Morgan 4/4 was the Morgan Motor Company's first car with four wheels. It appeared in 1936. Its model designation "4-4" (later "4/4") stood for four wheels and four cylinders. Earlier Morgans had been three-wheelers, only, typically with V-twin engines. Apart from a break during World War II (and a period 1951 to 1955) the 4/4 has been in continuous production from its debut right up to the present day.

 

H.F.S. Morgan first opened a garage and motor works in Malvern Link in 1906, running buses between Malvern and Gloucester.

 

In 1910 H.F.S. Morgan started building his first cars, and his two three-wheelers are unveiled at a motor show in Olympia.

 

1912 saw Morgan Motor Company formed as a private Limited Company, with a factory on the Malvern Road in Worcester.

 

In 1913, Morgan made the fastest time at the Shelsey Walsh Hill Climb, at an average speed of 22 mph.

 

At the time, a two-seater Morgan three-wheeler cost 85 guineas - about £92 (that's just over £7,200 at today's prices.)

 

The company moved its factory to Pickersleigh Road in Malvern in 1918. They are still there today.

 

Morgan is the last remaining family owned, independent, British motor manufacturer and builds in excess of 1300 cars per year.