Pat,
Read your message on the Morgan Mailing List.
I have heard about a kit called Merlin and I know that some people in =
Turkey are (or have been) building kits. The Morgan Motor Company is =
tring to do something against it.
It sounds like the car you have seen is a kit, glassfibre and turbo's =
are not mounted on a Morgan.
I would not buy it, if I where you. Kit's are nice for car that are not =
build anymore but since you can still buy a new Morgan a kit is =
obsolete.
One of the main advantages of owning a Morgan is the social aspect. You =
can join a club and meet lots of interesting people. When buying a kit, =
you can forget this. Nobody with a Morgan heart will accept it.
So to be short: Buy the real thing or stick with your Mini's (I have had =
one myself), they are also good fun to drive. I do not think you would =
compare a Mini to a Suzuki Alto.
Kind regards,
Martin Barkel
Holland
Europe
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From: L.D. McLaughlin, Jr. [SMTP:ldmcjr@zebra.net]
Sent: zondag 19 juli 1998 20:31
To: pliey@circwnet.com
Cc: Morgan Mailing List
Subject: kit
Pat -
That is obviously a kit, and not a very good one at that... I've never=20
heard
of a Morgan kit car - It may be a takeoff of a Lotus Super Seven... =
You'll
know a real Morgan when you sit in one and drive it...
Check out my web page for more information..
Tony McLaughlin
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http://morganville.home.ml.org
ldmcjr@zebra.netPat Liley -- (pliey@crcwnet.com) -- Sun Jul 19 07:31:56 =
PDT
1998
Greetings. Just back from PNW ALL BRITISH FIELD MEET and have fallen in=20
love
with Morgans! Currently own 2 Minis ('61 sedan and '65 Morris Traveller
Estate), a "61 Nash Metropolitan, '72 Fiat Spyder and 4 more mundane =
autos.
Now I want a Morgan! :-) Saw 30-40 Morgans displayed, and owners =
mentioned
prices of $13-20K for decent models. Drove home ,about 130 miles, and =
saw
one displayed in a parking lot. Owner says it was built in Seattle =
inearly
1980s based on a late '40s model. Has fiberglass (?) body and (super?
turbo?)charged 4 cyl engine. I haven't looked at the car as I was in a
hurry, and owner was busy with other duties so didn't offer much info. =
Can
anyone here offer any info? Is the car a MORGAN or simply a kit? Value?
Asking price $8,000.
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