Looking at the seemingly exponential growth of media interest in climate change and the goings on at COP today, I hope that the CX tub has an EV variation in the pipeline, the future for ICE vehicles seems less assured with every passing day ,in terms of the "time left to enjoy,"....?
In terms of ICE Morgan continuation, I would tend to think that a four cyl Aero would be quirky enough to continue the brand identity for new buyers as well as suit old ever stiffening geezers who may be finding it increasingly difficult to get in and out of their TRADS and being a hard top it could indeed incorporate all the bells and whistles and other toys expected of today`s mundanemobiles... Not too sure how much longer soft tops might continue to be manufactured by any marque, thinking on possible evolution of regs re safety...hmm..?
Oh well if the TRAD is dead..... long live the TRAD..
I noted a mention of Porsche in terms of marque alternatives... Were it not for the power of brand identity, I suspect Porsche may have have had even more difficulty when the regs forced them into water cooling their engines... the result seems to have been a troubled few years relative to the new engine design, where bore score and IMS bearing failure could seemingly with little or no warning and with a perfect service record and low mileage, leave an owner vulnerable to require engine replacement, if not a very expensive repair bill... Seems the legendary engineering prowess may have taken a real hit, but not enough to stop or reduce demand for what some thought was an iconic sports car with a suspected flaw or two in it`s engine design...?
Flawed icons..? Well I guess there have been more than a handful of them over the years..?
The idea of a heritage division seems par for the course, though if the likes of MMC do not take that up, there are loads of folk out there with the skills to take up the cudgels. One such was Kevin Vernon of the one time Tudor Motor Bodies, who as both a Morgan enthusiast and owner of a body shop repair business, thus knew where all the likely problem areas could be found in old Morgans having restored quite a few in his time. I have enjoyed the benefit of Kevin`s craftsmanship in the form of my mid 80`s +8 on which Kevin performed a nut and bolt rebuild circa Y2K and it still runs well and looks PDG today...(-:
So fret not you Trad enthusiasts who may not know which end of a screwdriver to hold, or are like me getting a tad less..err..flexible and struggle to get up off the deck after a simple task like greasing... I suspect there will be someone somewhere more than capable of service, repairs, modification or full restoration to whatever standard your heart desires and if enough of them advertise their services perhaps the costs may kept in check to some degree at least..?
