I have always wanted one of these, or even a Plus 4, but the waiting list was forever and they weren’t cheap.
Other issues are being lucky enough to have a partner who is not averse to real Morgan motoring, that is roof DOWN..
It has to be one of the best looking cars ever to sport running boards or not sport running boards. Just look at it. This is an ash frame, clad in aluminium panels, a 3.5L V8 under the bonnet, sliding pillar front suspension which gives an original bumpy ride and heavyish steering, but who cares.
Yes, of course you are going to get blown around behind that small windscreen. Top speed was around 130mph but you would have to be mad to try it. National speed limits are good, and you will reach them very quickly: under 7 seconds to 60mph.
Trust me, that is fast when you are sitting close to the road surface.
Compare this to the modern stuff where it is difficult to distinguish between a Toyota and a BMW. The Morgan Plus 8 has looks, style, character all of it’s own.
Morgan still make the Plus 8, but the styling has been modernised along with everything else, and it has a BMW 4.7L V8, but the 1968 – 2004 Plus 8 will always be my preference.
The soft torpedo shape is elegant and classic, and if I was still living in South East Spain and had enough disposable cash, this is what I would be driving. It will NEVER be mistaken for a modern carbon-fibre Frisbee of the type that so many like to drool over these days. It is a Morgan..
