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poncho62 · ADMINISTRATOR

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poncho62 · ADMINISTRATOR

poncho62 · ADMINISTRATOR

There are craftsmen...
and there are Craftsmen!

The Morgan Motor Company located in Britain doesn't change in a changing world. Not only is it still independent, but it also makes each car by hand. A base model is about $44,000, with some cars costing up to $300,000.

People wait for over a year to get their exclusive hand-built cars with the shell made out of metal and much of the vehicle made out of wood. Working on the wood interior, workers use metal shears to individually shape a hood because each car has to be different.

Every year Morgan produces about 600 cars. The company celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2011. It has a long and interesting history, and is still run by the same family: the Morgans. Founded by Henry Frederick Stanley Morgan known as "HFS", it was then run by his son Peter, and is now run by Charles, the son of Peter Morgan.

hemi43 · ONTARIO

Good looking car, but I sure hope they don't use Lucas wiring anymore !!

Pint and a Pound · AJAX, ONT

Great post. I thought (just going off the first pics) that the wood was simply being used as a "buck" to enable the metal workers to form their metal around in order to create the bodies ... never thought for a second that the wood would be left IN the car. Very interesting.

workin class · FINCH, ONT

they should get pugsy and invision over there.

Gearhead · ELORA, ONT

Such a bizarre concept to me that this company is still using wood (and lots of it) in vehicle body production in this day and age!

sasquatch · NORTH BAY, ONT

Thanks Harry for posting this for me.

re: still using wood, i agree and was surprised at that also,,Guess if they did go to a all metal body/frame the "Purests" would be upset?

(Then the wood body cars would be bigger collectibles?) Lol

SKAR · PETERBOROUGH, ONT

The three wheeler is pretty cool

http://www.morgan3wheeler.co.uk/home.html

-- Edited by poncho62 on Monday 15th of October 2012 07:24:42 AM

BARRIE, ONTARIO

by the third fourth pic I was thinking some kinda Ford woody wagon . Close but no cookies ..77.

fatstax · COBOURG, ONT

i dont think i would want that much wood in a car, wood rots. theres a reason they stopped using wood in the thirties

Sacotu · COBOURG, ONT

concur fatstax, my 70 citationette camper has serious wood rot from the inside out. looks great just don't try to tighten any screws only dust will come out.

Grumpy · COLDSPRINGS, ONT

hemi43 wrote:
but I sure hope they don't use Lucas wiring anymore !!

Don't Know About That Used All Lucas Components And Wiring On All My Brit Bikes And Never Had A Problem.

If Not Done Right Can And Will Create Lots Of Headaches!!!

Sacotu · COBOURG, ONT

bet you drank warm beer, cause lucas made fridges too.

DavyJ · NIAGARA REGION, ONT

Ahh, Lord Lucas, aka, the prince of darkness............................just love the old look new Morgan. nice pics of the factory.

123pugsy · MARKHAM, ONT

workin class wrote:
they should get pugsy and invision over there.

LOL.

Wouldn't catch me workin on any Brit cars.

Chris Stapley · CAMPBELLFORD, ONT

Come on Pugsy, Brit and cars in one sentence????
How have you been buddy, haven't seen nor heard anything of you since spring?

Chris.

123pugsy · MARKHAM, ONT

Hey Chris.

Been working on house renovation drawings and picking away slowly on the mess you seen on the front of the rod.
Hope to see you at the next meet.

I see you feel the same way about Brit. New sentence, cars as I do.

dualquadpete · BLACKSTOCK, ONT

Looks like they 'dropped" the Wood frame that the older Morgan's had from what i can see here??? Upside down chassis is def. METAL!!!! Did a lot of wiring on wife's MG midget a few yr.s ago Sold it 8 yrs. ago but I'm still BALD from the Lucas wiring problems!!!

There are craftsmen...and there are Craftsmen!

There are craftsmen...
and there are Craftsmen!