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WHEN JOHN MeNulty bought his red-and black 1968 Morgan Plus 4 competition model
four years ago, he had to install a new frame, rebuild the motoz, ‘lo extensive body work and
completely paint the car. The car, an original from the Morgan tactory located in Malvern,
England, is one of about 300 Morgans in Vancouver. According to McNulty, the design of
the car has changed little since the first Morgan roiled out of the factory in 1969,

sophistication
of a clothespin

JOHN McNULTY wasn’t altracted to his 1968 the sports car is “the most
Morgan just because of its looks. After all, it was uncomfortable car ever

a wreck when he bought it four years ago. created.”
. So why would anyone buy
got the contract (0 purchase Morgan? .
these engines from Massey- “They're unique. They"re
Instead, the North Shore Ferguson, then Morgan modern, vintage sports cars.
resident says he tikes the bought the contract from There are about 300
English-made car because it Triump!’"), while the Morgans in Vancouver but
is honest and unpretentious, 9 Morgan Plus 8 uses a V-8 you never see them. Most
‘*Morgans have the engine, and the Morgan 4/4 people feel they're collee-
mechanical sophistication of — uses a Ford Cortina engine. tars’ items, so they dan’t
a clothespin, They're simple He says the company, drive them. But { drive mine
to fit and you can always get owned by Peter Morgan every day,’” says McNulty.
pars.’ MeNulty says. (whose grandfather started °
MeNulty, a car enthusiast the company in 1909), pro- He also plans to eventual-
for most of his 32 years who duces about 400 Morgans a ly take the car from the
restores cars as a hobby, isa year. Originally available as normal roadways onto the
veritable gold mine of ine @ Circeswheel car from 1909 racetrack and enter some
formation about Morgans. 0 1936, the first Morgan vintage car races. In
Although bis Plus 4 model four-wheeler appeared in preparation for thirty
was one of the kit of that 1936. MeNulty recently pare
model built since 1968, he MeNulty acknowledges ticipated in a weekend driver
says the Morgan company there are some deawbacks to Trarning wor kshop at
plans to go into production owning a Morgan. He says Westwood ti .ctrack.
onthe carina the near future. his own car provides him “That's the beauty 6 a
MoNulty says the Plus do owith cttercible fuel Morgan. fU's an antique car
model uses a Triumph trace economy’ in the city — on bat it halds the road lke
tor engine C‘Dacing dhe Se- the highway he gets TS miles nothing else. It corners like a
cond World War, Triumph to the gallon -- and he sinys skate.” MeNulty says.