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Look at the newest members panel, Jacob Rees Morgan has just joined, if it’s the real one, he’ll probably like the Plus Fours best.  true, but I dare say Nanny insists that he wear shorts in the summer. Trousers aside, if it's the real one I'd suggest that he's more of a four in hand man.
Giles. Mogless in Paris.
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I'd suggest that he's more of a four in hand man.  I expect he needs Nanny to do that for him too...
Tim H.
1986 4/4 VVTi Sport, 2002 LR Defender, 2022 Mini Cooper SE
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surprised it’s shorter than a +4.
explains the more purposeful and chunkier stance. It ain't, at Mog19 it was conveniently lined up almost perfectly to the +4 at the side of it and I spent some time 'sighting' it's lines, it's very close on length + perhaps an inch but was around 3-4 inches wider I assume Peter's MMC quoted figures are for a +4 with trad full width bumpers, which few spec nowadays
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surprised it’s shorter than a +4.
explains the more purposeful and chunkier stance. It ain't, at Mog19 it was conveniently lined up almost perfectly to the +4 at the side of it and I spent some time 'sighting' it's lines, it's very close on length + perhaps an inch but was around 3-4 inches wider I assume Peter's MMC quoted figures are for a +4 with trad full width bumpers, which few spec nowadays It did, that is how MMC lists the dimensions.
Peter,
66, 2016 Porsche Boxster S
No longer driving Tarka, the 2014 Plus 8...
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Gilles, If you want to see the Plus six, there is a static presentation by the MMC tuesday 9 july at the Paris Morgan dealer, garage Beaumont, 45 rue Cambronne (merde, it's not a joke)  Paris 15 between 9h00 and18h00, and only this day (South Europe presentation tour). Jacques
Last edited by Jacques; 07/07/19 08:12 PM.
Happy Morgan +8 (2001) owner
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Merci pour l'info Jacques.
You learn something new every day. I was unaware that there is a new Morgan dealer in Paris.
As it happens, I'm going to England on Tuesday....
Giles. Mogless in Paris.
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I notice that Morgan has already Brexited. The demo cars are not fitted with EU GB plates. MMC have just appointed Ann Widdecombe as a non exec European Export Advisor That should boost sales April 1st ?? April 1st was postponed to July 1st by the UK government but it has now been postponed to coincide with Halloween.
Peter ![[Linked Image]](http://bradley.it/public_images/drive.jpg)
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Good review on the new car in the Goodwood postings this week, they get it.
99 plus 8 indigo
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Just been to the Broadway car show and found MMC there offering short term hires on the range presumably to drum up customers. They had a pale blue Plus 6 on display, the first time I have seen one.
Its an impressive car to look at. Much wider than the +4 they had parked right behind it. I didnt get any measurement but if you are thinking of changing and your garage is at all tight for the trad you have now, then get your tape measure out before buying. The car looked much more squat and purposeful than the +4 and its proportions were not those of a classic older vehicle
Loads more space inside the car. It will take two bloaters with ease.You can see the Lotus design influence in the wide cills but they are at least low unlike the Elise so getting in is easy. Internal finish is a mix with one clear mistake. MMC have kept not only the ugly modern BMW gear stick but also the gloss black plastic transmission tunnel cover as well. I really doesnt sit well with the overall design and needs replacing by a bit of tree. And for me they need to do somethng about the seats which in the example I sat in had a thin hard flat back rest, almost as if MMC had put thin padding on a sheet of ply. On the plus side the car had proper exterior door handles and nicely finished door panels.
But one major issue will rule the car out for you lot. I counted carefully - it has only half the bonnet louvres of the +4. Horrific!!
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Howard..I asked MMC today at Chateau Impney how many louvres the car had and they couldn't answer...shocking !!!!
Definitely a deal breaker in my eyes !!!...Obviously I could tell them how many my P4SS has (154)..these are important details to all Morgan enthusiasts.
Don't think Fiat, sorry I meant Ferrari , have any do they ?
" I LOVE THE SOUND OF THROTTLE BODIES IN THE MORNING " (ROBERT DUVAL IN "APOCOLYPSE NOW " )
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