Originally Posted by SCX358G
Here is the image of a future Morgan car, designed in the style reminiscent of Pininfarina. This conceptual design merges the grace and elegance of 1960s British sports cars with modern 21st-century technology, featuring sleek lines, curved fenders, and a flowing hood, along with contemporary elements like LED lighting and advanced aerodynamics.

Most of the cognoscenti agree that Matthew Humphries, the young apprentice designer the MMC hired to address (salvage?) the Aero I after it failed to be taken up as they hoped, copied the 1937 BUGATTI ATLANTIQUE TYPE 57 SC and succeeded on reviving some Aero interest. The creations of Ettore Bugatti, the acknowledged Michelangelo of the car design art form, are worshiped by all car designers, especially youngsters aspiring to that trade. Ettore is an icon to them. Here are images of the the original Bugatti creation along with the copy (there are many others) I like the most, the CHRYSLER ATLANTIC. BTW, the most popular concept car in American automotive history. I am not. per se, a fanatic vintage car fan But I am sucker for Art Deco autos as are we all, whether we know it or not. smile Can't get much more art deco for the last few decades Morgans in their classic shape.

I understand the three remaining Bugattis Atlantiques would sell for 40 million a piece (and at that point who cares what currency?).

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CHRYSLER
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This 1995 Chrysler concept is the most powerful of the copies AFAIK. Chrysler claimed the 4 liter engine (through a strikingly advanced back axle) topped 360bhp unmodified, and had a "very low" weight which cannot be confirmed as yet. Sadly, Lee Iacoca had left Chrysler 2 years before. The new Management settled on the PT Cruiser instead.

Last edited by gomog; 10/11/23 03:41 PM.