SALE ROOM NOTICE: Please note that we only have a copy of the V5C on file, so prospective purchasers may new to apply for a new one in the event of a succesful purchase.

It should also be noted that the engine number does not match the engine number stated on the green logbook.

The vendor is adamant that he purchased the car with the current engine block fitted and believes it to have been exchanged during its custodianship with Lawrencetune, but is of correct specification.

Introduced in 1950, the Morgan Plus 4 belied its pre-war æsthetics with a low centre of gravity, modest kerbweight, responsive handling and torquey 2,088cc engine.

The latter was supplanted by more potent, but still Standard Triumph-sourced, four-cylinder units as the decade progressed.

Among those to exploit the Plus 4’s competition potential was London-born Chris Lawrence.

A highly talented engineer and driver, he dominated the British Automobile Racing Club’s sub-two-litre class during the 1959 season, whi...