Classic & Sports Car - December 2015 UK

Modernthree-wheeler

receivesa replacement

chassis,whileinthe

backgrounda Roadster

undergoesservicingwork

SPECIALIST

HOMETO ALL THINGS MALVERN

For the past38 years,Morgan

aficionadoMelvynRutterhas

provideda completeservicefor

owners,coveringeverythingfrom

three-wheelersrightthroughto the

Aero8 and evennewermodels.

His currentset-up offers

in-housewood-working,engineer-

ing and trimshops,a paintbooth

withlow-bakeoven,a 19-car

undergroundstoragefacility, plus

overnightaccommodationin The

PitStopB&B, whichincludesan

American-styledinerfor gueststo

havebreakfast.Thebuilding

featureswindowsfromthe original

1905 factoryin Malvernthat Rutter

savedfrombeingscrappedin 2003.

Thenthere’s the instrument

restorationfacility,whichalso caters

for vehiclesproducedby other

marques.Rutterevenpublisheshis

own magazine,TheMorganWorld,

whichhasbeenrunningfor14years,

and you can hire a modernthree-

or four-wheelerMorganfor the day.

Fromhumblebeginningsin

1976 sellingpartsfromhis

mother’sdiningroomin Wanstead,

London,Ruttermovedintohis

currentemporiumat Little

Hallingburyin October 1982 – and

he’s expandedit overthe yearsvia

a numberof newbuildings.An

importantaspectof the businessis

worldwidemail-orderpartssupply.

“Ourstoresinventoryis the largest

outsidethe Morganfactory,” he

says, “andwe’vehad arangeof early

sparesremanufactured.”

“Membersof staff all havevery

longservicerecordswitha huge

amountof Morganand engineer-

ing experience,”he continues.“We

can rebuildengines,gearboxes,

axles,steering,suspension,brakes,

electrics,etc – and our bodywork

remitincludesash framerepairs,

panelworkand painting.

“We’verebuiltcarsthathave

beenshipped to the United States

MelvynRutter

LocationThe MorganGarage,

LittleHallingbury,Hertfordshire

CM227RA

SpecialismMorganparts,sales,

maintenanceand restoration

Staff 12 Hourlyrate£94.80

Tel 01279725725

Webwww.melvyn-rutter.co.uk

and Canada,and have sold vehicles

as far afieldas Europe,Australia,

New Zealand and Japan.

Anywherethere’s a Morganwe can

supplyparts,havingsent themto

the Far East,Northand South

America,as well as all over Europe,

withmorethan10,000customers

on our database.GrahamStewart

has beenwithus since 1985 and

looksafterthe stores.”

The site featuresthreecar show-

rooms,whichhosta varietyof

Morgan-themedsocialevents.

Theserangefromthe Cranmog

Sectionof the MorganSportsCar

ClubCheese& Wine Party, to

opendaysand massgatheringsof

new three-wheelers– Rutterhas

sold 36 to date – whichare known

as JumboDeliveryParties.

“There’s very littlethat we can’t

handle,”says Rutter, as provenby

the workin progressduringour

visit.An accident-damaged 2013

three-wheelerwas receivinga

replacementchassis,a 1974Plus 8

was therefor a ground-uprestora-

tion,a Roadsterwasin for

bodywork,whilemyriadother

modelswerehavingroutinemain-

tenance.Paul Bussey

December 2015 Classic&SportsCar 183

Partsstockislargestoutsidethefactory

Morgansoldandnewlinedupinshowroom

Rebuildinggaugesintheinstrumentshop