19 Mar

How to Remove Scratches from Acrylic (Perspex) (www.plasweld.com.au)

This has got to be one of the most commonly asked questions – “can I get scratches out of Perspex?”

And the answer of course is, it depends!.

Light surface scratching can be buffed out of acrylic. Deep scratches on the other hand are a little more difficult but we will provide suggestions about address both.

Before we do though the first question to ask yourself has to be “is it worth it”? Is it worth spending time and money restoring something, particularly if it has a low replacement cost, or do you just bite the bullet and buy a new one.

If the scratches cover more than say 30% to 50% of the item or if the scratching affects a large area (half a square metre or more) it wouldn’t be worth the effort. If the acrylic is very old and has UV damage (signs of yellowing and/or crazing) it certainly will not be viable.

On the other hand, if it is a valuable item, a keepsake or something which is no longer available and it may be worth having a go. And of course these days many bathroom products like baths and hand basins are made from acrylic so these methods may be worthwhile trying in those situations.

So, first off light scratches:

• You will need some 800 and 1200 grit wet and dry paper, and some metal polish (Brasso works well).

• Fold the 800 grit and using water rub in a circular motion until most of the noticeable scratches become hard to see. Keep enough moisture on the paper so that a slight slurry forms.

• Move onto the 1200 grit and apply the same way with water until there is absolutely no sign of any scratches.

• Once satisfied that all scratches have been removed wipe dry with a clean soft cloth. The area that you have buffed may now seem duller that the surrounding acrylic so the metal polish (Brasso for example) can now be applied with a soft dry cloth to bring back the shine. It may take a few applications and a fair amount of rubbing. Work in a circular motion. Persistence and patience will pay off.

Deeper scratches:

• Deeper scratches can be buffed out the same way as above but you may need to start with 600 grit before moving on to 1200 grit and metal polish. If the scratch is particularly deep, say .5mm or more it probably isn’t worth it. A simple test is to run your finger over the scratch and if your nail really catches in the groove it may be too big to buff out.

16 Mar

John Surtees obituary: 1934-2017 (www.autosport.com)

By Damien Smith, Published Friday March 10, 2017

John Surtees, who has died at the age of 83, will be remembered quite simply as one of the true greats of motor racing history.

The epitaph by which he will be most widely remembered, of course, is his unique achievement: the only man to win premier-class world championships on both two and four wheels.

His sole F1 title was clinched in a thrilling final-race showdown in 1964, when he became the fifth driver in history, and the second Brit after Mike Hawthorn, to claim an F1 world championship for Ferrari.

But it was on motorcycles – his first and always true racing love – that the Surtees legend began. In the second half of the 1950s he established himself as the world benchmark on two wheels, and at times was almost unbeatable.

Seven world titles, three in the 350cc class and four on 500s, came thick and fast. Frustrated by Norton’s lack of investment and ambition, he switched to MV Agusta for 1956 and the relationship bore fruit immediately as he claimed his first 500cc crown. It was also the start of a life-long love affair with Italy, where he will forever be remembered as Il Grande John – ‘Big John’ Surtees.

Born into a bike-mad family on February 11 1934, a teenage Surtees made his first motor sporting appearance in a sidecar beside his father, before the dad-and-lad duo took British motorcycling by storm in the early 1950s.

By ’55 he was considered worthy of Norton factory machinery before he made the headstrong decision to quit the biggest name in the British business and take a chance on MV with an instinctive, gut-feel decision that would become a career trademark later in life – for better, but more often for worse.

His motorcycling career statistics are astonishing. Between 1951 and ’60 Surtees claimed 250 race wins from 352 starts. Along with that first 500cc title in 1956, he would secure a hat trick of class doubles: six world titles in three years from ’58 to ’60 – and his fame spread beyond motor racing.

In 1959, Surtees won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year and remains the only motorcyclist to have claimed the accolade.

The idea of switching to four wheels had already been put to him, but John was initially skeptical. He was a motorcyclist through and through, and had no interest in cars.

