Morgan 4/4 Le Mans 62 Edition, 2002 | € 38.000,--
Morgan 4/4 Le Mans 62 Edition, year 2002. Chassis Number D11479. Colour British Racing Green combined with a black interior (black leather seats) and a black vinyl soft top. This special Le Mans 62 version comes complete with a hard top in the colour Old English White. The Morgan 4/4 Le Mans 62 is a limited edition of 80 examples, based on the Morgan Plus 4 Super Sport that won the 2-litre Grand Tourer class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1962 with Christopher Lawrence and Richard Shepherd-Baron sharing the driving duties. The Le Mans-winning Morgan is renowned by its registration number TOK258. Of the 80 ‘40th Anniversary Edition LM62’ cars built in 2002, 40 were delivered in the 4/4 format; this car is the penultimate, bearing the number 79 in the limited series. The number is displayed on the vertical spoke of the steering wheel and on the framed certificate accompanying the car. This Morgan 4/4 is fitted with the strong and reliable Ford 1800 cc twin-cam engine and a five-speed gearbox. The engine produces 114 horsepower. With a low curb weight of only 1025 kg, a low centre of gravity, wide wheels and tyres, and an excellent chassis, this Morgan offers sublime handling; the car is extremely sporty to drive. Its current mileage is 79,880 miles. Over the past 23 years, this Morgan has had four English owners, one Belgian, and one Dutch owner (since 2011). We sold the car in 2011 to the current owner when the odometer read 38,000 miles. The service history has been documented since 2002 with various inspection reports and invoices. Features of the Le Mans 62 Edition include the special petrol filler cap, unique dashboard instruments, a bespoke Le Mans 62 steering wheel, and a chrome logo on the rear. Additionally, the special exhaust, lowered ride height, and short gear lever are exclusive to this Morgan 4/4. The wide stainless-steel spoked wheels (6J x 16”) fitted with Michelin 205/55 R16 tyres give this Morgan an extra sporty appearance and excellent grip on the road. The driving experience of this brisk Morgan Le Mans 62 is simply fantastic!
This Morgan is for sale at Classic Open.
Price: € 38.000, -.
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The Morgan 4/4 was built for 50 years. the first model, introduced in the year 1936 was the 4/4 with flat radiator which was built until the year 1951. After a four year break (only the Morgan plus 4 was built those years) the Morgan 4/4 was going to be rebuild. The car did not change a lot (conservative as they are at the Morgan company), only the shape of the radiator changed from flat to cowled. Morgan never built their own engine, the early flat radiator cars were powered by Standard or Ford engines. The cowled radiator models were powered by Ford engines. The Ford engine used was known as the "Kent" engine and was also used in Fords Cortina model. Morgan 4/4 1600 cars were powered by the 1599 cc. Ford Kent engine which had a standard capacity of 98 bhp. giving the light car (two seater 660 kg./ four seater 785 kg.) sporty performance. The cars were fitted with a four speed manual gearbox. The modern Morgan 4/4 models are powered by a Ford Zetec 16V engine. These cars feature petrol injection and a five speed manual gearbox. The Morgan 4/4 is a very special car to drive because it has it's own strong character. It cannot be compared with any other roadster or convertible.
Technical data*
four cylinder in-line engine DOHC 16V (Ford Zetec)
petrol injection (Ford EFI)+ katalyst
cylinder capacity: 1796 cc.
capacity: 119 bhp. at 6000 rpm.
torque: 162 Nm. at 4500 rpm.
gearbox: 5-speed, manual
top-speed: 180 km/h - 112 mph
acceleration 0-100 km/h: 8.7 sec.
weight: 868 kg.
*Source: Carfolio.com