Some years ago, when I was enthusiastic about being a new Morgan owner
but knew even less than I do today (which says a lot...) I went to a
MSCC meet in England. Melvyn Rutter was there with a van load of stuff.
I asked him if he had a jack for a Morgan and he pulled out a scissors
jack in a plastic pack, I bought it for (I recall) about 23 pounds,
threw it in my luggage and brought it home, thinking I had the genuine
article. Haven't used it yet, because it was so dam expensive, but since
then have run into a prior owner of my car who produced the original
jack, an orange painted job that looks like it slips into the floor and,
as we say, wouldn't do 'jack'. Now I know where that expression comes
from. I can't imagine you can improve on any old scissors jack for road
use. At home I use a floor jack and a 2x5 and jack very judiciously
amidships only at reinforcement points.
Chip Brown.
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