But by 1960 the lure had more appeal. MV’s insistence that he could only ride the Italian bikes left him with too little racing and too many weekends free. But the agreement with Count Agusta didn’t stretch to four wheels… “The first car race I ever saw was the one I was in!” he would often recall in later years, with that trademark wide smile.

Surtees found himself pitted against Jim Clark in a Formula Junior race at Goodwood, only for a rookie error to cost him a chance of victory. Lotus boss Colin Chapman took note and snapped him up to race in F1 – a rise beyond comprehension for drivers in the modern era.

And Surtees was competitive from the start. Armed with Chapman’s Lotus 18, he finished second at the British Grand Prix – his second world championship start! – and led the Portuguese GP convincingly later in the year at Oporto, until the road circuit’s tramlines caught him out.

The year ended on a sour note, when he was caught up in a row with Chapman and Innes Ireland, Lotus’s first grand prix winner, over the honour of driving beside Clark in ’61. Typically, Surtees walked even though it was Ireland who had been sacked. He couldn’t have known he’d already driven the most competitive car of his F1 career and the world unknowingly lost the chance to see two of the period’s great racers go head to head.

A year in a Yeoman Credit Cooper and a 1962 season in a Bowmaker Lola, both teams managed by Reg Parnell, allowed Surtees to continue to showcase his potential, even if the ultimate results didn’t follow. Ferrari had already come calling, but Surtees had judged he wasn’t yet ready for the red cars so early in his career.

Enzo warned he wouldn’t ask again – but did exactly that at the end of a difficult season in ’62. John moved to Maranello for his fourth season on four wheels, with his first F1 world championship win coming in style at the Nurburgring in the summer.

Another victory the year after at the German GP and glory at Monza helped set Surtees on the way to that title showdown in Mexico City in 1964. Racing in the unfamiliar white and blue-striped colours of NART (North American Racing Team), Surtees prevailed after Clark’s Lotus failed and team-mate Lorenzo Bandini allowed him through to the second place he needed to be champion.

Surtees would remain at Ferrari until 1966, a year in which a second title beckoned – only for typical Machiavellian Italian politics to scupper his chances. The relationship with team manager Eugenio Dragoni had long been sour.

Following a calculated and brilliant wet-weather victory in the Belgian GP at Spa, Surtees lost his temper at Le Mans when Dragoni insisted that Ludovico Scarfiotti – nephew of Fiat’s Gianni Agnelli – should start the race. Surtees would never reveal the details of his ensuing row with Enzo in Maranello – but his time at Ferrari ended there and then. The pair would later vow to remember the “good times” rather than the bad.

Surtees jumped to Cooper and with Maserati V12 power he won in Mexico and still ended up second to Jack Brabham in the world title, despite his team switch.

For 1967 he headed to Honda and showed the typical bullish leadership to corral the Japanese manufacturer into using a converted Lola Indycar to breakthrough success. With the so-called ‘Hondola’ he’d claim the Italian GP at his beloved Monza – his last world championship success.

An unhappy spell at BRM led him to the decision to head down a new route: that of team entrant and constructor. The Len Terry-designed Surtees TS7 would herald the start of John’s third motor racing career – and one that would be marked overwhelmingly by disappointment.

Fellow bike legend and four-wheel convert Mike Hailwood would claim a European F2 title in a Surtees in 1972, but grand prix success would elude the team. Financial problems and rows with sponsors would grind John down through the 1970s and by ’77 he’d had enough – physically and mentally. He disbanded his team officially the following season and sold his FOCA entry to Frank Williams.

For years he wanted little to do with car racing. Success in property brought financial security and he found happiness with his second wife Jane, who bore him two daughters and an only son – Henry.

The motor racing bug bit again, unexpectedly, as his boy discovered the sport that his father had left behind. A family friend introduced Henry to karting and the young lad returned to declare: “Daddy, this is what I want to do!”

