The Morgan Motor Company, a famously family-owned company, was founded in 1910 by Henry Frederick Stanley Morgan in Malvern, Worcestershire.

The early cars were two-seat or four-seat, three-wheelers with four-wheelers coming later in 1936.

The first being the 4-4 (later changed to 4/4), four wheels and four cylinders and used a1172cc Coventry Climax engine with 'Overhead Side Valve' intake and exhaust.

The price at the time was £195 and it had a top speed of around 80mph.

With just 41 drophead coupés made, this 'flat-rad' example was used regularly and cherished by the husband and wife team, active members of the Morgan Owners Club.

Originally delivered to a Morgan dealership in Camberwell, it quickly sold to Mr.

Pearson who in turn sold it on to Robert James of Tonbridge, Kent.

In 1973, it passed to the vendor for £240 and that is where it has been looked after ever since, some 40 years ago.

Buff logbook and wartime petrol coupons exist to substantiate this time-line.

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