Well now, it depends upon what sort of Morgan driver we have here. If
he's a "press-on-regardless" type, who knows what that engine had to
cope with as it pulled that bucket across the steppes. As many of us
know, Morgans with busted frames, walleyed front suspensions, cracked
axles, nearly-seized drive trains and rotten to the core are tooling
around everywhere, robbing their passengers of horsepower as they
raise the coefficient of friction to impressive levels. Every time I
go around and tighten things up, I feel my 57 Plus 4 goes 2-3 miles an
hour faster under the same engine load.
I don't know, Chuck. I think it was a new engine in an old car.
Chip Brown
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Subject: RE: Paris Race
Author: "Vandergraaf; Chuck" <vandergraaft@aecl.ca> at nylanr01
Date: 10/3/97 10:24 AM
If that's the reason for the demise of the Morgan, the front suspension
must have survived! Same with the frame, the tub, etc. This speaks
volumes for the Morgan.
Chuck Vandergraaf
'52 +4, P.2473/V.345.ME
'85 Chrysler LeBaron Turbo
'86 MR2
Pinawa, Manitoba, R0E 1L0
Canada
vandergraaft@aecl.ca
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>From: L.D. McLaughlin, Jr.[SMTP:ldmcjr@zebra.net]
>Sent: October 2, 1997 7:05 PM
>To: Morgan Mailing List
>Subject: Paris Race
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>I see that Ivar Moe's Morgan has blown an engine and retired...
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>Tony
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>Daphne, AL, USA
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