Ken, First of All welcome to Talk Morgan.
Although this Forum is predominently 'Aero' biased at the moment certain 'Sub Sections' are begining to make their Mark; unfortunately you have decided to 'post' on a subject that covers more than just changing a Logo.
I again, with apologies to other members, have to 'Declare my Interest' being a Morgan Owner since the 60's and therefore putting me firmly in the pre 'CM' era. I have also been a MSCC Center Secretary in my time and therefore attended NCM when Representatives of MMC were present to 'Advise Developments' at factory level.
All this is now in the past and the main worry of the majority of Morgan Owners is what is really going on at Morgans! The Logo is just another indication of far greater things to come in 2010. The lack of communication between the factory and the MSCC when 'CM' is the President of the MSCC is particularly worrying to many.
No one would deny the right of MMC to run it's company for profit, but like the 'infamous' television programme which set out to advise how the company should be run; it has forgotten that it's fortunes and the longevity of it's core Dealers is due to a committed and loyal customer base. Look at at the current re - sale prices and age of Aeros' as they don't meet with the expectatations of 'Porsche' et al owners. With certain notable exceptions!
I still ask the question after all these years; my wife even more so. Why did I pay 35k for a car that leaks when it rains? Requires constant vigilance in case something comes loose. Requires me to make constant trips to the cleaners and so it goes on. Yet I and many, many others feel strongly enough about our 'Mogs' to feel a tie with the car and the 'factory'.
I have had the privalege of meeting Peter Morgan on two occassions and a 'true gentleman'; the first time I was pecunious twenty year old with a 'Worst for Wear' Series 11. Yet he treated me as if I was his most valuable customer; I was looking for some 'Second Hand' parts and that needed his personal permission. A 'Gentleman' yes; but he knew who paid for his Ferrari at the end of the day.
MMC is free to do what it likes, that goes with out saying but they should not disregard the views of their 'core' customers otherwise the 'Cash Cow' will 'Dry Up' and Morgans will then truly become 'Classic Cars' - admired by many, but affordable to the few. We are already seeing a dearth of 'pre - loved' cars in the Dealers because of the current uncertainty as to what is happening at Malvern.
Robert aka Camelman and 'Arian'
