Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/02/19

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Subject: [Leica] Morgans
From: jbcollier at shaw.ca (John Collier)
Date: Sat Feb 19 07:30:30 2005
References: <001a01c51648$652a8930$2f01a8c0@xycyb62eu571a2>

No, it is not a cult object. Rather the distillation of an idea into 
pure form. The fact that the basic design is very old -- suspension 
patented in the teens -- is not  the point. It how it all works 
together to deliver a driving experience that few other cars, past or 
present ever delivered. Sure they are "pretty" but take one for a 
drive, preferably an early one, and then you will know what I am 
talking about. My personal favorites are early Moss box equipped Plus 
8s and Triumph powered Plus 4s.

John Collier

http://www.morgan-motor.co.uk/


On 18-Feb-05, at 11:01 PM, A. Lal wrote:

> Ok chaps.
>
> At the risk of prolonging an off topic thread, I really must ask a 
> naive
> question. What is so special about this marque and why does it appeal?
> Is it perhaps a cult object?
>
> Akhil
> (Utterly Mystified in New York)
>
>>
>> Joseph,
>>
>> Hot diggity! I'm not the only Plus 8 owner here! :-)
>>
>> Mine's a 1998 as well, but I only waited three years. The
>> allocation for
>> the Far East must have been the culprit. Do you have a 3.9 or 4.6?
>> At least waiting all that time, you got a car with stainless valances
>> and bulkhead, and all the Superform alloy wings. The long-door is
>> a much better car than a 1990.
>>
>> John (Collier),
>>
>> Morgan is doing quite well today after a couple of years fighting with
>> the debt service on the new Aero 8 assembly building. The "new"
>> traditional V-6 Roadster, replacement of the Plus 8, has filled the
>> order books and saved the day. The Aero 8 shop is now being
>> used for final assembly of both cars.
>>
>> ON topic, you could say that Morgan has survived precisely because
>> it does not chase trends, but concentrates on what it does best and
>> what others can't. In spite of the pundits here, Leica may do best by
>> following a similar path.
>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/album25/LUG4?full=1>
>>
>> William
>>
>> At 12:34 PM 02/19/2005 +0800, you wrote:
>>> on 19/2/05 10:54 am, Mike Durling at durling@cox.net wrote:
>>>
>>>> Morgan hand makes cars and it takes two years to get one
>> after you order it
>>>> IIRC.
>>>
>>> If this is the case I have to say Morgan have come a long
>> way.  I ordered my
>>> Plus Eight in 1990 and did not take delivery until 1998.


In reply to: Message from alal at duke.poly.edu (A. Lal) ([Leica] Morgans)