1958 Morgan Plus 4 4-Seater

1958 Morgan Plus 4 4-Seater in Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel, Movie made for TV, 1987

Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin:

00:04:44 Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Owner of this vehicle: Morganism

Comments about this vehicle

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dsl ◊ 2015-07-01 21:14	No picture. Page opened after these comments for OCO 738 at /vehicle.php?id=682477 : Date of First Registration 26 03 1958 Year of Manufacture 1958 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1991cc CO₂ Emissions Not Available Fuel Type PETROL Export Marker N Vehicle Status SORN in place Vehicle Colour BLUE Vehicle Type Approval Not Available CDL2701 wrote The DVLA details are correct. I owned this vehicle from 1976 to 1986 and hired it to Granada TV for the Bulman episode shown. This car also featured in both episodes of a two part 'Miss Marple' story called Bertram's Hotel, driven (and crashed!) by the female 'baddie'.... And then in July 2015 Morganism wrote We are currently considering buying this car from a Morgan dealer near Reading as a rolling chassis.
Sunbar ◊ 2021-04-28 10:51
dsl ◊ 2021-04-28 23:44	OCO 738 seems to be a white retro racer now. I was intrigued as it looks like a 4-seater here, but a 2-seater as a racer - there's a clue from this forum thread - "Photos from 1977 show the car as a 4-seater painted red with black wings and in a state of strip down/rebuild. After an extensive rebuild 'Coco' was resprayed mid-blue . Unfortunately the car was loaned to the BBC for an episode of Miss Marple and substantially damaged by a stunt driver simulating a crash in the story! After many weeks of negotiation the BBC parted with £6000 in compensation ....."

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dsl

◊ 2015-07-01 21:14

No picture. Page opened after these comments for OCO 738 at /vehicle.php?id=682477 :
Date of First Registration 26 03 1958
Year of Manufacture 1958
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1991cc
CO₂ Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type PETROL
Export Marker N
Vehicle Status SORN in place
Vehicle Colour BLUE
Vehicle Type Approval Not Available

CDL2701 wrote The DVLA details are correct. I owned this vehicle from 1976 to 1986 and hired it to Granada TV for the Bulman episode shown. This car also featured in both episodes of a two part 'Miss Marple' story called Bertram's Hotel, driven (and crashed!) by the female 'baddie'....

And then in July 2015

Morganism wrote We are currently considering buying this car from a Morgan dealer near Reading as a rolling chassis.

Sunbar

◊ 2021-04-28 10:51

dsl

◊ 2021-04-28 23:44

OCO 738 seems to be a white retro racer now.

I was intrigued as it looks like a 4-seater here, but a 2-seater as a racer - there's a clue from this forum thread - "Photos from 1977 show the car as a 4-seater painted red with black wings and in a state of strip down/rebuild. After an extensive rebuild 'Coco' was resprayed mid-blue . Unfortunately the car was loaned to the BBC for an episode of Miss Marple and substantially damaged by a stunt driver simulating a crash in the story! After many weeks of negotiation the BBC parted with £6000 in compensation ....."

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1958 Morgan Plus 4 4-Seater