I remember my Triumph Spitfire had a rear window to be opened with a zipper. Was great to access the (larger than Morgan's) space behind the seats when hood up. Would appreciate a Morgan hood with rear window zipper option.
I had a zip out rear window on my LM +8 which was great when driving in very hot temperatures with the side screens off and hood up to keep out of the scorching sun. It enabled the air to flow through the cockpit without the buffeting. Steve Simmonds supplied the hood. Sadly, he is no longer doing easy up hoods but I am sure Williams could do a hood conversion in their trim shop.
3.7 Roadster Porsche 964 C2 JCW Mini Cooper S Cab BMW F750GS +4 4 1995-2002 / LM 62 +8 2002-07
It's not so much the market, which will be limited as Morgan were only making on average one 4 seater a week before it was discontinued, it's the safety issues that will need to be resolved
Steve Morris told me back in 2018 when the 4 seater was dropped, it wasn't worth them continuing to try find solutions for ISOFIX and rear passenger safety requirements to get it past homologation
I'm not an expert on this sort of thing but I guess when you go from a 2 seater to 4 seats, it's a whole new ball game with regard to meeting safety requirements and it was the main reason the 4 seater disappeared and I can't see anyway it will ever reappear
2008 XXVII Platform, Bugatti Blue Roadster 4 Seater
I'm not an expert on this sort of thing but I guess when you go from a 2 seater to 4 seats, it's a whole new ball game with regard to meeting safety requirements and it was the main reason the 4 seater disappeared and I can't see anyway it will ever reappear
Yes, it would have required separate homologation.
Love my 4 seater and its ability to become 'sports-pickup' when needed ....However I can't think of anyone I dislike enough to actually put in the back seats!! .... jouncing about over the rear axle with their heads a foot above the windscreen getting grit-blasted ... heaven!! 🙂
I used my 4 seater to move flat once. We had booked a zip van (rental) and when we went to pick it up, the previous hirer had not returned it. They were stuck in traffic and sill a long way away. So we resorted to the Mog. It's surprising what you can fit in a 4 seater, literally the kitchen sink.
