I got my notification from Williams. When I worked at the factory...if you can seriously call being a Tour Guide work...there was an underlying view that the days of the steel chassis were numbered, so it’s no great surprise. Even so, a sad day in my view for the Morgan enthusiast but that must be tempered by the fact that the Trads now really do become classics and I’m sure values will increase. Which is what Williams say so I expect the prices of their stock will suddenly leap!

Exciting times ahead for MMC though, new platform and power train which seems to have hit the spot, new smaller engines models to be announced next year, the end of the steel platform and then the changes to the factory with new visitor and design centres and no doubt big changes to the factory to allow for production to ramp up effectively. I wonder how long it will be before the Italian owners will bring in a new management team?

I’m hoping that there is a modern bodied version of the new chassis on the cards , perhaps an i8 based hybrid. Morgan can’t just rely on the charm of a traditional shaped body with its inherent leaks, crude hood and side screens etc.

Jays. Ex Morgan owner. 1967 MGB Roadster.,