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Just wondering what that would look like? Early Moss Box, 3.9 pre cat, 4.6 or 80's carb fed car?
Given a free hand, what upgrades would you have and what would the final spec be of your "perfect" Plus 8?
Over to you...
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Small body
but I never drove one
Heard they bake your feet in summer
Steven
sold: M3W, Aeromax,V6, 4/4 4seater
now: +fourLM62
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The Ultimate Spec Plus 8 must be this one! 
Brian
1970 Morgan Plus 8 - Moss Box (Indigo Blue)
2014 Morgan SP1 (Rocket Red)
2015 Morgan Plus 8 (Rocket Blue)
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Learner Plates Off!
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or the Original one (and a fair bit cheaper) Now this is the one that the MMC should have built
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Yep I am with you. 90 k for a trad is mad.
JohnV6
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2025 Renault Scenic Alpine etech "Yvette"
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For me it would be a mint original narrow body with Simmonds hood, but with Rover 5 speed rather than the Moss box. And twin SU's.
DaveW
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'16 Yellow (Not the only) Narrow AR GDI Plus 4
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Interesting.
After seeing this thread I did a little googling and as far as I can see the original series of Plus 8s with the Rover engine developed around 200 hp, less on the early versions and a little more on the late versions.
The Roadsters that followed with a similar sized engine seem to have more power than the best of the Plus 8s
It would be very interesting to see a dino chart comparing a Plus 8 the new Plus 4 SS
Peter ![[Linked Image]](http://bradley.it/public_images/drive.jpg)
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For me it would be a mint original narrow body with Simmonds hood, but with Rover 5 speed rather than the Moss box. And twin SU's. Agreed, except the hood and I'd prefer a larger pre-cat 3.9 on carbs, but has to be in the narrow body though...
Graham (G4FUJ)
Sold L44FOR 4/4 Giallo Fly
'11 MINI Countryman Cooper D All4
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or the Original one (and a fair bit cheaper) Now this is the one that the MMC should have built Hi, I am with you Brian, but unfortunately it is virtually impossible to record in France otherwise I believe that I would already have one. BR. Daniel.
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