RIP Tony Morgan

[db484bhpv8]

I lost my dearest friend yesterday.
Tony died in a freak car crash. He had just picked up his awesome Jensen Interceptor up from its MoT where it had only failed on 1 bulb. I thought he was joking earlier in the week about taking me to Blackpool today to pick up my finished car from Surface and Design in the Jensen but guess that was his plan. We dont know what happened but he set off and drove into a solid wall just 50 yards away. There was no sign of him even trying to brake or turn.

He was my best friend and also my drag race nemesis. We wouldnt have developed our cars and progressed in our drag race exploits without each other.

I am devastated and this remarkable man will be very sadly missed by so many.

I know there are quite a few of my TVR friends here that may have met him.

RIP mate.

[domV8]

Very sorry to hear that Derek

I know how you feel - just lost a good snowboarding buddy yesterday, he was hit by a drunk driver as he got into a taxi. Life deals some sh!t cards to awesome people...

Gutted.

[V8 GRF]

Very sad Derek, my sympathies to you for the loss of a friend and to his family.

[NickM450]

Really sorry to hear that Derek. My sympathies to you, his family and all who knew him.

[SILICONEKID346HP]

Sorry about that Derek, Is he the chap with the American Camper/day wagon ? His misses gave me some breakfast at Shakey .

It took me years to get over my brother in law who died on a motorbike in Spain.. In fact i still think about him ..

daz

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SILICONEKID346HP said:

Sorry about that Derek, Is he the chap with the American Camper/day wagon ? His misses gave me some breakfast at Shakey .

It took me years to get over my brother in law who died on a motorbike in Spain.. In fact i still think about him ..

daz

Yes Daz
That dayvan is now painted like Thunderbird 2

[QBee]

So sad, and so spooky......I passed a silver grey Interceptor III this morning on the A1. First one I have seen in years.
My commiserations to you and his family - never seems fair, does it?

[phazed]

A real nice helpful guy, he will be sorely missed, what a waste.

I have great memories of that weekend at Shakey.

[Richard 858]

Terribly sorry to hear that Derek, I didn't know the man but he was obviously an inspiration and a top bloke. Deepest condolences to his family and friends.

[Milky400]

Same as Richard didn't know the guy but what awful news. I recently lost a very close friend and at only 30... trying to tell her three year old boy where mummy's gone was heart wrenching..... Thoughts are with you, the family and all that knew Tony.

Having a pint as we speak and I'll raise a glass to Tony

RIP

Edited by Milky400 on Friday 16th May 17:09

[TVRJAS]

Sorry to hear this sad news.

Have lost many good friends and my brother way to young,our words of sympathy won't be an easy fix of the pain and heartache your feeling but am thinking of you in your time of sadness.

Condolences to Yourself and Tony's family and friends.

[phazed]

For those who didn't know him, (I hope you don't mind me putting this up Derek) this is his fantastic car!



He really was an enthusiast.

[pwd95]

So sorry to hear this Derek. Remember you mentioning him a few times on here & the Jensen. Our condolences to all.

[Pupp]

There's no words for events like that. Best I can offer is go run an outlandish ET and dedicate it to your mate; sounds like a cool fella and exactly what he would have wished for.

[Alun450]

Very sorry to hear of the loss of your friend Derek.

Edited by Alun450 on Saturday 17th May 22:16

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Pupp said:

There's no words for events like that. Best I can offer is go run an outlandish ET and dedicate it to your mate; sounds like a cool fella and exactly what he would have wished for.

Think i already ran that ET that wound him in a good way.
i am 100% confident that he would have run a 10 in the newly supercharged Jensen but i would never admit that to him. Big loss we never saw it happen

[Discopotatoes]

Shocking news Derek, my sympathies go out to you and his family and freinds, RIP Tony.

[macdeb]

Really sad news mate, he was a good bloke.

[ChilliWhizz]

Just... So sorry....

[NickM450]

phazed said:

For those who didn't know him, (I hope you don't mind me putting this up Derek) this is his fantastic car!



He really was an enthusiast.

That really is a great looking thing. The time and effort that must have gone into that really marks him out as an enthusiast.