Jack McNaughton wrote:
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> Don't believe everything you read in a book!
Amen, John!
I think Ken Hill probably wrote that the new 4/4 was "re-engined". The
earlier 4-4, as it was then called, had the Coventry Climax and the
Standard Special engines. The Series II 4/4 was re-engined with a Ford
powerplant. (Many will chuckle over the idea of "power" in that term.)
We could start a whole new thread of mistakes in Morgan publications.
It could be informative as well as fun. Looking through "Morgan the
Last Survivor" by Chris Harvey I found several pictures that were
mislabeled, especially in the sections on early cars. For instance the
picture at the bottom right of page 89 is a of a +4 not a Series I.
Likewise the picture at the top right of page 91 is of the same +4, not
a Series I 4-4. Did any +4's have seats like those on the bottom of
page 107? These errors are particularly lamentable in a section titled
"Contemporary Road Testers' Reports.
So, what say we start a thread labelled ERRATA.
Regards to all,
Tony Souza
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