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    and it's hand built too
    KFL Racing Enterprises - Kicking your ass since 2008

    *cough* http://theitalianjunkyard.blogspot.com/ *cough*

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    And it's made out of wood.
    Lack of charisma can be fatal.
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    So the choices have been expanded to include Plus 8???

    Perfect for carrying the picnic basket to the fight, but would get it's nose bloodied and it's ash splintered by the other two, in a straight line, around a corner, everywhere...!

    You're right though, these are the ultimate retromobiles. Knew a bloke with a 4/4 (and a genuine 3 wheeler). Beautiful car, quite robust (Ford Cortina motor) but dynamically very flawed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ferrer View Post
    That's why it's the ultimate retro mobile, it's the real deal.

    And the Rover V8 is gone, it's now been replaced by a Ford V6 engine with about 220bhp. And actually it isn't that expensive.
    Article I read right after the switch said that the Plus 8 still had a V8, it was just the 4.6 liter instead of the Rover engine. However, according to the Morgan USA website, it has a 4.0 liter Landrover V8 making 188hp. Which for $61,000 I would have expected a little more power out of that size engine since my jeep makes more out of it's 4.0 I-6.

    retro
    Adjective
    associated with or revived from the past.

    It's definitely associated with, so I see your point, but I was looking more at the revived part and it's not exactly revived, more like still here. I see your point, though.

    Edit: Tall G, that's not flaw, it's character.
    Last edited by wwgkd; 11-24-2008 at 03:38 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by wwgkd View Post
    Edit: Tall G, that's not flaw, it's character.
    My mistake. The 4/4 was dynamically characterful

    Bloody nice car though. I would've happily sold my first-born for a half-share of it.

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