As with many petrol heads, I had a mental classic car top 10 and the Morgan was always up there with Triumph TRs, Sunbeam Tiger, MGB etc. Then when my dad passed away and left us some money, my dear wife said to me, "You've always wanted a classic car, why don't you treat yourself?" Needless to say I didn't need to be asked twice, and narrowed down my search by asking myself what I wanted for - I wanted to drive it, take it to France on holidays, but I wanted the vintage driving experience without vintage running costs and the need for constant attention. So the Morgan worked its way to the top of the list and we went to see Sarah at BHM.
I thought I wanted a Plus 8, but eventually Sarah said "Alastair, I've got just the car for you", and it was a 4/4, 5 years old, with only 3,500 miles on the clock. 21 years later, it's now done 62,000 miles, taken us everywhere from Edinburgh to Angoulême, won the odd prize here and there, been on the MSCC stand at the NEC, done many BHM Goodwood track days, my wife loves being driven in it and our daughter loves driving it herself, it's part of the family.
