Hello gentlemen,
I wanted to make an introduction and say hello to the group. I'm new to Morgans as far as ownership goes but definitely not new to British sports car or vintage car ownership in general. I've had several Triumphs, MGs, a couple big Healeys and a Lotus Elise along with several classic Bentleys and happen to make my living fixing high strung Italian cars so I'm not afraid of keeping machines humming. Anyhow, I've recently sold my '65 Healey 3000 and am also considering putting my TR6 and Elise on the market as well and getting myself a Plus 8. As it happens, there is one I've fallen in love with up at Northshore Sports Cars outside of Chicago. It's an '87 and was originally sold in Italy. The proprietor of the dealership (this is an official Mog dealership, by the way), Norbert Bries, imported the car himself and has described it to be in very nice driver-level condition. Being that I am not familiar with some of the structural intricacies of these cars, I would like opinions from the group on what I should be careful to look for on this particular car when I fly up to look it over and drive it. Also, I'm interested to hear if any of the eagle-eyed among you can pick out any deficiencies through the photographs. I did notice the little "Morgan" emblem on the rear bustle back is missing and the headrests on the seats are shown in one photo but not the others, so I would want to know if those are still present. Otherwise, any input would be greatly appreciated. I believe he is looking to get around $60K USD for the car, so I am interested to hear perspectives on price as well.
Here is a link to the car:
1987 Morgan Plus 8 Many thanks in advance for your help!
Aaron
