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Sat in the cafe, having a nice hipster Cortado, awaiting my factory visit to start at ten.

It's an absolutely stunning day today in the Malverns. A full blue sky, the sun is out, the air is fresh and crisp, and the frozen leaves cracking and snapping under foot. What a day ant looking forward to my tour.

Lovely tribute to Campbells bluebird too.

 

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Almost matching coffee and car

 

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Very much a Lotus approach now @jep Full bonded aluminium chassis, engines and transmission etc all BMW. Have to admit the latest +4 and +6 cars are miles ahead of previous gens. Factor

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Sat in the cafe, having a nice hipster Cortado, awaiting my factory visit to start at ten. It's an absolutely stunning day today in the Malverns. A full blue sky, the sun is out, the air is fresh

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Well what a brilliant afternoon that was.  A wonderful tour seeing some proper craftsmanship. Followed by this… glad I bid on those tickets at a Conservative local event - met Kemi there and if

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Have fun. I had a look around in 1997 with my friend, who has owned Morgans continually since the 1960s. It was more like a workshop than a factory back then. I’ve still got the brochure and price list I picked up that day. The cheapest model was the 4/4 1800 2 seater at £19,998.50 and the most expensive was the Plus 8 4.6 litre at £32,488.75. A Plus 8 3.9 litre like my friend’s was £29,962.50. All of these prices included VAT.

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It's fun but to me highlighted how advanced Lotus were with Elise platform production, when I visited in 2018. 

Morgan a different beast and I applaud them but Lotus is (was) so much more sophisticated and technologically significant, groundbreaking at times. 

Viva Lotus!

Justin

PS. You'll have a wonderful day 

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Very much a Lotus approach now @jep

Full bonded aluminium chassis, engines and transmission etc all BMW.

Have to admit the latest +4 and +6 cars are miles ahead of previous gens.

Factory tour much better than Lotus and happy for you to photograph anything.

Overall, a most enjoyable, insightful and enjoyable morning. Highly recommended.

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Well I’m glad you popped in for a brew after your tour @C8RKH as I have a voucher for a tour and afternoon tea on the fridge that I forgot about. All booked for today 🎉

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It was great to get the opportunity Barry and thanks for the coffee and hospitality. Your views are astounding across the Malverns. Enjoy your Morgan factory visit. I did.

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Well what a brilliant afternoon that was. 
A wonderful tour seeing some proper craftsmanship. Followed by this…IMG_5227.jpeg.fcdc3a681162c3a1902bec7c3321b607.jpeg

glad I bid on those tickets at a Conservative local event - met Kemi there and if she’s elected I will never vote Tory again.

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Bloody hell Barry. That's quite a snack!

Don't know if you've done the Lotus Factory Tour but I found the Morgan one a much better experience to be honest.

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It was fantastic the entire experience. Nothing was too much trouble and every single question answered. 
 

I’ve never done the lotus one - other than the last open day bash

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