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Morgan Motor Company
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The Morgan Motor Company is a British automobile manufacturer. The company was founded in 1912 by H.F.S. Morgan and was run by Peter Morgan , son of H.F.S., until his death in 2003. The early cars were two seaters and three wheeled cars. When they introduced a four wheel car it was called the "4/4", for four-cylinder engine and four wheels.
In 2000 the Morgan Aero 8 was introduced and, as always, ash was used to build the frame. All the cars are assembled by hand. The waiting list can be up to a year.
In spite of their traditional design they have modern sports car performance. The Morgan Plus 8, powered by a fuel injected 196 hp Rover V8, can accelerate from 0-60 mph in 5.6 seconds. The Morgan Aero 8 is faster.
The factory is located in Malvern Link (an area of Malvern in Worcestershire) and has 130 employees. Production is nine cars a week and each car takes three months to build.
Models
- Morgan 4/4
- Morgan Plus 4
- Morgan Plus 4 Plus
- Morgan Plus 8
- Morgan Aero 8
- Morgan Runabout
External links
- http://www.morgan-motor.co.uk/
- http://dmoz.org/Recreation/Autos/Makes_and_Models/Morgan/
- Morgan on 3wheelers.com
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