Description Only 90 miles since total nut-and-bolt restoration, fully documented with hundreds of photos; Coventry Climax engine and Meadows gearbox; very smart indeed An island of constancy in an automotive sea of change, the Morgan Motor Company looks set to continue building its unique Vintage-style cars well into the 21st Century.

Morgan’s first four-wheeler, the two-seater 4/4, appeared in 1936 and was initially fitted with a relatively long-stroke Coventry Climax 1,122cc inlet-over-exhaust engine developing 34bhp and mated to a four-speed Meadows gearbox.

In 1937 a four-seater was introduced and from 1939 a more powerful 39bhp Standard Special 1,267cc overhead-valve engine was adopted, mated to a four-speed Moss gearbox.

The 4/4 gained an excellent reputation for its spirited performance with notable success on the track.

Around 900 were made before war broke out in 1939, with a further 250 Series 1 'Flat Rad' cars finding customers post-war before production came to a halt i...