The metallic blue coachwork is balanced by a tan hood with blue edging – and if you are one of the minority who actually use the roof, you’ll be pleased to know that it is an upgraded ‘Speedifit’ jobbie, which does what it says on the tin being an easier to use alternative to the hood it left Malvern with.
The Speedifit’s design means there’s no cover for it when it is furled, but drawback is more than offset by the fact that it really does rise and fall very easily.
It also fits well, sits as tight as a drum, and its three plastic windows are all clear and undamaged. It is also free of anything other than the creases you get from folding it. Unavoidable creases, therefore.
There is a matching pair of door tops too, which are in a pristine condition, including the glass sliding windows.
And, if you don’t see yourself ever using the hood, then the presence of a tan leather interior means the cabin will be decently weather-resistant should you get caught out in a storm; after all, you don’t see cows hurtling for shelter when it drizzles, do you?
Returning to the coachwork, we’d describe it as a very good, very presentable and usable example with no serious dents, dinks, or scrapes. There are a few marks here and there, most noticeably on the trailing edge of the nearside rear wing and the nearside of the bonnet.
Minor then, and even perhaps just enough that you can enjoy it without fear of ruining a concours finish – and if you’re the sort who doesn’t mind a bit of a patina on their Morgan, you might relish running around in a car that’s clearly been used as Morgan intended.
Because, like a vintage Bentley, a lightly-worn Morgan attracts way more positive attention that a 100-point nut ‘n’ bolt restoration ever will.
The dark blue paintwork also suits the car’s design very well; ageless, classless, and very shiny, it’s the perfect foil for the chromed wire wheels – and if you’re going to buy a vintage-looking sportscar, then you might as well go all-in, eh?
And the wheels are in a very good condition with no obvious damage and only light tarnishing to their finish. Their design also allows you to admire the blue-painted brake drums and calipers behind them.
They’re also fitted with good and matching Yokohama Blue Earth tyres. Made in 2022, all four still have good tread left on them.
We will never get tired of telling you that experience shows that matching high-quality tyres are an infallible sign of a caring and mechanically sympathetic owner who is prepared to spend the appropriate amount in maintaining their car properly.
The matching spare wheel, which is fitted with an Avon Turbospeed tyre, is mounted on the rear of the car under a useful chromed luggage rack.
The rest of the chromework is good too, including the straight and unmarked front and rear bumpers.
A set of Wipac driving lamps adds style and extra lumens in equal measure, and, speaking of lighting, all the lamp lenses are free of cracks and other damage.
The RPi exhaust, of which more later, exits behind either door, thereby putting it as close to your ears as possible. Both of you will enjoy this.
Faults, therefore, are few.
The windscreen is delaminating and there are some swirls marks from being polished. That’s all.
