Category: Morgan Sports Car Related Posts
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New Component Morgan Cars – Standard or Base Specifications
[Folks according to my simple mind these specifications are the base specifications for the cars being targeted for the US Market. The dealers can better answer questions about what can be modified and what cannot. I suspect you can add options to these base specifications as you desire. Costs for these added options are available…
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New Morgans Coming to North America !
The Morgan Motor Company has just invited ALL North American Morgan Dealers to participate in a Component Car Program. Morgan Plus 4s and 3.7L Roasters will be delivered to the US (without engine and transmission) where these driveline components will be then be installed. Each Dealer’s Participation level and build slot availability may be different and…
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Castrol R (Motorsport Magazine)
[We have had some questions and discussion on this topic but this is the first concise article I have been given that clearly addressing the ‘why.’ Cheers, Mark] It is curious that we understand much better than its inventors the way Castrol R works, yet take it for granted. Keith Howard redresses that balance In…
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2016 Le Mans Classic – The Movie
[This is a longish video but very well done (available in French as well, should you wish to work on your language skills!) With the recent running of Le Mans 24 Hour, it is appropriately timed as well. Enjoy!! Mark]
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Morgan Plus 8 50th Anniversary Edition review: farewell to Britain’s giant-killing, V8-powered siege engine (31 May 2018 – www.telegraph.co.uk)
Morgan is best-known for its traditionalism, but a car like this holds its own against modern sports models CREDIT: JAY WILLIAMS To say they are all sold out is a bit of a misnomer. Morgan dealers buy their stock, so these Plus 8 50th Anniversary Edition specials are definitely still around. In fact at the time of…
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AR Motorsport’s latest offering is the Morgan Plus 4 Club Sport
Motorsport at all levels is prevalent throughout Morgan’s rich history. Since the inception of the Morgan car in 1909, 3 and 4 wheeled examples have been used in trialling, rallies, circuit racing, sprints and hill climbs to name but a few motorsport disciplines. From trialling 3 Wheelers to victories at the Le Mans 24 Hour…
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Morgan profits up as it races into new era (www.financialtimes.com – May 2018)
UK sports car maker thrives despite changes in technology in automobile industry Profits at Morgan Motor Company hit record highs last year after the luxury British sports car maker raised prices and made preparations for a future producing electric vehicles. With its wooden frames and decades-old hand-crafted manufacturing techniques, the specialist group is thriving despite…
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Keep it Tight (Grass Roots Motorsports – 5/10/2018)
By J.G. Pasterjak May 9, 2018 Earlier this year, SCCA Solo Nationals week started off rather promisingly. A third-place trophy in the CAMInvitational gave us high hopes heading into the SCCA Championship event. But our excitement dropped to the ground when our inattention to a single bolt cost us a strong finish. We want you to learn from our misfortune, so we…
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Where does Morgan go after the V8?
If you have driven on the M25 near Heathrow recently you will have seen the latest big car company advertising billboard. It’s a massive double-sided digital screen, 62 feet wide and visible to all 12 lanes of M25 traffic. Now that’s what you call exposure. And the car in the picture? The latest hi-tech BMW…
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The Player cars and big boys toys with Morgan Cars (24 April 2018)
An interview on the stand in Geneva this past March (2018) with Jon Wells, the Director of Design at Morgan. Note the repeated mention that the Plus 8 Anniversary cars and the Aero 8 GT will be the last ‘normally aspirated V8s’ coming from Morgan. I think we will soon see a Turbo or Supercharged…