Morgan 4/4 Turns 70

[HarleyEarl]

Morgan 4/4 70th Anniversary
Published: January 6th, 2006
Filed under: Morgan, Morgan 4/4 70th Anniversary, new models
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There are many motor manufacturers who can claim 70 years of continuous production, but it is only the Morgan Motor Company who can make this claim with the same model!

Launched back in 1936 the Morgan 4/4 remains in full production today. To celebrate this unique achievement, the Morgan Motor Company has unveiled a special model.

Appropriately named "70th Anniversary", just 142 cars will be built - two cars for every year of its production life since launch. Each car individually marked with the year it honours, and finished in period style.


With the specification subtly changing through the decades with period colours, trims and hood styles, the standard specification of fold flat windscreen, vintage dashboard, sheepskin bonnet strap and drilled steel wheels with chrome hub caps, all add highly visual links to the past.

A strong galvanised steel chassis carries coachbuilt bodywork of aluminium panels over an ash frame, built to the same tradition as the 1930s.

The 70th Anniversary limited edition cars have been fully tested and developed to meet all of the latest crash and emission standards with the latest 4/4s being powered by the super efficient 1.8 litre 125 bhp Ford Duractec engine.




Charles Morgan, Director and Grandson of the Company’s founder said "we are really proud to celebrate this anniversary. We have made nearly 10,000 4/4s over the years. The fact that we have kept the essence and character of the car, whilst keeping the functionality and safety totally current is a testament to the original design, and the skills and ingenuity of our engineers at the factory in Malvern."

The 142 Anniversary cars will be priced at Ј27,950 including VAT, production runs from January to November 2006. Further details can be found on the Morgan Motor Company web site. Edited January 7, 2006 by HarleyEarl

[Sixty8panther]

nope... not retro. They have just never evolved past the 1950s in terms of styling. This is not a bad thing. The squashed nose model form a few years ago is hideous. These two pictured are both clean and classic... but overpriced by about 300% esp. considering the POS 4-banger Ford motors. Edited January 6, 2006 by Sixty8panther

[Hudson]

The headline confused me at first. I knew Morgan was older than 70, but the 4/4 isn't.

[Sixty8panther]

How much older than 70... have they turned 90 yet?

[razoredge]

I thought they were pretty cool, the Lotus Seven is still on market too isnt it or am I getting the two cars confused ? There are many British cars I like from this period but my favorites are the Riley Imp I have a nice photo of and a Vanden Plas styled Squire

[samuel]

I thought they were pretty cool, the Lotus Seven is still on market too isnt it or am I getting the two cars confused ? There are many British cars I like from this period but my favorites are the Riley Imp I have a nice photo of and a Vanden Plas styled Squire

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Lotus sold the design of the Seven to Caterham a long time ago. So the Seven is still around, but it's no longer a Lotus.