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Car of the Day : July 30, 2014; Majorette '76 Morgan Plus 8
Topic Started: Jul 29 2014, 10:09 PM (1,115 Views)
juantoo3
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Car of the Day for July 30, 2014 is the Majorette 1976 Morgan Plus 8

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The Morgan Plus 8 is a sports car built by British car makers Morgan from 1968. Its instant and enduring popularity has been credited with saving the company and keeping the company famous during the 36 years of its manufacture.


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The development of the Plus 8 was led by Maurice Owen, a race car engineer taken on specifically for the role. The Plus 8 prototype was based on a modified version the chassis of the Plus 4, to which it added the Rover alloy block 215 cu in (3.5 l) V8, purchased from GM-Buick in 1967. Plus 4's Moss gearbox was carried over and the Salisbury 7HA axle was uprated with a limited slip differential. The chassis was developed in stages to accommodate gearbox changes in 1973 and 1976, the body widened in 1976 to accommodate the widened chassis and the wings widened to accommodate larger tyres to handle the increasing power and trend for lower profile and wider tyres. The original 1968 Plus 8 was 57 inches (1,400 mm) wide and the last was 64 inches (1,600 mm) (with an optional "widebody" at 67 inches (1,700 mm) For several years in the 1960s the Plus Eight was the fastest-accelerating UK production car.


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At the end of 1983, the company offered an EFI version using a Bosch L-Jetronic based system. With the added power (204 bhp (152 kW; 207 PS) and low weight, the Plus 8 was, according to the magazine road tests of the day, able to best a Porsche up to 90 mph (140 km/h). In 1990, a 3.9 L version of the block was added using the Lucas 14CUX fuel injection system.


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In the US, a way was found to keep importing Morgans after 1974. From 1974 to 1992, all imported Morgans (of which 98% were Plus 8s) to the United States were converted by independent dealers, especially Bill Fink, to run on propane as fuel to pass the U.S. emissions regulations.

When the Rover Group re-certified their V-8 engine for use in the Range Rover SUV sold in the U.S., Morgan made a gasoline-powered +8 available with the same engine in the same tune and with the same anti-emission devices. As safety regulations continue to change, Morgan was again challenged in 2006 to meet the new structural requirements announced by the NHTSA in 2000. A request for an exemption to the law on airbags was refused and the importation of traditional (classic) Morgans ceased.


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For more info see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_Plus_8

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When guys talk smack about quick little sports cars, the Morgan usually gets ignored. Until reality sets in... :) (see: "able to best a Porsche" above) This is a fun little casting from Majorette that has found a home in my collection.

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Firehawk73
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Nice!
Edited by Firehawk73, Jul 30 2014, 12:45 AM.
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Dean-o-mite
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Muscle Car
That's a really attractive color on it. I like yours a lot better than the different ones I have in my collection.
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pjedsel
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Muscle Car
:toy: This is a very attractive color for the Morgan - mine is a dark green.
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chris.p
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A nice model. On balance I prefer the Tomica version but this is still good.

The original is one of the few cars still made using traditional beaten metal on a wooden frame for its body.

The factory organises tours of the works.

I'd love to see MB make a model of the 3 wheeler.

Chris
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JeepXJLover
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Unique color. Shame about the blue windshield. Could be worse though.
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