Surtees found himself cast as a karting father and a new chapter in motorsport began. Henry showed promise and by 2009 had risen to the ranks of the FIA’s reborn Formula 2 championship – only for tragedy to strike at Brands Hatch. An errant wheel from another car would cruelly end Henry’s life, leaving his family heartbroken.

The motorsport world assumed John would never be seen at a circuit again. But incredibly Surtees found the strength to turn his pain into a reason to carry on and return to the world that had given him so much – only to rob him of his precious boy.

The Henry Surtees Foundation would become John’s life and the charity would raise thousands for air ambulance services and head injury research. Out of the worst possible tragedy, Surtees found the strength to carry on into his ninth decade – and his incredible energy would make him a familiar and popular figure at Goodwood and classic car events around the UK.

In his later years Surtees appeared to come to terms with his place as a cherished hero of motor racing’s golden age and would speak happily and at length about his years on bikes and in cars. The Can-Am success in Lola T70s, the grand prix and sportscar successes at Ferrari, the love affair with Italy… the stories were recalled with a clarity of mind and energy to shame those of half his age.

John Surtees, CBE, OBE and MBE, is survived by his wife Jane and his beloved daughters Edwina and Leonora – and bequeaths a colossal legacy to motorsport that will never be forgotten.

 

13 Mar

When a Hebridean island got its first motor car (www.scotsman.com)

A three-wheeled Morgan became the pride of a Hebridean island after it rolled onto Berneray in 1933.

It was the first ever private motor car on the island and it caused quite a stir after arriving on the deck of a trawler. The car belonged to Finlay Paterson, a merchant and JP, who bought the car, a standard Runabout model, in January 1933. It became a popular sight around the islands and at least one bride arrived at church in the Morgan on her wedding day.

The car is now a key exhibit at the Lews Castle museum in Stornoway, which was officially launched by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon this week. The Morgan has returned home to the Hebrides after it was restored by an Edinburgh policeman and donated to the National Museums Scotland. Records show the Morgan was first registered in Glasgow in 1923 and bought in Inverness two years later.

The first stamp in the log book shows the original owner to be James Donald Scoular, Tigh-na-Hiaradh, Lochmaddy, on North Uist. In 1931, it was sold to James Donald Scoular of Stornoway who then sold the car onto Mr Paterson. The car was kept in a wooden shed in Berneray by Mr Paterson’s daughter Bessie following the death of her father, who was also a JP and a ferryman who brought the first motorised boat to his island.

In 1988, a restoration of the Morgan got underway after an Edinburgh police man, Lawrie Sutherland, heard about the car from a fellow officer. He travelled north, despite a warning from Bessie it would be a waste of time heading north as the shed had blown away. Mr Sutherland said in an earlier interview: “When the previous owner died, the open two-seater was pushed into a wooden garage virtually on the edge of the Atlantic and left. “The ravages of time took their toll, the garage collapsed and the car lay buried and open to all the elements for years.” It took Mr Sutherland and a colleague about two hours to dig the car free. Mr Sutherland said in an interview in 1990: “She certainly wasn’t kidding about the state of the car. But after giving it a thorough going over I told her that if I could restore the car to its original condition, I would bring it back one day for her to see. She said that if I did just that I could keep it. It would be mine.”

Documents which were handed to Mr Sutherland show the Morgan cost £128 new with acetylene lights (£139 if fitted with electric lights), and the road fund licence was £4. Insurance papers from 1932 show the car was insured for travel only on the Outer Hebrides at £3-7-6. Mr Sutherland donated the car to National Museum of Scotland in March 2000.

Moving the car to the Lews Castle Museum was one of the trickiest tasks for museum staff. The museum looks at the long human occupation of the Outer Hebrides with people’s relationships with the land, sea, work and community key themes to the curated space.

