Talk Morgan Forums Community The Malvern Arms MMC Press Release - New models, Steel chassis gone

An inevitable evolution in my opinion.
The trad design with steel ladder chassis is well past its sell by date in today’s environment. The visual design of a Morgan is a major attraction and the mentality of buyers has managed to keep it going for a long time.
The myriad of comments, threads, stories of ownership, modifications, maintenance etc in TM are a hint to the need to move with the times. How many times has the idea of the ageing owners cropped up and the low numbers of younger buyers been commented on.
At least the modern mechanicals will be one less off putting aspect. Price is the other but the updates to a true modern car will ease that barrier.
“How much is the car? £50k? But you need to grease it, the ride is hard. Wow! That is daft. Look what I could have for that money”.
Nostalgia only works up to a point.
I like my trad and the hands-on and tinkering. How many would love a Morgan but with modern feel?
The CX tub is designed to accept a range of power units so entry level to top of range will be interesting. Prices will be eagerly awaited. I can’t stretch to Plus6 but a smaller engined model at lower price might be tempting.
One potential worry is spares for trads so would it be judicial to get the car sorted now? What would need updating? My guess is that spares will be ok for the near future though. I bet limited edition trads are on the drawing board to reduce stocks though. Interesting times ahead.