Having just read the post about 'Factory visit 2nd September', this 'Plus Six' thing is actually beginning to bug me!
I see it as a big step away from all the virtues that drew me and probably many other proud Morgan owners to the 'Trad' in the first place. Seeing the photo of all those aluminium chassis/bodies reminds me of my tour of the Lotus factory. Repeated 'mass production'. The use of wood is minimal. I even wonder why MMC bother with it... as in the Plus Six it seems to be very much a 'sit on top of the chassis/body' rather than the entire body 'integration' that the trad has. This could be done much cheaper and more efficiently using a modern material... it's almost that they realise that they still have to use wood in order to retain a sense of Morgan DNA...
That DNA also includes shuttle shake, questionable 'handling', the traditional suspension systems, skinny tyres, small rev happy engines and the knowledge that the trad has been built in virtually the same way as it was over 80 years ago,
The Plus Six to me, I think its not a Morgan. It just looks like a Morgan. It's obviously great for jobs and the company and as a 'car', it seems like a great product. Clearly it is also attracting an entire new 'type' of purchaser/owner because it is faster, handles like a modern car, is safer and more comfortable. What's not to like?!
I think we will see lots of used versions hitting the market again in 1-2 years as the 'shine' wears off and 'modern car' boredom sets it. I personally could never imagine feeling truly 'connected' when I opened my garage door on a sunny and frosty winters day, to reveal and drive a Plus Six ... but most certainly I do feel that and much more with the 'Trad'. It's not just the car... its the whole adventure and the connection and 'escape' to a bygone era that the trad gives. Especially the 4/4.