Through a partnership with the British Museum, six of the world famous Lewis Chessmen take their place as a centrepiece within the main gallery. The playing pieces, carved from walrus tusk and whalebone some 800 years ago, were discovered on Uig beach on the west coast of Lewis in 1830. Over one third of the objects on display have been loaned by National Museums Scotland with including a spectacular Viking hack-silver coin hoard also among exhibits.

12 Mar

Amelia Island Noggin and Cars and Coffee

The MOGSouth Friday ‘Noggin’ before the Amelia Island Concours is starting to become a recurring event for the club now that we have done it for a few years.  And, this year’s edition, 10 March, at Sliders Seaside Bar and Grill, Amelia Island, was our best, yet.   We had a record number of participants and really couldn’t have asked for a better location. (Perhaps a bit more parking but . . .)

(‘Noggin’ Definition – A small quantity of alcoholic drink, typically a quarter of a pint.  ‘I imagine you all go round to the pub afterwards for a quick noggin and a chat’). 

Many folks we expected, but some we didn’t. (It was a big Porsche weekend and there were a number of competing Porsche activities.)  Interestingly enough, all those with mixed affection (affliction?), e.g. Porsche and Morgan, came by for the Morgan Noggin.  Perhaps Porsche overload, I don’t rightly know?? But, they were very welcome!!

Sliders, the chosen watering hole this year, was extremely accommodating.  We had a large expanse of tables, almost a complete room to ourselves and a good number of very attentive wait staff.  Sometimes with a big crowd you have to be patient as the staff never seems quite prepared.  This time, however, they were great!  I don’t think I ever had an empty glass. And, the beer was always cold.

It was great to see our MOGSouth friends and welcome new ones.  Much of the MOGSouth region was represented.  We even had a few MOGSouth members come quite far (e.g. Jim and Karen Besst from Ohio) to join us.  Some usual attendees were unable to join us due to medical issues and they certainly are in our thoughts!

In attendance were Chuck & Karen Bernath (FL), Jim & Karen Besst (OH), Mark & Andrea Braunstein (FL), Austin & Jenny Britton (FL), Robin & Christine Bycroft (FL), Rick & Sam Frazee (FL), Ken & Pat Kreuzer (SC), Peter McManemy (FL), Brian Miller (AL), Skip & Jill Nunnally (AL), Allan & Mary Ann Rae (Canada via FL), Bruce & Delores Reynolds (SC), John & Debbie Stanley (FL), Nancy & Robert Ullerich (SC), Joe & Sharon Topinka (VA & FL) and Ray & Susan Morgan (GA).

The Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance is usually on Sunday, with a Cars and Coffee gathering for non-Concours collector cars on Saturday.  This Cars and Coffee event is scheduled early and ends early, around 1PM, as the Cars and Coffee uses the same golf course holes (holes 17 & 18) that they use for the Concours.  The popularity of the Cars and Coffee event in the past few years has necessitated the creation of an overflow area, in addition to the main show field, called the MotorXPO (golf course hole 2).  This year all the Morgans were to be located in the MotorXPO.

Usually, the organizers want to get the collector cars off the main show field so that the Concours cars can get settled in on Saturday afternoon.  Well, it turns out that the Concours d’Elegance organizers, in their wisdom (?), moved the Concours d’Elegance up a day, to Saturday, due to the expectation of substantial rain on Sunday.  This moved all the Cars and Coffee cars from the main show field into the MotorXPO overflow area.

The MOGSouth plan for Saturday, 11 March, was to have all the Morgans rendezvous at a location close by and then travel in convoy to the Cars and Coffee location.  We have found that if we don’t arrive as a group, we get scattered and parked wherever they have a spot.

This year, we all arrived at the Surf restaurant parking lot at 8AM and proceeded, in convoy, for about a mile or so to the Cars and Coffee event.  We entered the event and were told to proceed down the middle of the golf hole (golf course hole 2) and we would have spots at the end of the fairway.  There were already cars lining both sides of the fairway, all the way down.  I guess we were none too early.

