Morgan 4/4 - LHD

[Phildaupho]

I was a big fan of Morgans in High School. Two of my teachers had Morgans. I often visited GB Sterne's dealership in Burnaby and watched him race Morgans at Westwood. In university I was in the sports club with GB's son who of course had a Morgan. The president of the club bought the first Morgan PLus 8 in Canada when he graduated and got a full time job. My model is a tribute to how one of GB Sterne's Morgans looked when Sir Sirling Moss drove it on parade laps around Westwood at a big race weekend in 1966. 

The model was built from the excellent Tamiya Morgan 4/4 kit that I am sure glad I bought during the short time it was available. One has to be a true Morgan aficionado to identify the precise series of a Morgan but the Tamiya 4/4 version is definitely newer than the one my model represents which from what I have been able to determine was a Triumph powered 1963 Plus 4 with a bench seat. Low back bucket seats became available in 1971. To build the model,  the central body was separated from the fenders to facilitate the two-tone paint job. In the interior I added a roll bar, lowered the seat backs and converted it to left hand steering. This conversion involved moving and modifying a lot of things, not just the steering wheel which is now a Model Car Garage Banjo unit to give the interior a more vintage look. The dash required significant modifications. The brake, clutch and gas pedals were of course swapped side to side. The windshield wipers were also re-orientated. In the engine compartment the steering linkage was relocated to the left side as was the master cylinder.  Various openings for right hand steering were filled. 

[mrm]

Very cool. I love Morgans. I wish there were kits of the more modern ones. Same with TVR. Would love me some Aero 8 or Sagaris kits. 

[Hard_2_Handle_454]

very nice

[stavanzer]

Very Sharp Morgan.

For as rare as the kit is, this is the first time, I've seen one built.

Good Show.

[ChrisR]

Looks great!!

[STU111]

Beautiful build, you can see a lot of work has been put in to this. ??

[ncbuckeye67]

Excellent build! I love all the extra detailing.

[XYHARRY]

Great looking Morgan replica of the one in the b&w photo. Really well done Phil.

Cheers, 

David. ??

[1hobby1]

Great build!

[Phildaupho]

17 hours ago, mrm said:

Very cool. I love Morgans. I wish there were kits of the more modern ones. Same with TVR. Would love me some Aero 8 or Sagaris kits. 

 

12 hours ago, Hard_2_Handle_454 said:

very nice

 

11 hours ago, stavanzer said:

Very Sharp Morgan.

For as rare as the kit is, this is the first time, I've seen one built.

Good Show.

 

7 hours ago, ChrisR said:

Looks great!!

 

7 hours ago, STU111 said:

Beautiful build, you can see a lot of work has been put in to this. ??

 

6 hours ago, ncbuckeye67 said:

Excellent build! I love all the extra detailing.

 

4 hours ago, XYHARRY said:

Great looking Morgan replica of the one in the b&w photo. Really well done Phil.

Cheers, 

David. ??

Thanks everyone. A friend sent photos of the model to Bob Sterne the son of the original owner. Bob got back to me with a detailed history of the actual car and a bunch of photos. The picture I really like is this one of Sir Stirling Moss and his wife Lady Suzy duplicating the 1966 photo 43 years later with the restored car at the 2009 Goodwood Festival of Speed. How cool is that !!??

[Justin Porter]

Really cool to see such a nice replica of such a specific Morgan! Always good to see other folks enjoying this really fantastic kit.

[Jim B]

Fantastic! I've never heard of these.

[Phildaupho]

20 hours ago, Justin Porter said:

Really cool to see such a nice replica of such a specific Morgan! Always good to see other folks enjoying this really fantastic kit.

Thanks Justin. Your Morgan inspired me to finally build mine.

19 hours ago, Jim B said:

Fantastic! I've never heard of these.

Thanks Jim. I am happy I was able to introduce Morgans to you. They are still being built and still look much the same !!

[espo]

Great looking replica of a special car. The interior and engine are very realistic looking. 

[PappyD340]

Outstanding build Phil, very well done!!

[Phildaupho]

On 8/16/2024 at 1:52 PM, espo said:

Great looking replica of a special car. The interior and engine are very realistic looking. 

Thanks David

On 8/16/2024 at 4:41 PM, PappyD340 said:

Outstanding build Phil, very well done!!

Thanks Larry

[rrb124@sbcglobal.net]

I have never seen this kit. Tops! I was lucky to see Morgan automobiles on my last trip many years ago to the Goodwood Revival in Sussex. This was a big deal for a USA guy.

[NOBLNG]

Outstanding work Phil. ??

[Rattlecan Dan]

Great build! Very accurate. Great little cars.

[slusher]

Beautifully done!

[Phildaupho]

On 8/18/2024 at 7:58 AM, rrb124@sbcglobal.net said:

I have never seen this kit. Tops! I was lucky to see Morgan automobiles on my last trip many years ago to the Goodwood Revival in Sussex. This was a big deal for a USA guy.

 

22 hours ago, NOBLNG said:

Outstanding work Phil. ??

 

22 hours ago, Rattlecan Dan said:

Great build! Very accurate. Great little cars.

 

1 hour ago, slusher said:

Beautifully done!

Thanks guys - I am really pleased that this model has been so well liked.

[beeRS]

Good work on converting this to LHD. Nice clean build ??. 

I wish Tamiya would re-release this kit. 

[Chinacar]

Very nice replica. Not often seen. I once had the pleasure of riding in a 3 wheeler Morgan. Was great fun. My friend sold his 911 to buy one.

[Steve H]

Hello Phil! Another fantastic replica. A lot of “unseen” work to change it to LH drive, very well done. Your attention to detail on the replicas you do, is outstanding. I look forward to seeing this in person on the 29th.