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| 1964 Morgan Plus Four |
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Price: $42,995 |
Last Updated 9 hours ago
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| Year: |
1964 |
| Make: |
Morgan |
| Model: |
Plus Four |
| Trim: |
N\A |
| Engine: |
2138cc Inline 4 |
| Fuel: |
N\A |
| Color: |
Regency Red |
| Miles: |
48624 |
| Stock #: |
9112 |
| Body Style: |
N\A |
| Condition: |
Used |
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Vehicle Description
*Triumph-Sourced 2,138cc TR4 Inline 4 *Twin SU Carburetors *105 Horsepower *4 Speed Manual Transmission *Front Disc Brakes *Chrome Knock-Off Wire Wheels w/ Rear-Mounted Spare *Believed to be 1 of 1,523 Produced *Handcrafted Body Refinished in Regency Red *Cinnamon Leather Bucket Seat Interior *Black Vinyl Convertible Top & Tonneau Cover *Stock Instrumentation by Smiths *Odometer Reads: 48,624 Miles This 1964 Morgan Plus Four 2+2 Roadster is an elegantly restored vintage Morgan that exemplifies the sportiness of a true British sports car. There are very few automobiles in history that can claim an unbroken lineage stretching from the pre-war era to the present day - cars so fundamentally right in their conception that time itself has failed to improve upon them. The Morgan Plus Four is one of those cars. And for collectors and enthusiasts in the Upper Midwest seeking to explore the world of Morgan ownership, there is no better starting point than Ellingson Motorcars - home of Morgan Minnesota, the Upper Midwest's authorized Morgan Motor Company dealer, and one of the few destinations in America where the Morgan tradition is truly understood and celebrated. The Morgan Motor Company story is one of the most remarkable in automotive history. Founded in 1909 by Henry Frederick Stanley (H.F.S.) Morgan in the village of Malvern Link, Worcestershire, England, the company has occupied the same factory site for well over a century - hand-building each car with a craftsmanship and attention to detail that the modern automotive industry has largely abandoned. Morgan introduced the Plus Four in 1950 as a step up from the original 4/4, fitting the larger, more powerful Standard Vanguard engine into the traditional Morgan rolling chassis and giving serious drivers a genuinely quick, genuinely engaging sports car wrapped in bodywork that celebrated British coachbuilding tradition at its most pure. By 1964, the Plus Four had matured into one of the most respected sports cars in the world. Powered by the Triumph TR4's 2.1-liter four-cylinder engine producing approximately 100 horsepower - a robust figure for the era given the Morgan's featherweight construction - the Plus Four delivered a driving experience of remarkable immediacy and involvement. With no driver aids, and thus nothing between the driver and the road but a tautly sprung chassis and a perfectly weighted steering rack, the 1964 Plus Four communicated everything. It was, and remains, one of the most honest and rewarding driver's cars ever built. The traditional Morgan construction method, unchanged in its essential principles across decades, contributed directly to that experience. An ash wood buck - hand-fitted by Morgan craftsmen in Malvern - formed the skeletal framework core of the body, while sliding pillar front suspension, Morgan's own patented design dating to the company's earliest years, provided a handling character unlike anything produced by Morgan's contemporaries. These were not anachronisms or affectations. They were deliberate engineering choices made by a company that understood exactly what its customers wanted and refused to compromise that vision for the sake of modernity. A 1964 Morgan Plus Four represents a singular opportunity in today's collector car market - a genuine piece of British automotive heritage, hand-built by craftsmen who took extraordinary pride in their work, at a moment when the Plus Four's development had reached a confident, fully-resolved maturity. At Ellingson Motorcars and Morgan Minnesota, we live and breathe the Morgan tradition every day. We are proud to offer this exceptional example to a collector who will appreciate not just what it is, but what it represents - a direct, unbroken connection to one of the greatest and most enduring stories in the history of the automobile. This particular example was last cared for by a discerning enthusiast who enjoyed the car while under their stewardship. Under the bonnet o |
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