremely low weight. This is especially true of their V-8 powered models, the +8 and the Aero 8.
Among their enthusiasts, Morgans are affectionately known as Moggies. This does not cite its references or sources. ...
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Main article: Morgan LIFEcar In October 2006 Morgan announced it would produce a fuel cell based sports car called the LIFEcar and based on the Aero 8 as an experiment. It is being built in collaboration with the UK Department for Trade and Industry (DTI), fuel cell maker QinetiQ, BOC, and OScar, and educational institutions. Morgan will present the car in 2-3 years time. [6] This car has been designed and styled by a young new Morgan designer, Matthew Humpheries, and has excited much interest. Morgan LIFEcar concept The Morgan LIFEcar (Lightweight Fuel Efficient Car) is a fuel cell-powered electric vehicle project being undertaken by Morgan Motor Company and startup company OSCar. ...
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The Department of Trade and Industry is a United Kingdom government department. ...
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Models Morgan 4/4 was Morgan Motor Companys first real car with four wheels. ...
Morgan Plus 4 is the stronger brother of Morgan Motor Companys 4/4 model. ...
The Morgan Plus 4 Plus or +4+ was an attempt by the Morgan Motor Company to modernize the bodywork, somewhat similar to the Aero 8. ...
The Morgan Plus 8 is an automobile built by British automakers Morgan Motor Company. ...
Morgan Plus 4 is the stronger brother of Morgan Motor Companys 4/4 model. ...
The Morgan Aero 8 is a Sports car designed and currently built by the Morgan Motor Company in their factory in Malvern Link, Great Britain (an area of Malvern in Worcestershire). ...
The Morgan Roadster is a car produced by the Morgan Motor Company. ...
Morgan Plus 4 is the stronger brother of Morgan Motor Companys 4/4 model. ...
Morgan LIFEcar concept The Morgan LIFEcar (Lightweight Fuel Efficient Car) is a fuel cell-powered electric vehicle project being undertaken by Morgan Motor Company and startup company OSCar. ...
Gallery Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Morgan vehicles Morgan Super Sports Aero JAP 2-Seater Sports 1930 Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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References - ^ [- How The Morgan Began]
- ^ a b [- The Morgan Three-wheeler Models]
- ^ [- Engines used in the Morgan Three-wheeler]
- ^ [- Technical Details of the Morgan Three-wheelers]
- ^ 2006 Morgan Aeromax
- ^ Motor Authority: Morgan working on fuel cell sports car
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