Talk Morgan Forums Community Vehicle Talk (non-Morgan) The one car that influenced me more than another

My first car was a 1978 VW Polo S, basic but with the Golf 1100 cc motor. My mother passed it to me and my then girlfriend (now Mrs B!) and we loved it! It was freedom, we went on holidays in France and were happy. In my childhood (and still!) I loved various cars, as Lamborgine Miura's, Aston Martin DBS.s, Jaguar e-types, but more affordable BMW's 1600, 2002, first 3-series etc. And many, many more. Already very early I was caught by an article about the Morgan. A Dutch journalist described his experiences having his Morgan delivered at the factory and at the next village they had already an issue...! But it was a positive story and Morgan always did stay in my mind, but also as something I thought I could never afford. Coming from a family consisting of solely biologists (my father was the first professor in genetics in the Netherlands in 1964!), I knew one thing: I don't want to become a biologist too! I love the nature, the birds and the flowers, but I was always addicted with cars. So my dad, afraid that I would go for a job in the world of cars, recommended me to have a job which provided enough money to buy a nice car. So, not that far from biology, I became a doctor, an internist-endocrinologist. In the course of the time we bought modest cars, new Polo, new Golf. Nissan!! Primera estate (gave a lot of joy with 2 young children), later VW Passat Variants and a Volvo V70. When I was 50 years old I gave myself my first BMW X5! After that, 2 more BMW's and a Tesla did follow.
My addiction with Morgan made me to buy a second hand 1990 4/4-4 seater in 1996, and I felt guilty spending this money while we had young children and enough expenses. I was in my late thirties. Later it appeared one of the best things I ever did. Recently we bought a new PlusFour. But what were my most special cars? The Polo for sure, the BMW X5 which even my wife loved very much, and of course the Morgans!
In conclusion I am very happy how things went!


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