After a few minutes of idling, however, we were told just to stop in place.   They decided were best situated down the middle of the fairway.  Apart from the lack of shade, I don’t think we could have gotten a better parking spot!  All the spectators had to come by the Morgans as they went up and down to see the other cars.   We got lots, and lots of attention.  We had about a dozen cars on the field.  Cars from the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. A great display!

Cars in the Morgan ‘conga line’ were those of Chuck & Karen Bernath and their son Rob, Jim & Karen Besst, Mark & Andrea Braunstein, Rick & Sam Frazee, Ken & Pat Kreuzer, Peter McManemy, Brian Miller, Skip & Jill Nunnally, Allan & Mary Ann Rae, Bruce & Delores Reynolds, John & Debbie Stanley, and Nancy & Robert Ullerich.  Peter Olsen, Tom Perkins, Tony McLaughlin, Ray Morgan, Stu Mosbey and Austin & Jenny Britton came by to say ‘hi’ and support the club.

A great MOGSouth weekend and there is no doubt why it is becoming a recurring event for the club.  Undoubtedly we will do it again next year.  Plan on it!!

 

08 Mar

Christopher Ward and Morgan Motor Company reveal co-designed collection (www.watchpro.com)

Christopher Ward has unveiled three watches created in partnership with Morgan Motor Company.

[I am somewhat baffled.  Can a ‘watch’ that Morgan is associated with keep accurate time??   I am thinking about speedometers and the like?? Puzzled . . . Mark]

The two British companies first announced they would work together in November last year, promising to unveil new watches not at Baselworld, but at the Geneva Motor Show.

The watches draw on the design, engineering and manufacturing skills of both Morgan and Christopher Ward.

Christopher Ward’s senior designer Adrian Buchmann worked with Morgan’s head of design, Jonathan Wells on each model, each of which uses a custom-made version of the watch company’s in house Calibre SH21 movement, which is hand-built in its Swiss atelier.

The three watches will initially be sold only to Morgan car owners when they go on sale later this year. They will be sold exclusively through authorised Morgan dealerships or at christopherward.co.uk. It is the first time that Christopher Ward has allowed its watches to be sold by a third party.

The three watches are named after Morgan classic car models:

C1 Morgan 3 Wheeler Chronometer

Housed in a Grand Malvern case, the C1 Morgan 3 Wheeler Chronometer offers a number of visible parallels to the Morgan 3 Wheeler motorcar. It has been designed to echo the bygone aviation era that inspired the 1909 original, whilst also referencing the 21st century technology present in its modern iterations. Price is £2,250.

C1 Morgan Classic Chronometer

This watch, using a modified Grand Malvern case, is sculpted along the same flowing lines of the Morgan Classic and houses a Calibre SH21. It is also priced at £2,250.

C1 Morgan Aero 8 Chronometer

Top of the range is the Aero 8, which uses a bespoke version of the in-house Calibre sh21 chronometer movement inside a case designed to captures the supercar characteristics of the Aero 8. It will retail for £2,795.

02 Mar

Test driver writes off £85000 Morgan sports car by crashing it into garden wall a mile from factory (uk.news.yahoo.com)

A brand new, handbuilt £85,000 Morgan sports car has been spectacularly written off just a mile from the factory.

The swanky motor had been out for a test drive after mechanics noticed it was making strange noises – and ended up parked half way through a garden wall.

Dramatic pictures show the Aero 8‘s front left wheel arch completely buckled after it ploughed through a brick wall into a parked campervan.

Devastated dad-of-one Will Jones, 44, who owns the RV, was hoovering inside his home when he heard a loud bang at around 8.45am yesterday (3/1 Wednesday).

He assumed it was the bin men but was gobsmacked when the sheepish Morgan mechanic knocked on his window and showed him the damage to his beloved camper.

Will, a graphic designer who lives with wife Tonia, 45, and their daughter Isabella, seven, on Madresfield Road in Malvern, Worcestershire, said: “I couldn’t believe it.

