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Tim, should you be in Kevin`s company again, could you please pass on my very best wishes to him, as he is a fine fellow indeed, been a year or two since we were last in contact.

As for the market value of Classics as such, It does seem 70`s and slightly later fords have a large following, and are valued accordingly, my Capri pal tells me of the very high cost and difficulty in finding good quality spares during the ground up restoration of his Brooklands..

I suspect those attracted to Morgan are smaller in number, and have a sense of values perhaps associated with the hand crafted aspect perhaps harking back to craftsmanship of times past, which seems quite different from the type of history attributable to Ford`s many Classic models, sure there may be limited comparisons... BUT...?

There was a time when I was tempted to buy a pre-Oscar/India V8 Aston that was acting as a garden ornament, though the price of spares caused me to alter my desire for a large engined GT, and ended up with a series 1, 6276cc Jensen Interceptor on cross ply tyres... To keep that on petrol back then was bad enough, the thought of trying to do so today...!!!! Life was a little more interesting back then...(-:

For me and Audrey as well! We miss Kevin and Lindsey.

Lorne

Mathewsons sems to be becoming a bit of a Morgan magnet. Eight in this month's auction:

https://www.mathewsons.co.uk/auction/search/?st=morgan

For details of Lot 817 see here.

I suspect that the average Morgan buyer may be of the baby boomer generation, that perhaps being the case it seems kinda logical that ever more Morgans will be for sale than in times past, as time moves on..?
Perhaps the best plan is to enjoy a Morgan of whatever model while you still can..? (-:

The sun is shining again today... Hmm...? (-:

That’s exactly how I see it, too. Trads aren’t worth any more than a slightly better-condition used VW Polo GTI. And prices will probably keep falling. So it’s not worth going easy on the Morgan to preserve its value or for resale. I’ll take care of my 4/4 in the sense that I won’t drive it on roads treated with road salt or constantly in wet conditions. Other than that, it’s all about driving. If one day I can no longer drive, I want to see at least 300,000 kilometers on the odometer.

What surprises me are the high prices still being asked for used Morgans here in Germany. Do people really pay that much?

An example:
https://m.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/detai...nt=web_desktop_vip&utm_medium=social

Very nice car, but...

As they say it's a changing of the guard.........hopefully we are still around to see the prices of the current in vogue fast Fords follow the same path downwards, as people search out early Tesla's or MG EV's for their collection.

Yes lots has changed. The part of humanity (16%) we call the "developed world" has lost what skills it had. It has caused a plummet of all collector car residuals, most especially Morgan trads in the UK. And the Company, seeing this, has moved from the hands-on demographic to another

Of course, the guard has changed before and reversed after. But as one who never cared much what my Morgans were worth to others, I am very much enjoying the newbies crowding my inbox. These sweet souls have finally been able to afford their Morgan dream car, assuming they can learn to deal with it themselves. As residuals plummet, repair and maintenance costs have sky-rocketed (which I applaud as we treated the savvy mechanics rather shabbily). However, there ARE those here that can attest to how cheap it is to maintain a trad if you possess a minor bit of knowledge. I would be surprised if Luddite has ever paid a thing to do so with his gorgeous Plus 8 since he purchased it! And there are others.

As the most effective binding glue for any social group is common need....trads should do well after they spin off, very much like the amazing Three Wheeler Club.

L.

Cripes - sold for £21,750.
Looks to be in lovely condition.

Holy fuzzy bits.

Alistair, I'm going to have to send you to here!

Look at photo 11 onwards! What is the old saying: 'Good from afar but far from good'

There is a lot of corrosion on the bodywork, enough that it will be a signifiant expenditure to correct (wings, rear arches, etc). The hood is damaged and the engine bay speaks for itself.

My understanding, from someone who knows more than I do, is that it was in poor condition (and I am being kind in my translation of what was said to me).

So for £23,000+ after fees, personally, I think it would be more cost effective to purchase an S2 that was in good shape and had been cherished right up until it had been sold.

It seems cheap at face value, until you look at the overall condition (and we don't know what the mechanical elements are like!) and then I can simply see £££££ adding up rapidly!