Lot Ended
Description
1931 Morgan Supersports
Purchased by our
vendor in 2006 in the USA as a rolling project; extensive rebuild since; now
fully UK/road registered; on B-type chassis
The
Morgan Three-Wheeler Club have confirmed after an inspection, that chassis
number M593 first rolled out of the
Malvern factory in 1931.
Little is known of its
early life until it turned up in Canada during the 1990s. The paperwork records
at least three owners in the USA, including Ted Buckland, Stephen Glenn of San
Francisco and Walt Kirby of Idaho, who sold it on to our vendor in the UK during
2006.
It remained a rolling chassis until at
least 2007 when restoration commenced.
Firstly,
the chassis was re-tubed by Cameron Engineering and Motorsport Ltd in 2008 for
£609.
In 2009, the beetleback body was built by
coachbuilder, Richard Williams of Malvern for £1,500 and the bonnet made by Tank
and Radiator Co in Worcester. The tail is thought to be
original.
Confirmation of identity was
completed in 2010 by the Morgan Club and it was issued with 104 YUT in
2013.
Invoices on file show the purchase of
numerous miscellaneous parts until the smart Blockley tyres were fitted in
2015.
The current correctly dated (but not
original to the chassis) JAP engine was purchased in 2017 for £11,500 and
converted to air cooled JTOR spec and fitted again by Cameron Engineering.
Shortly after this, electronic ignition was fitted too.
Images on file and included here show what this Morgan looked like
for a considerable time until it returned to the UK. A huge amount of work has
been done since and appropriately all completed in and around its original home
town of Malvern.
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