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Noticed a couple of innovations of note for a couple of TM regulars:

New wheel protection guard for those with scuffed black Speedster wheels..

Get the names in the right order Kev.

Another innovation which our very own Mr Phil Royle might find useful for those unwanted car park accidents:




Just trying to be helpful you understand!!!

Dave as Eric Morcambe said:..the names are all there but not necessarily in the right order!!

Also there is a very nice Speedster for sale at the Factory..I have offered £40,000 cash and a life time membership of Greggs..

The Sales Department said they will let me know.

I am hopeful..

Anyway, SBM got there first, me second, Kev last. The full English didn't materialise because the gas was temporarily off unexpectedly so we managed bacon and/or sausage rolls.

Steve Morris passed through while we were breakfasting and took the time to stand and chat for a while. He knows most of our group.....................

Lots of new CX Morgans outside:



I quite like the mint green........



Plus Six underbonnet detail:



Assembly:



Ian weightlifting a rear axle sub assembly:



Plus Four:



Plus Four Radiator assembly:



Not sure which this one is:



More to come.....................................>>>>>>

And so................

Front axle sub assembly. LHD. Note electric power steering motor and engine mountings.



Rear offside suspension:



Differential unit. No oil level plug is apparent.



Underside of chassis:



Fusebox in passenger footwell. Apologies for the camera shake. Kev grabbed me.............



Plus Six bound for Crazy Horse:



Wings and things:



More to come...............>>>>>

And so.......................

Ian showing us his moves...................









Next is something very special: A Trad GDI, with special body. Might even be called SP2.......



No doors, four seats:



Look closely and you will see that the bonnet corners are rounded off, as is the cowl and bulkhead to match.





Moving on............





More to follow.........................>>>>>

Jeepers!! .... seeing the underbonnet of the plus 6 and plus 4 confirms my choice of a lowly '70s crossflow 🙂 ..... wonderful cars though they are, that Medusa's haircut of pipes and widgets is just too daunting for the bush-mechanic in me!! .... anything other than the most basic servicing would be an 'off to the dealer' job! .... which is not where my current philosophy tends to

K

And so........................

This one is bound for Scotland:



The black Aero +8 is one of the specials :





The hardtops for the CX are extraordinarily well finished.



Guess what this is..........







And in conclusion..............



The last time I was at the factory was October 2019, when I went down for the AR flash to be done on my GDI. Since then there have been some amazing changes. The Aero shed which later housed the PDI bays is now as shown in the later images. The reception area and facilities are much more modern, but parts are still recognisable under the new veneer.

Building work is still underway and the old parts and later AR area is a building site. Even though this was Saturday, the visitor centre was busy. There are a lot of cars in production and the whole thing gives off a welcoming and thriving vibe, even though the factory is almost deserted at the weekend.