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Undercutting the Plus 8 new and now, not much slower and rather more comfortable, the TR6 is still a macho sports car with great looks. Beware rot, neglect and slower carb models. Sold 1968-'76 • No. built 91,850 • Mpg 21-30 • 0-60mph 8.2 secs • Top speed 120mph • Price new £2602 (1975) • Price now £13-25,000. Just nine Morgan Plus 8 GTRs will be built, with production beginning in summer 2021. The transformed special project will be available in certain worldwide markets, subject to local rules on the importation of European vehicles. As part of the special projects programme, customers will be invited to commission their bespoke Plus 8 GTR. Morgan Plus 8 (1968 to 2022) The Morgan Plus 8 was a series of sports cars introduced in 1968. The Plus 8, also referred to as the +8, was based on the Morgan +4, but was powered by a Rover-sourced V8 engine. This model was offered as an open top roadster with drive going to the rear wheels through manual or automatic transmissions. Morgan Plus 8. A late entry into the "American V8 in a British car" club in 1968, the Plus 8 was a particularly successful application of the formula thanks to its light weight and time-proven chassis. Rover-sourced engines (built on license from Buick) grew over time from 3.5 to 4.6 liters, and European-market consumers even got a 4.8-liter.
The naturally aspirated BMW V8 delivers 375 horsepower. Dec 9, 2021 at 7:36am ET. By: Adrian Padeanu. Following a design sketch released in February as a teaser, Morgan is fully revealing the Plus. Back in '68, Morgan launched the Plus 8 with a 3.5-liter V-8; this new car is powered by a thumping 4.8-liter V-8 supplied by BMW and hooked up to a six-speed manual gearbox. Morgan has worked. Three years ago, the last Morgan Plus 8 rolled off the line at the Pickersleigh Road factory in Malvern, Worcestershire. Or so Morgan thought, until the discovery of nine unused Plus 8 platforms. The V8 Morgan would live again… Endowed with the GTR moniker, the first of these Plus 8s has now completed build, and it's unlike any Plus 8 ever. What is less spectacular is the fuel-efficiency of the Plus 8. Light cars usually fare well, even those with big engines, but during our track tests, the Morgan gave us 15.1mpg. Overall, it.
The Last Morgan Plus 8 Celebrates the Lunacy of Dropping a V-8 into a Featherweight Sports Car The 50th Anniversary special edition is a send-off for the V-8 Morgan roadsters. Published: Nov 5, 2018 In August 2018, my 1969 Morgan Plus 8 was comprehensively destroyed in a mudslide during a severe rainstorm, but in October I heard through my local club - the Pacific Morgan Owners' Group (PacMOG) - that an iconic car might be coming to the market.. The car, known here in British Columbia as 'GB's last Morgan', was a 1972 Plus 8. Come the end of November, it was safely tucked up. Also joining Dolly will be "MMC 11," Morgan's own 1968 Plus 8 that inspired the special 50th Anniversary Edition model; "AB 16," Peter Morgan's own Plus 8; "J 9546," the final Plus 8; and "Plus 8 50th," the first of those 50 cars built. Steve Morris, managing director of the Morgan Motor Company, commented: "We're excited to announce the. It's an enigma, the Morgan Plus 8 and has been for much of the past 50 years. Produced by a firm which defiantly appeared to resist progress and preferred to cling doggedly to its old-fashioned wood-framed bodywork and labour-intensive hand assembly methods, the Plus 8 also had the distinction of being Britain's fastest-accelerating car at one point, exhibiting a fearsome pace which belied.
