Lot details Registration No: 23 HEW Chassis No: R7525 Mot Expiry: Oct 2013
Manufactured in August 1972, '23 HEW' remains the only factory-built Plus 8 ever to be equipped with four seats. Its production was approved after much discussion between Peter Morgan and the vendor, who has owned it from new, on the understanding it would not be sold during Peter's lifetime (he eventually passed away in 2003). Finished in Westminster Green and trimmed in Black leather, it was driven and regularly serviced for the first 15 years of its life. It was then the subject of a full wings-off repaint in 1986, and treated to some light refurbishment and a new tonneau in 2003 in order to attend the model's official 35th anniversary celebrations. New wipers, rear wheel cylinders and a left-hand exhaust system were fitted in February 2006, almost exactly a year after which the car was placed in storage, where it remained until August last year. At that point it was given a thorough recommissioning and service by renowned Cranfield-based Morgan dealer Allon White Sports Cars that, among other things, included: attention to the brake, fuel and exhaust systems, a compression check, and the fitting of five new tyres, battery, radiator, hood and carpets. The rear wings were repainted too, in order to rid them of some light scratches.
With this unique Morgan now ready for some sunny, wind-in-the-hair motoring, the vendor classes its bodywork, paintwork, 3528cc V8 engine and four-speed manual gearbox as all being in "very good" condition, while he rates the interior trim as "average". The indicated mileage of 53,379 is understood to be correct and the Plus 8's current MOT remains valid until the end of October. A rare opportunity to acquire a practical classic Morgan of historical interest.
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