Peter,
I'm told that a fellow named "Curly" had the Canadian Morgan dealership,
many years ago in South-Western Ontario. That may have been the company
that your car was shipped to. We ran into folks in the Windsor area
during a club trip there, a couple of years ago, who remembered those
days. You might have luck contacting an "old timer", like trike racer
Dave Elcombe in Kingsville, Ontario.
Cheers,
Fred Kuzyk
Morgan Sports Car Club Canada
Grywiz wrote:
>
> Huzzah!!! I have my own Moggie!!!! And an interesting story may unfold as I
> research her history, hopefully with the help of you fine fellows! My car is
> chassis #3872, a Plus 4 of early 1958 vintage, currently white and in fairly
> good shape...more on that later. Several intriguing anomalies made me wonder
> about her sporting history on first inspection...disk brakes behind 48 spoke
> wires, and rollbar mounts astern; remarkably good wodwork, but several
> chassis fractures (which we are welding up as a temporary fix, prior to a
> frame off restoration)....I received my eagerly awaited confirmation from
> Malvern of her original specs today, and found other intriguing bits...
> Despatch date: 25.2.58; 3.73 axle; Tuned engine.....original color
> red/red.....
> for Windsor Motorcycles, Ltd, Ontario
> more interesting still, chassis #3871 was despatched the same date to the same
> agency, again in red/red with a 4.9 axle and a Tuned engine....
> Was my Moggie a member of a racing team????
> What were the standards to which these cars were tuned???
> It's these kinds of wonderful hunts that make owning an old Morgan such a
> treat, above and beyond the boundless thrill of the car herself.
> If anyone has any ideas to help me with my research, I'd be most grateful.
> Cheerio!
> Peter
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