construction draws heavily on hand-skilled craftsmanship. Just like the contrasting retro-chic design and race car performance the ash frame sits within a Superformed, innovative Aluminium alloy frame and skin, more at home in aerospace.
Morgan were the first Supercar manufacturer to use superforming technology back in '97 and are also most likely its heaviest user, all of the car body is made this way except for the odd piece that can't be moulded. Air pressure is used to draw the special Aluminium alloy up to 100% into a single sided moulding which is capable of producing extraordinarily shaped parts. At 500 degrees this process makes use of the special properties of the alloy to be drawn, the limit of drawing is |
1000% but the Morgan uses only 10% of that. The large sweeping features to the front of the vehicle can be picked up with one hand and so can the frame and cabin structure. The production of this car is about weight saving to maximise engine performance. Backed up with the reliability of the BMW engine this car does not indulge in race car engine complexity. Except for those cars written off, all Morgans are in use that were produced since 1980. One of its entry level vehicles actually depreciated £50 over 4 years at the point it was sold last year. Part of the legacy of Morgan ownership is the facility to buy a new skin for the car if the manufactured version accumulates damage. In the words of Morgan, 'there is absolutely no obsolescence built in'. |