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They didn't have a new one at the factory (at least not one on show) so wasn't able to get any photos.
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Reminds of the time when "they" raised up the ride height of all the British sports cars, choked em down with Stromberg carbs, and put rubber bumpers on 'em to meet US specs.
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Ok. I spoke with a dealer today. Pics of the "new" M3W have been sent to all dealers. Shock is too mild a word! The front exhausts have a balance pipe running across the front of the engine. The headlights are forward of the engine. The front mudguards are now mega wide. The car is 4" higher. The rear lights now protrude sideways on very long supports . In a word ..from the dealer ..." Ruined " Now I have not seen the pic/s and this is hearsay ...but it sounds horrendous. We will see what it looks like soon. 
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The appeal of the original was its link with the look of the original 30s car.
If what I have heard is correct this has now been lost.
Oh ...almost forgot ...a big ££ increase to ". Pay for the changes ".
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It's not going to look much like this one then.  3w by rstramik, on Flickr
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Hey Neil, you forgot to mention the Aussie style moustache.....
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I posted this a year ago Buy one now because the M3W will never be as good as it is right now. It's the same with all cars, the first of a model are the best, after that they get heavier, lazier, more complicated and lose that edge. Like the Datsun Z cars, the RX7, the E Type Jag.......
I had one of the first MX5's loved it, wish I still had it. My wife has a recent one but mine was more fun. No power steering, no air-con, no auto, just fun
At some stage Morgan will smooth the edges, someone in authority will realise how much at risk we, or the environment are and quell the noise, the fumes, the lack of basic safety features. The M3W of 2020 will look like the Australian Version with the addition of power steering, auto box, crash resistant A pillars, airbags and a high level bumper........ The M3W of 2025 will have an electric engine and self drive.
People will look upon our early cars with envy
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M3W revamp (5-speed Mk1b ?) sounds a bit like what happened to the reprofiled Lotus 7 S4 ... Caterham went back to the S3 when they took on production.
Maybe Morgan need to go back to the drawing board for a Mk2. How about a trad-style wider wedge-style rear end to support rear lights legislation and more boot space? Lightweight 3-cylinder Ford or BMW/Mini engine, or even the Fiat 2-cylinder, like the F series? Add decent roll-bar and provision for a hood? etc etc.
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Now you are talking Paul - I too was hoping that an F series type would be in the offing.
Maybe it will be...eventually!
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