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Re: Buying a Morgan

To: "DeLuca, Joseph" <Joseph.DeLuca@pfizer.com>
Subject: Re: Buying a Morgan
From: "William E. Irwin" <cigrbill@att.net>
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 09:54:06 -0500
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"DeLuca, Joseph" wrote:

> Hello Paul,
>
> I recently completed a Morgan-hunting expedition.
>
> The best resource I had was Hemmings online classifieds on
> the web at www.hmn.com/hemmings/searches/menu.cfm.
> This is where I found my 57 4/4 in South Carolina, and it was
> not listed in the paper version of Hemmings. This is because
> the online classifieds are free. They usually have about 50
> Morgans listed and you can customize your search to look for
> specific year ranges or models.  I was interested only in pre-
> 1975 models so that I could get historic registration and this
> was a big help.
>
> A lot of the cars listed are at antique car dealers. Beware of
> New England Classics in particular. They buy cheap cars, mask
> the faults and then sell them for high prices.
>
> I would also subscribe to Hemmings for the paper listings
> while you're searching. It has many Morgans not listed in the
> online ads (or visit your local magazine rack and read the
> one page of Morgans there like I did).
>
> The next best list was the online "for sales" of the Morgan
> Plus-Four Club of Southern California.  They maintain a list
> of ads combined from newsletters and other sources around
> the country. They make an effort to keep the ads current too.
> The website is at www.mog.org. Look for the "For Sale" link
> on the home page.
>
> The GoMoG site may also have some listings (but I can't access
> it myself). It's www.GoMoG.com.
>
> I hope this is helpful. Good Hunting!
>
> Joe DeLuca
> Ledgewood, NJ
> '57 yellow 4/4
> Morgan 3/4 Group, USA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Williams [mailto:paulwill@storm.ca]
> Sent: Monday, November 20, 2000 5:33 PM
> To: Morgans@autox.team.net
> Subject: Buying a Morgan
>
> Hello all:
>
> I've been lurking on the list for a while, and scouring the internet
> classifieds for a Morgan.  It occured to me that maybe someone
> on the list
> has or knows of a car for sale, and if so, perhaps you'd
> contact me directly
> about this.  Ideally I'm looking for a Plus 8, although
> surprisingly I've
> found several of these for sale.  Alternatively, I'd like a 60s or 70s
> 2-seat car.  Currently I own a 70 MGB and an 80 TR8 (right
> engine, not quite
> the right car).  I'm not too concerned about where the car is, but the
> right-hand side of North America would be preferable.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Paul Williams
> Ottawa, Canada

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