Thanks for enlightening me on the history/background....much appreciated. I am led to believe that people become more and more set in their views and ways as they get older....
With regard to the appeal of Morgans to a younger generation: there is no doubt that people of all ages like the cars, no doubt for a whole host of reasons. I seem to remember someone somewhere in London making a film of some schoolchildren walking down a street past a whole range of exotic cars with a Caterham in the middle. Needless to say the car that got the most attention was the Caterham. I suspect you could do the same with the Morgan, simply because it is so different to anything else and not just a variation on a theme. Interestingly I don't think they would care what was under the bonnet, that's just for the driver.
My two sons would like a Morgan but the limitations of the cars in terms of practicality, maintenance and insurance etc mean that they could only run one as a second 'hobby' car....and at present I am not keen on adding them to my insurance (grumpy Victorian Dad that I am)....though I thought the youngest one might be able to get his insurance premium down by having something like a Triumph Herald on a Classic Car Policy; surely it couldn't be more expensive than a modern car (which requires the sale on one of my kidneys!).
Perhaps for the lucky or dedicated few, Morgan ownership at an early age is a possibility, but for most I think it will always be something they hope to do one day; meanwhile they can at least buy something from the accessories catalogue, though for now they will only get limited use out of a Morgan emblazoned zimmer frame.
