We recently signed on to restore the chassis and driveline for this 1957 Morgan Plus 4, which is said to have raced around the East Coast in during the 1960s and 1970s. Right now the car is entirely apart and we are focusing on getting parts ordered and everything over the machinist.
As found. Photo courtesy of the owner.
Teardown.
Ouch. In addition to this burnt valve, we also found a few bent pushrods.
Here is a 1957 Morgan Plus 4 drivetrain. It consists of a 2.1-liter Standard inline-four, torque tube, and a 4-speed Moss gearbox. We will pull the cylinder liners and studs this week, then the bare block is off to the hot tank. It looks like the bellhousing needs some welding repair, and we will see what’s going on with the Moss box during disassembly.