LIVING WITH THE PLUS FOUR

LIVING WITH A PLUS FOUR

With all thoughts of the brake recall vanishing into history, TOKty has steadily been clocking up the miles. She’s even become friendly with a cousin of similar age who has the quaint old habit of running around topless most for the time. Though an incredibly stylish car, she would appear to just carry the all too familiar sobriquet of “MOG”.

WORDS & PHOTOGRAPHY Nigel Bradford

o long trips for me this month, just loads of

Nlocal ones. One trip in particular was a bit spur of the moment, and a most welcome surprise, a visit to the classic a car gathering at Barton Court in Colwall. These informal gatherings have been running since March on the last Thursday of every month and attract some wonderful local cars. I had heard that Morgans of all ages are welcome, and this proved to be true. James and Linda, the new owners, of Barton Court are developing the building and grounds as a wedding venue and meeting centre and their informal car gatherings are just part of that plan. It certainly is a lovely spot.

Of course my regular spot for a catch up is the Morgan Experience Centre Café, and I must say that the seasonal hot drinks on offer at the moment do not disappoint and are far more imaginative than the offerings at your local chain coffee shop. As chance would have it, the day Ian Smith and I had set aide for lunch coincided with the announcement of the new “Plus” improvements for the 2023 Plus Six and Plus Four. So both of us were excited to be visiting the Factory that day. But we were to be disappointed as none were on show as they were all “still away on the photo shoot”. So I haven’t any exclusive pics for you,

but we have printed all of the relevant Press Release in our News section this month. It’s funny how Morgan still can’t quite shake of the concept of twin pillars!

The car has been trouble free, but I have developed a little technique to save embarrassing delays on the petrol forecourt. Yes, it once took me twenty minutes to remove the filler cap from the hole. ASI am sure you have all realised, the large racing fuel flap is just cosmetic and beneath it lies a standard cap. This cap has a little wire strop to stop you losing it. But this wire can cause the cap to jam in place, so now I always ensure the ring on the cap stays at the top of the wire loop as I replace the cap, thus each time I subsequently remove the cap it has opened with ease.

My last trip of the month was to the annual Drivers’ meeting for the Morgan Challenge at Brownsover Hall near Rugby, this was followed by a splendid lunch and provided yet another lovely photo backdrop. (Bob Bull’s report appears elsewhere in this edition.) It was lovely to be still driving on salt free motorways at the end of November, but I could have done without the usual Saturday morning stop start on the M42. W hich brings me onto another auto-box driving tip; do remember to put the car in neutral when there is more stop than start, but leaving the car in neutral when the traffic starts to move again can cause embarrassment!