Morgan Cars – Factory Visit

Thursday, August 6, 2009 Posted in Event Photography

Living only 20 miles from the Morgan Motor Company factory, based in the Malverns, I thought it time to attend one of their factory tours. A fascinating 2 hour tour takes in each stage of the build of these cars. It’s amazing to see the craftmanship that goes in to building a Morgan.

Anyway, I didn’t have my camera gear with me, so took the following shots using my iPhone using the “hipstamatic” camera app :-

Above - Here is the rolling chassis for the £120K Morgan Aero Supersports

Above - Notice the Ash Wood in the arches.

The Morgan Motor Company is a British motor car manufacturer, founded in 1909 by Henry Frederick Stanley Morgan and was run by him until he died, aged 77, in 1959. His son, Peter Morgan ran the company until a few years before his death in 2003. The company is now run by his son, Charles Morgan

The waiting list for a car is approximately one year, although it has been as high as ten years in the past.

Above - Main body in place on the Morgan Aero Supersports

Above - Some of the Morgan Classics in bare metal

Amazingly enough 70% of Morgans are built left hand drive, ready for overseas customers. Morgans are only built to order, so in theory you should never see a brand new one for sale on the open market.