Originally Posted By Jens
For me the trad Morgan is the only vintage car (except engine) you can buy new. If Morgan changes too much, perhaps a new suspension and ally frame it will be a retro car like the new Fiat 500. I wouldn´t buy it.

I see where you are coming from Jens. I too decided to buy a Morgan for that reason.

However; the chassis or, in the case of the new Plus 8, the aluminium tub are completely hidden from view, as is the suspension. Also we now have motors that are much more powerful, and the traffic is faster and potentially more dangerous, than in 1954, when the current shape Morgan was first released. We are probably already pushing the limits with the current suspension and chassis.

Construction and suspension have been improved over the years together with mechanical and tyre technology. Few of us would really want 1954 technology tyres, for example. To compare a original Fiat 500 to a new Fiat 500 is not possible, the only thing they have in common is the name. The Morgan, on the other hand, is still a natural evolution of the car first released in 1954. In reality the trad Morgan has been a continual evolution so why should it stop now.

I suppose my argument is that the body construction and appearance is more important to me than the chassis and suspension underneath it.

Peter

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