“This mechanic came to my window about 10 minutes after I heard the bang to apologise.

“He said they were doing tests on a new car on the test track when they noticed a funny noise coming from the rear. Their test driver had taken it onto the road and somehow it had smashed into my drive.  [The moral of the story is don’t ignore funny noises coming from your rear.  Mark]

“It is a complete write off. The flex in the body work has taken the top of the roof away from the front of the windscreen.”

It is also feared the 4.8-litre V8 roadster – which has a top speed of almost 170mph and can go from 0-60mph in 4.5 seconds – has written off Will’s £18,500 campervan.

He added: “We were going on holiday in three weeks’ time in the campervan. We were planning to go to Hadrian’s Wall. My daughter is home educated and it was a history trip.

“But I don’t know what we will do now. The insurance people think it’s a write-off. It hammered into the van.

“Pieces of stone from the wall were thrown about three metres. It would have gone into our house if the van wasn’t there.

“My wife and I are both self-employed and holidays are a big deal. We saved up for two years to buy our van and now it’s ruined. I’m a bit annoyed.”

Next-door neighbour Janet Jones, 53, said: “I woke up and heard a large bang. I thought it was a postman and jumped out of bed and by the time I got outside the driver was out.

“He wasn’t hurt. He looked quite in shock. The airbags had blown. He said he felt the prop shaft had dropped and then it veered to the right and crashed. I’m thankful no-one was hurt walking down the road as it is so busy.”

Morgan said: “We are currently carrying out our own investigation procedure. We can confirm the car was based at this factory.”

Morgan has 170 employees who build just 900 cars by hand per year.

01 Mar

Roadster Overheating Problem Solved

Hello All  :Some time back I posted a query about my Roadster overheating due to  fan not coming on. Thanks for all the helpful responses. Now that the problem has been fixed I thought I would relate my experience as it might be helpful should anyone else experience a similar problem. (Reminder:  I am a mechanical novice). So here is an update:

Bottom line is  that, through a process of elimination, I figured out that the rheostat that measures the air temp behind the radiator had failed.  Tried to find a replacement at several local auto parts stores without success.  (None even recognized what it was).

Then discovered that there is a very small part number (I am talking about getting out the magnifying glass)  under the coil on the back side, along with a similarly small Ford logo.  Took the part to the local Ford dealer who had never seen one before but checked their inventory and had one.  Walla!  Apparently it is quite an obscure part.

So, if you ever have  this problem here is the Ford  part number: F5RZ*8L603*AC, described as a “Resistor A”.  And be sure to  save the pigtail from the old switch as it will have to be soldered to the new one and then sealed.

Oh, one last thing.  After  installing, when I ws running the engine to test the switch I could not get it to turn on.  I stood there for 30minutes watching it  (watched pot etc.).  Finally figured out that because it was measuring air temp I  needed to close hood (oops;  bonnet)  to increase temp.  Closed hood and within  60 seconds it turned on.?

Again, thanks to everyone for all the feedback.  Next project, the oil pressure gauge.

John Stanley, Deland, Fl.

23 Feb

M3W Headlights Not in Compliance with US Laws

[It was brought to my attention by Lance Lipscomb that the US DOT has denied a petition by the MMC concerning the position of the headlights on all new Three Wheelers.  It seems that they are too far apart and fail to comply with current Motorcycle laws.   Mark]

The issue appears to be that the headlights are too far apart and don’t comply with current motorcycle regulations.

This denial of petition would result in new M3Ws having their headlights repositioned to comply with US Motorcycle laws.

If I am reading this correctly, the logic is one of safety, as motorcycles are smaller than cars and can be better identified at night with a single headlight or headlights that are closer together.  If the headlights are too far apart, the ‘motorcycle’ might be mistaken for a larger vehicle like a car or truck.

Morgan attempted to fight this change in design, arguing that the headlight positioning was inconsequential to safety, however the courts did not accept the argument.   This should mean a repositioning of the headlights for new cars, however something else may occur, e.g. legal appeals, etc.  We need to watch for this.

