Bob,
My '52 +4 also has the cut outs in the floor. I seem to recall that the
jack for which those holes were intended was sort of a horizontal crank
arrangement that would allow you to jack up the car "in the comfort of the
car" although you'd still have to go outside to change the tire. ;-)
Chuck
'52+4
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From: BobTescione[SMTP:mogman@rpa.net]
Sent: Tuesday March 14, 2000 12:23 PM
To: Ernest(Chip) Brown
Cc: john manning; morgans@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Tire jack
Mornin' All
I too carry a scissors jack with my flat rad. I have also acquired
an
original type jack as has been described. My question is: How far
back did
the factory use the type that slips thru the floor and into the
chassis
crossmember. I think I remember the floor cutouts on my car. Were
they
correct for a flat rad and/or a series 1?
Thanks
Bob Tescione
mogman@rpa.net
"Ernest(Chip) Brown" wrote:
> Some years ago, when I was enthusiastic about being a new Morgan
owner
> but knew even less than I do today (which says a lot...) I went to
a
> MSCC meet in England. Melvyn Rutter was there with a van load of
stuff.
> I asked him if he had a jack for a Morgan and he pulled out a
scissors
> jack in a plastic pack, I bought it for (I recall) about 23
pounds,
> threw it in my luggage and brought it home, thinking I had the
genuine
> article. Haven't used it yet, because it was so dam expensive, but
since
> then have run into a prior owner of my car who produced the
original
> jack, an orange painted job that looks like it slips into the
floor and,
> as we say, wouldn't do 'jack'. Now I know where that expression
comes
> from. I can't imagine you can improve on any old scissors jack for
road
> use. At home I use a floor jack and a 2x5 and jack very
judiciously
> amidships only at reinforcement points.
>
> Chip Brown.
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