So I was one of those people waiting for an EvaGT, having previously had an aero and was at a loss as what car to have instead. I have previously owned a
Maserati 3200
Morgan Aero8 series 1
Shelby Daytona
Maserati QP
And a few others to keep me going in-between, but I have struggled to find a car to buy that wouldn't set me back a few £100k. Well, yesterday I spent a day in Abingdon working on the spec for a new MGB. Yes, I know they stopped making them in the 80's, but you need to look at the LE50 MGB, they are producing a car that has the style to match Morgan (in my opinion) but a build quality that is 2nd to none.
I also heard a few things about Morgan that most of you may know, but it helped to explain a few things to me.
Charles in the months before he left signed an order that didn't have the board's approval to several million pounds worth of engines from BMW (the last of the production run of the V8) these engines may have been needed but it caused huge problems with cash flow, so much that Morgan almost went bankrupt.
I also heard that there had been a large number of sales in the US and China, this was good news for Morgan but when it came to finalizing the orders they were canceled as there was no auto box available. I hear this is about to be fixed with a new auto to be coming in the next few months.
Anyway, I should be getting my MGB about Easter 2015, can't wait now just need to find a number plate, for a pre 1970 car. Oh, did I forget to say the LE50's are built with new heritage parts and the original axle cases so they can take the original Vin number and not have to worry about the tax or emissions even though they have a brand new 238bhp 176 lb torque 2.0 engine
