As those who have been following our story will be only too aware, the deadline has now passed and Sol has set off on the first leg of the journey, but what happened following the last video instalment? Work continued at an ever gathering pace to get Sol to a point where the car was…
Category: Our Restorations
An American Classic – Ian Hadley’s 1970 Chrysler 300
This week it has been a pleasure to receive a guest post from Ian Hadley, who took a leap of faith and purchased a 1970 Chrysler 300 from the States, relying only on photographs and a bit of courage to seal the deal. Read his personal account below: “The car was a 1970 Chrysler 300,…
The Restoration of ‘Sol’ The African Rally Morgan +4 (Chapter 3)
A year ago, we introduced you to ‘Sol’, a tired Plus 4 in desperate need of some restoration. Over the last 12 months, the team at Holden Morgan have been working tirelessly to restore sorry Sol in time for RallyRound’s Rally Africa. You can read more about the steps taken to this stage here and…
The Restoration of ‘Sol’ The African Rally Morgan +4 (Chapter 2)
Since I last wrote about progress on Sol, a good deal has happened, as following on from the making of the brake lines the car was despatched to VSM for the wings to be fitted. We had sourced a set of new Superform wings from the factory. Not strictly correct, or quite the right style…
SOL – The African Rally Morgan +4 at the Practical Classics Restoration Show
Built in 1955 at The Morgan Motor Company, this car was one of the early Morgans to carry the now familiar traditional Morgan body style that has been in production for over 60 years. Echos of its predecessor, the Flat Rad +4 are still evident in the rear section, where the car carries 2 spare…
The Restoration of ‘Sol’ The African Rally Morgan +4 (Chapter 1)
Sol – so named because of its resting place for the past 40 or so years – The Solway Firth – and the incredible coincidence that the previous owner ‘s Grandfather had once owned The Solway Lass, a 2 masted Schooner on which Jeremy had once sailed around the Whitsunday Islands!! Those of you who…
This Week In The Workshop
This week, our days in the workshop have been both varied and interesting. The week began with a snagging list on the Dove Grey +4, as our customer had identified a couple of things that required attending to. These being slight misalignment of the rear bumper, the desire for a Moto Lita wood rim steering…
This Week In The WorkShop
Inspection of the sad looking 1969 4/4 has now been completed. This car has been involved in a fire within its garage which has burnt the driver’s side front quarter, badly enough to take out things such as brake lines, wiring etc, and melt the aluminium front wing. We have prepared a list of parts…
This Week In The Workshop
As ever, a week in the Holden Morgan Workshop is both busy and pleasingly diverse. We started the week with a brand new +4 to do a pre-delivery Inspection on. See the Car Sales pages of our website to view the Dove Grey +4. This is something we, as a main dealer, do with every…
Are we up to the challenge? Of course we are! Morgan+4 Restoration
It’s not like the team at Holden Morgan to shy away from a challenge, and this is especially true of their latest venture – a monumental restoration project of a 1955 Morgan +4 currently occupying the new service and restoration bay. We first introduced you to this broken down +4 back in March after Jeremy…