I’ve been holding back ever since joining this forum but a recent event has forced me to break cover and air this controversial issue.
In a nutshell … it’s the word MOG.
I was always aware that there were people who referred to Morgans this way but assumed it was either in derision or ignorance that a Mog(gie) is really a Morris Minor. I was quite surprised when I eventually became a Morgan owner and found the term was accepted, and actually embraced, by the Morgan community.
So I put up with it and thought perhaps I’d get used to it. Now after four years of Morgan ownership I find I hate the word just as much. I would no more refer to a Morgan as a “Mog” than I would call a Bentley a “Bot”. The recent announcement that the MMC is going to call their new magazine "Mog" is the last straw.
So there it is, sorry if I’ve offended anyone. If you are with me and think that a mog is nothing but a mangy cat please have the courage to speak out now and let me know I’m not alone.
However, if you love and use this name for your Morgan please feel free to put me straight. Tell me how the iconic style, craftsmanship and heritage of the marque we all love are embodied in the puerile little word “Mog”.
Touch paper lit, now retiring…
