God love independent British sports car manufacturers.

My new car is at the factory because it needs a new hood. The hood on the original was defective and destroyed all its seals when being retracted.

So it went back to have a new and improved design.

Only Morgan have "lost the plans" for the new and improved design, and are apparently re-engineering a hood from scratch.

So no car until mid May at the earliest - it's sitting in the factory. Personally, I think it's an excuse as they have an order backlog on other stuff.

As ever BHM have been great, and are as frustrated as I am! As part of the plan was to have the new car to take down to Monaco for the GP (staying in Cap Ferrat, taking in some great driving roads on the way back), this is a problem. So going to look at another F355 Spyder and a 360 Modena this weekend - was going anyway as wanted to keep an option open, but now looks I may be going with the cheque book...

Gutted frown