Re: [mogtalk2] Hard Tops

[Roger Tatton]

Title: Signature 1

Hi Colin We certainly have one FolkMog member with a narrow-body and an easy-up hood.  Just had a look at the factory web site according to which the 4/4 has an easy-up hood as standard (a traditional hood is a cost option) apart from the Sport and the 75th Anniversary models which come with the traditional hood.  MMC's motto should be 'nos intentio conturbo', we aim to confuse! Roger -- On 07/08/2012 09:36, e-mail colin.jones5857 wrote: Hi Roger   And here is why I was confused when I was looking for a car.  A look at http://www.morgan-motor.co.uk/dealer/newtown-motors/used/3915#!prettyPhoto shows a later 4/4 with the quick fit hood that would suggest it has the wider body tub and yet the wheels (based on your posting) would suggest that it has the narrow tub.   Fun ain't it? ;-)   BR Colin On 7 August 2012 09:26, Roger Tatton <roger.tat...@btopenworld.com> wrote: As a general rule the easy way is to look at the wheels; narrow-body cars have 5.5 inch wheels with the outer row of spokes close to the outer rim, wide-body cars have 6 inch wheels (same as +4) with a much deeper inset to the outer row (photos attached which I hope I have made small enough!). The hood rule only applies to later cars after the fold-away factory hood arrived. Roger On 07/08/2012 08:31, e-mail colin.jones5857 wrote: Hi Owen   When I was looking for another Morgan this spring I went through this as I had seen a rather nice 4/4 at a dealer.  the dealer could not tell me if it was the wider or narrower body tub, I tried again with another dealer and got very conflicting information that there is no way to tell (did not believe that) then it was nailed on the head by one dealer who said 'its simple, look at the windscreen and hood.  If its a lift the dot on a 4/4 its a standard narrow tub and if its an MMC quick fit hood its a wide tub as there is only one width of windscreen and that's the clue to the tub width'.....I have only checked it out on 2 cars and it seems to make sense.   I bought a 2008 +4 in the end but measured a friends similar era 4/4 with the later hood and sure enough between the door latches there was 1/4" difference in the tub.  Had that information been available at the very first dealer I would have bought the car he was selling as it was just what I was looking for.  Maybe he could not be bothered (and it was the owner that I spoke to not a member of staff and not a new dealer either!).   BR   Colin View posts on The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/mogtalk2@listbox.com/ Modify Your Subscription View posts on The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/mogtalk2@listbox.com/ Modify Your Subscription View posts on The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/mogtalk2@listbox.com/ Modify Your Subscription