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Whilst reading the latest issue of Classic Jaguar magazine, I came across an interesting article on Jim Randle who was a big wheel in Jaguar engineering and the chap responsible for pushing the XJ220 car through to completion. The Morgan link is that he designed the crash structures for the Aero 8 chassis which has the best crash performance MIRA had ever measured on an open car. Very comforting for Aero owners and surprising what you can find when reading about a totally different subject. 
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Interesting and very good news for Aero owners.
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If i remember correctly, Jim Randle also offered MMC a styling model for the aero 8. I may have seen it a Gaydon.
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Martin,
I didn't know that, are there any pictures around ?
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Martin,
I didn't know that, are there any pictures around ? Ok my memory got it slightly wrong. It was Jim Randle and his Jaguar associate/friend Keith Helfet. Story and pictures in book: Morgan Plus 8 by Michael Scarlett page 104. As i said i am sure the model is a Gaydon.
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aaah... indeed! Whoknew!  & on this page of Geneva launches, they're calling the Aero the P8000 Will
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aaah... indeed! Whoknew! & on this page of Geneva launches, they're calling the Aero the P8000 Will Sketches of Lawrence P8000 are on pages 42/43 in the Aero book A Brave and Exciting New World. Randle took his design and created the Lea Francis in 2002 (quoted from this book)
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Interesting and very good news for Aero owners. And for New Plus 8 owners !
Geneva 2016 plus 8' The Green Godess' 4 side exits .
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Is that the car or the owner who needs crash structures ?? 
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