Older M3Ws (post 1998) already in the US, would get a recall notice but owners are not required to make the change.

Read the text here – https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/04/12/2016-08360/morgan-3-wheeler-limited-denial-of-petition-for-decision-of-inconsequential-noncompliance

22 Feb

Morgan Motor Company Introduces Collection of Morgan Ale (http://justbritish.com/)

Morgan Motor Company Introduces Collection of Morgan Ale

[Finally something useful!!  I don’t know about you, but I don’t want Morgan themed sunglasses or a fancy watch.  Mark]

The Morgan Motor Company and The Friday Beer Company have joined forces to introduce a new collection of official Morgan Ale. Working in partnership to perfect the final product, labeling and associated packaging, the two Malvern-based companies are delighted to present a collection of three unique blends. The Morgan 4/4 Blonde Ale, the Morgan 3 Wheeler Dark Mild Ale, and a Morgan Aero 8 Rye Ale complete the collection, with each one representing one of the models in the Morgan range.

Founded in 1909, the 108-year-old Morgan Motor Company continue to thrive under the ownership of the founding family, proudly remaining the oldest privately owned motor manufacturer in the world – hand-crafting coach built traditional British sports cars that are fun to drive and unique within the marketplace. Their desire to offer something truly unique to their customers and passion for promoting local business lead them to the Friday Beer Company.

Like Morgan, the Friday Beer Company are also based in Malvern. Founded in 2011 by three local scientists keen to pursue their passion, Friday Beer have grown their business and developed a strong reputation for quality Ale. Now stocked in over 50 outlets across the region, their portfolio of stockists includes a number of high-end hotels, theaters, and restaurants, as well as Harrods in Knightsbridge.

The collection of Morgan Ale is available exclusively from the on-site factory shop, and will be on sale to the 30,000 visitors from all around the world who tour the factory each year as well as at many Morgan events throughout the season.

The heritage style packaging takes inspiration from a bygone era of automobile branding and distinguishes the collection as an official Morgan product. The Morgan Ale is priced at £15.

Morgan Managing Director, Steve Morris, said:

We are delighted to work with fellow local company Friday Beer to produce this collection of Ales for our customers and visitors. The final product, as well as the label and package designs, are absolutely fantastic and truly celebrate the heritage of the brand. I expect the collection to be received well and produce yet another success story of local businesses collaborating and sharing knowledge.

Morgan Aero 8 Rye Ale 4.8% ABV

Based on a traditional British bitter this amber colored ale is delicious and has been given a small twist. The recipe combines a variety of hops with grain to produce first class ale, whilst a touch of Rye malt gives it a slightly spicy edge with notes of honey. This beer will surprise and delight your taste buds in equal measure. The 4.8% ABV of this Rye Ale reflects the 4.8 V8 engine that powers the Aero 8.

Morgan 3 Wheeler Dark Mild Ale 3.0% ABV

Full of flavor and very easy to drink this dark ale recipe is a classic in the making. Based on the concept of the Mild Ale, this modern version is a session-ale and is equally good on its own or accompanying food. The 3% ABV of this Dark Mild Ale denotes the number of wheels on the unique 3 Wheeler.

Morgan 4/4 Blonde Ale 4.4% ABV

A vibrant blend of malted barley, oats and wheat gives this pale ale a higher malt profile than expected from its color and strength. The careful selection of the hops and yeast has contributed to its aromas and complexity. Some tasters may detect hints of pineapple, blackcurrant or toast. This ale can be drunk chilled and is a perfect drink for a summer’s day. Like the other Ales in the collection, the 4.4% ABV has been chosen to celebrate and signify the iconic 4/4 model.

Both Morgan and Friday Beer would like to make clear that the official Morgan Ale is not to be consumed in any measure alongside driving, and is strictly only for over 18s.

Note: Press release courtesy Morgan Motor Company