Author Topic: Solved: Allemano's № 624 - 1962 Morgan Saloon built by the Swiss Morgan Importer  (Read 1336 times)

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Re: Allemano's № 624
« Reply #25 on: June 02, 2011, 05:15:49 AM »
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This car still exists and is in the hands of Swiss enthusiast Markus Tanner, who writes:

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The Morgan +4 Ashley is based on a Morgan +4 chassis and mechanics from 1954. The ‘54 + 4 had the Triumph TR3 engine and Moss gearbox, the rear axle is Salisbury.

It is absolutely certain that the car was presented on the 1962 Geneva Motor Show - without the Morgan factory knowing that Morgan as a maker took place in this show! Peter Morgan I was told was not amused and told the Swiss Morgan importer to dismantle or scrap the car!
 
Mr. Wehrlin, the builder, decided to take it apart, but stored it in a barn. Morgan was told it had been broken up for spares.

Wehrlin told me that he pushed Morgan for years to build a proper 2+2 with a fixed roof for customers to use in winter - Peter Morgan refused to do so. This is why the Ashley was built and he based it on a Morgan because he was looking for a Morgan winter car his customers could buy! The interest in this car was huge in Geneva and might be why Peter Morgan instantly began to develop his own - the Plus Four Plus - which failed to attract buyers. Wehrlin for example said that he'd only bought them from Peter (he called him just "Peter" all the time) to do him a favour.

To cope with the increased weight of the Coupé body, they had fitted a Judson supercharger to the engine - it ended up being a lot faster than any Morgan from the production line! And guess what - I got the charger with the rest of the parts. It came with original fitting instructions!
A standard TR3 engine produced about 100hp - a Judson charger was advertised to add up to 40% on top of that. I will start the restoration as soon as I can.
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Here is another picture from the 1962 Geneva Show:



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It´s been presented at the 1962 Geneve salon as the "Morgan +4b Coupé" with no hint to Ashley:
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