Plus a Morgan must cost an arm and a leg. What do they go for, anyway?
Bryan
bdstinocher@sewsus.com
502-782-7397 xt. 2284
68 TR 250 CD 5853 L
----Original Message-----
From: Eric Bachman [SMTP:ebachman@fuse.net]
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 1998 3:07 PM
To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Production Runs
>> Precisely why Triumphs are no longer being made. British Leyland
>> struggled to be competitive in an increasingly global market
selling
>> hand-fitted cars built in antiquated factories using decades old
>> technology. Triumphs did not have a 'quality' image for the most
part
>> when they were being built, however they were expensive to make
given
>> the amount of labour that went into them.
>
>
>Bryan, sounds like Morgan should have gone "belly-up" years ago.
However
you
>can get a new Morgan if you are willing to get on a two year
factory
waiting
>list. Cheers.
>
>Art Kelly
Morgan is a totally different breed. I have an article written in
1959
stating that Morgan produced between 600 and 900 cars a year. I saw
a
special on Dateline a year or two ago on the Morgan factory. That
piece
stated that the factory produces between 600 and 900 cars a year. I
guess
staying in business isn't that difficult if you have a decent
product and
don't have to worry about retooling constantly.
Eric Bachman
73 TR 6
61 Morgan +4
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