2016 Morgan Plus 4 2.0 Manual

Highlights

• 154bhp, 2.0-litre GDI-era Plus 4

• Under 18,000 miles

• Cream over black leather on black wire wheels

• Period touring kit including rack, spare and badge bar

• One former keeper

Overview

The Plus 4 name goes back to 1950, when "Plus" meant more grunt than the 4/4 of 1936. The 2005-20 car is the last of the traditionally chassied Plus 4s, with an ash-framed aluminium body on a ladder chassis and sliding-pillar front suspension. Soichiro Honda once reckoned the world had half a dozen car companies, and then Morgan, and we know exactly what he meant.

Under the louvred bonnet sits a Ford-sourced 2.0-litre four that's friendly and tractable from 1,500rpm. It's paired with a Mazda MX-5 five-speed that suits the car to a tee. The 2014 GDI upgrade made this the most powerful Plus 4 of its era at 154bhp, with extra refinement thrown in.

This one was first registered in May 2016 and wears cream paint over black leather, sitting on black wire wheels. A chrome luggage rack with a spare, a badge bar and a leather bonnet strap complete the period look. It's had one former keeper and has been in current ownership since 2019.

At 17,963 miles, it's averaged fewer than 2,000 miles a year, so there's plenty of B-road left in it. Call it a classic with most of the drawbacks of classic ownership removed, and one that looks every inch the part.

History and Documentation

• First registered 13 May 2016

• One former keeper, in current ownership since 19 June 2019

• Stamped service book with entries as follows: Jun 2016 @ 956 miles (Morgan factory), Dec 2016 (Morgan factory), Jun 2019 @ 15,799 miles (Bell & Colvill)

• The vendor tells us it's been owner serviced since 2019

• Original Morgan owner's handbook and Morgan-branded leather document wallet

• Book pack is complete, the vendor tells us

• Two keys reportedly come with the car, with one pictured

• V5C present in the vendor's name

• HPI clear

• Current MOT expires 16 July 2027

• 17,963 indicated miles

Interior

• Black leather seats with fluted centres, cream piping and embroidered Morgan wings on the headrests

• Light creasing on the seat bolsters, with no tears

• Cream-painted dashboard with chrome-bezelled, black-faced dials including speedometer, rev counter and clock

• Drilled three-spoke alloy steering wheel with a leather rim showing light wear across the top

• Chrome gear knob and fly-off handbrake

• Leather-trimmed transmission tunnel with cream piping

• Door cards are leather, with elasticated pockets

• Mesh stowage net on the passenger side of the dash

• Alpine single-DIN head unit under the dash, which the vendor tells us has USB

• Clean black carpets with cream binding

• Carpeted stowage well behind the seats, home to the hood bag

• Mesh wind deflector behind the seats, which the vendor tells us is removable

• There's no boot, so luggage rides on the rear rack

Exterior

• Cream paintwork

• Even gaps across the majority of the car

• Louvred bonnet with a leather strap and Union flag enamel badges on the sides

• Small light surface mark (a tiny chip) on the bonnet top beside the strap, where the anti-chafe felt under the strap is frayed

• Chrome badge bar carrying AA, 24 Heures du Mans and other badges

• Light surface marking and polish haze on the nearside front wing behind the headlamp

• Black wire wheels with chrome Morgan eared spinners and orange-painted front brake calipers behind

• Avon ZV7 205/60R15 tyres show good tread though carry a 2016 date code, so a fresh set may be on the cards

• Chrome overriders and chrome door mirrors

• Black mohair-style hood and sidescreens

• Small tape patches on the hood lining underside, which the vendor tells us cover two small moth holes

• Light nick in the hood fabric beside a seam

• Chromed rear luggage rack carrying a spare on a matching black wire wheel

• Light surface mark beside a rear lamp

• Single offside tailpipe and Plus 4 script on the tail

• Underside shows a black chassis with road dirt and light surface marks

• Surface rust on the exhaust downpipe and flexi section, plus light surface rust on the door hinge plate screws

• The vendor tells us the car's been covered and garaged, with no problems underneath

Mechanical

• 1,999cc (2.0-litre) Ford-sourced four-cylinder petrol engine producing 154bhp

• Mazda MX-5-sourced 5-speed manual gearbox

• Rear-wheel drive

• Ladder chassis with sliding-pillar front suspension

• New battery fitted in summer 2026, the vendor tells us

• Reportedly starts and runs perfectly, with pops on deceleration

• Tidy engine bay

Summary

Cream paint, black leather, wire wheels and 154bhp up front: this Plus 4 nails the look and has the go to match. With under 18,000 miles, an MOT to July 2027 and a reportedly new battery, it's ready to use straight away.

Fancy a Morgan that's as happy at a summer show as on a Sunday B-road blast? This one deserves a very close look.

This car is with our concierge partner Henry’s Car Barn in West Sussex. To arrange a viewing, please contact them using the details above.