Morgan +4+
Sports coupé produced by Morgan
The Morgan Plus 4 Plus or +4+ was an attempt by the Morgan Motor Company to modernize the bodywork. Announced at the 1963 Earls Court Motor Show, only 26 were built, due to poor sales, in spite of its performance.
The equipment may have varied between cars, but were typically mechanically similar to a Morgan +4 of the same year. It had the straight-four, pushrod engine of a Triumph TR4A, giving 110 hp (82 kW). The transmission was a four-speed with synchromesh on the top three gears. It also shared the suspension with the +4: In front, it had sliding king pins tilted 17 degrees from the vertical, a development of Morgan's original, 1910 design. This was lubricated by grease and by engine oil released by a button under the clutch pedal. It had very firm coil springs and bottoming coils instead of rubber pads. The rear has conventional leaf springs with solid rear axle. There was no perceptible body lean, even when cornering very hard.
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