{"id":2239,"date":"2012-11-14T14:58:05","date_gmt":"2012-11-14T23:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fredspics1.wordpress.com\/?p=2239"},"modified":"2012-11-14T14:58:05","modified_gmt":"2012-11-14T23:58:05","slug":"1960-morgan-in-fine-shape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cars-ydse.com\/?p=2239","title":{"rendered":"1960 Morgan – In Fine Shape"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It was a beautiful day in San Francisco. My wife, our dog and I were on a little urban hike about an hour before sundown. We were hiking a trail in the Persideo just south of the Golden Gate Bridge. The trail and nearby roads were packed with tourists on that bright Sunday afternoon. All of a sudden I saw this very red Morgan go down the road. Although I had my camera, I could not get a picture off and so I watched it go around the bend and, seemingly, out of sight.<\/p>\n

But, to my surprise, the Morgan had pulled in and parked at the head of a long line of cars parked on the side of the road. I was thrilled and got out my camera. The only issue was the very busy road AND the fact that the Morgan was parked directly in front of a rather old and beat up Dodge camper that was nearly as old as the Morgan. For that reason, the only front-on shots I got all looked very poor as the camper loomed over the back of the Morgan. Please note, I have retouched most of it out of the picture and replaced it with blue sky.<\/p>\n

Now back to the real subject, the 1960 Left-Hand drive Morgan. In the 60s, this car was exported from the United\u00a0Kingdom\u00a0to the U.S. In fact, about 80% of Morgans production went to the U.S. \u00a0This car had a\u00a0wooden\u00a0frame, doors and fenders. It was light weight and had a Triumph 4 cylinder motor.<\/p>\n

I also got comments from this cars owner. Here is what he added as background on the car.<\/p>\n

Beautiful car! I own it! Thanks for posting. This is the Drophead Coupe, last year of that style production. The doors are without the Morgan \u201d elbow scoop\u201d but rather straight in line. Suicide doors that open from the front, please note. The windshield is also flat \u2013 other Morgans have a curved frame \u2013 so it\u2019s quite distinct. Called the \u201csnob Mog\u201d as this is the car you take to the opera\u2026 I feel like a celebrity when I drive it, as I\u2019m always getting waves, high-fives, and folks asking about the car. It\u2019s an honor to be posted.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Here is a video from another Morgan collector that I found interesting.<\/p>\n

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The following text from Wikipedia\u00a0explains the license plate on this particular car.<\/p>\n

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General characteristics<\/h2>\n

In spite of their traditional design, Morgans have always had sporting or “sports car” performance, due to their extremely low weight.<\/p>\n

Among their enthusiasts, Morgans are affectionately known as “Moggies”<\/strong>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Click Here for more information from Wikipeadia<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a9 Fred Winograd copyright 2009, 2011, 2012<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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