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Morgan has no rally history. No Dakar provenance. But that didn't stop these heroes from making an outrageous rally raid machine out of a slab of Old England.

Henry Frederick Stanley Morgan was born in 1884, the son of a vicar. But HFS didn’t follow his father’s calling, he chose engineering. After London’s Crystal Palace Engineering College, he began an. . .

The instantly recognizable Plus Four and Plus Six cars feature the same distinct styling, same sporty character, and a little more comfort.

The instantly recognizable cars feature the same distinct styling, same sporty character, a little more comfort.

Joel Spiro, doctor and wine collector, dies at 83 FacebookTwitterEmail Dr. Joel Spiro of Albany drives his 2010 Morgan Aero SuperSports past the SPAC amphitheater during the Saratoga Wine & Food Festival and Concours DElegance sports car rally from SPAC to the Lake George Club Friday Sept. 9, 2016 in Saratoga Springs, NY. (John Carl DAnnibale / Times Union)John Carl DAnnibale/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less 2of14 Joel Spiro and his wife, Kira, at an event for the Chaine des Rotisseurs, a F...

Mini has officially revealed the facelifted version of its Mini John Cooper Works, joining the wider range with some subtle styling and tech updates. The updated JCW is already in production at Mini’s Oxford assembly plant, and is priced from £28,815 for the three-door hatch, rising to £32,215 for the cabriolet.  New for 2021 are a set of fresh bumpers front and rear, with a larger painted grille surround, blockier graphics and GP3-like detailing around the lower secondary surfaces. Tinted...

upcoming V8 track car, known as the Plus 8 GTR. Slated for arrival no later than September 2021, just nine examples of the Morgan Plus 8 GTR will be built. According to the marque, several unused Plus 8 chassis were recently reacquired from a now-defunct third-party project – these will be modified to underpin the new, more powerful GTR variant. Drive comes from a BMW-sourced 4.8-litre V8, sent to the ground via a six-speed manual or six-speed automatic transmission. While an official power...

Views : 6705 This special edition of the Morgan Plus 8 is likely to take a ‘gloves off’ approach   Takes inspiration from the Plus 8 race cars of the 90s, with a front splitter, resculpted wheel arches, and a reworked rear end. It will be powered by the standard model’s N62 4.8-litre V8 engine by BMW, with an expected bump up in performance. Transmission options include a 6-speed manual and a ZF 6-speed automatic gearbox. Will be limited to nine units only, with production beginnin...

Morgan is building nine more very special Plus 8s, all with naturally aspirated BMW V-8s. 

Wild new Morgan Plus 8 GTR previewed Wild new Morgan Plus 8 GTR previewed February 19, 2021 Track-bred Porsche 911 GT2 rival in the works as Morgan revives Plus 8 for special project Morgan has released pictures of an extreme new Morgan Plus 8 GTR it will launch later this year that features wild motorsport-inspired aerodynamics and sees the brand challenge the likes of the Porsche 911 GT2 for the first time. Confirmed to arrive in the third quarter of 2021, the 112-year-old car-maker says its ...