RE: Morgan 4/4: PH Heroes
Discussion
Having had a string of 60s/70s classics, I have tried so hard to like the trad Morgans but I just couldn't quite get on with it, wanted a plus 8 but I just never felt at home in it. I get the looks & plus 8 performance, but it just was not right for me.
Then a well know dealer got a Series 1 Aero 8 in stock - felt so right as soon as I sat in & drove it. Bought it on the spot, absolutely love it, makes me smile every time I fire it up. No other car has quite the ability to lift my mood like that Aero. A rare, modern high performance sports car in a retro body that is not a replica - it's the real deal, like every Morgan is, from a proper manufacturer
Then a well know dealer got a Series 1 Aero 8 in stock - felt so right as soon as I sat in & drove it. Bought it on the spot, absolutely love it, makes me smile every time I fire it up. No other car has quite the ability to lift my mood like that Aero. A rare, modern high performance sports car in a retro body that is not a replica - it's the real deal, like every Morgan is, from a proper manufacturer
simonrockman said:
I'd strongly recommend doing the factory tour. They run every half hour and are a major part of the Morgan business. They give you a great sense of why Morgan is Morgan.
The tour I went on started with a look at landmark cars, one was a 1960s glassfibre model built to compete with contemporary Lotuses and the like. It was a flop, and Morgan went back to the 1930s designs. It was as though Morgan said "we tried something modern once, won't do that again".
The not being modern extends to running the factory four and a half days a week - finishing early on a Friday. There is very little mechanisation. Where a slightly more modern company would make the bonnets in a press which curved the metal and punched all the louvres in a single operation, Morgan does it all by hand with the louvres lined up by eye and skill.
I left the tour very keen to drive one. I'd have to do that before knowing if I wanted one, but suspect that given my love for things which are basic, I would.
DittoThe tour I went on started with a look at landmark cars, one was a 1960s glassfibre model built to compete with contemporary Lotuses and the like. It was a flop, and Morgan went back to the 1930s designs. It was as though Morgan said "we tried something modern once, won't do that again".
The not being modern extends to running the factory four and a half days a week - finishing early on a Friday. There is very little mechanisation. Where a slightly more modern company would make the bonnets in a press which curved the metal and punched all the louvres in a single operation, Morgan does it all by hand with the louvres lined up by eye and skill.
I left the tour very keen to drive one. I'd have to do that before knowing if I wanted one, but suspect that given my love for things which are basic, I would.
I loved the tour. It helps you understand the whole concept.
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