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Head of Morgan Sports Cars Firm Dies
Thu Oct 23,11:24 AM ET
LONDON - Peter Morgan, head of the family firm that makes Morgan sports cars, has died at the age of 83, a company spokesman said Thursday.
Morgan died Monday after a brief undisclosed illness, said David Dowse of Transmission, the company that handles publicity for Morgan.
Known as P.M., Morgan was the son of H.F.S. Morgan, who began manufacturing a single-seat, three-wheel car in 1910.
During his tenure from 1959-1999, the son was involved in every aspect of developing the Morgan brand at the company's factory in Malvern Link, southern England.
Morgan is one of the world's oldest car manufacturers. As the cars are custom-made, the company produces only 700 a year and the current wait for delivery is more than a year.
The company's Plus 4 chassis remained largely unchanged from 1936 until 2000 and the Plus 8, introduced by Peter Morgan in 1968, is still being produced.
Born near Malvern in southwest England, Morgan studied at the Chelsea College of Automobile and Aero Engineering from 1937-40. During the war, he joined the Royal Army Service Corps, working in the motor shop.
Morgan built up the company's export market, particularly in the United States and Germany; half of sales are now overseas.
He turned over operational responsibility for the company to his son Charles in 1999, but continued to chair the board.
Morgan is survived by his second wife, Heather; and a son and two daughters from his first marriage. Funeral details were not immediately announced.
Thu Oct 23,11:24 AM ET
LONDON - Peter Morgan, head of the family firm that makes Morgan sports cars, has died at the age of 83, a company spokesman said Thursday.
Morgan died Monday after a brief undisclosed illness, said David Dowse of Transmission, the company that handles publicity for Morgan.
Known as P.M., Morgan was the son of H.F.S. Morgan, who began manufacturing a single-seat, three-wheel car in 1910.
During his tenure from 1959-1999, the son was involved in every aspect of developing the Morgan brand at the company's factory in Malvern Link, southern England.
Morgan is one of the world's oldest car manufacturers. As the cars are custom-made, the company produces only 700 a year and the current wait for delivery is more than a year.
The company's Plus 4 chassis remained largely unchanged from 1936 until 2000 and the Plus 8, introduced by Peter Morgan in 1968, is still being produced.
Born near Malvern in southwest England, Morgan studied at the Chelsea College of Automobile and Aero Engineering from 1937-40. During the war, he joined the Royal Army Service Corps, working in the motor shop.
Morgan built up the company's export market, particularly in the United States and Germany; half of sales are now overseas.
He turned over operational responsibility for the company to his son Charles in 1999, but continued to chair the board.
Morgan is survived by his second wife, Heather; and a son and two daughters from his first marriage. Funeral details were not immediately announced.
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