Morgan Factory Tour
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- čas přidán 29. 06. 2024
- I was planning to visit the Morgan factory a year ago but at that time I didn´t manage. This year I didn´t want to repeat the same mistake. It was a bit tricky because I decided on Friday evening and I only had a weekend to manage... But all went as planned and now I finally finished my video from this truly exceptional experience at Morgan.
From the moment the tour started I forgot about external world. Morgan is magical, almost a bit like a chocolate or a toy factory. You walk around workshops, admire and feel like you entered a different world where different rules of life apply. In some way, it´s probably true. In Morgan you can see perfect marriage of tradition and modern. And yet, you don´t think about computers that are in the motor, these cars make you think about beautiful nature, adventure and joy of life. I had a great time an I hope I managed to capture the atmosphere in my video :-).
Last tour of the week had one advantage. The works had finished for the week and so the factory was quiet and almost empty. And so I could record without disturbing anyone...
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I owned a plus 8 for my sins , I had wanted one since I was apprentice and first saw the roadtest in Motor Sport , I've also had a 4 4 with a Cosworth engine in that was great , But back to the plus 8 and I hated it , gone now and I have a Healey 3000 , I have done the factory tour and for me the best bit was the afternoon tea , the tour is for people who know nothing about motorcars !
Than I was in the right place :-) I know nothing"about motorcars :) I just like the traditional design, and handcraft related to the production.
The aircraft repair shop I work at has ended up with an old Morgan that belonged to a pilot that died. The car was in the hangar with his plane. It is old , maybe a 1956. Right hand drive, red and it looks to be in good condition. I got to drive it down to our hangar the other day. The steering is very heavy but it has more spunk than my old MGB had.
la Morgan non esiste più; la demolizione è iniziata da Peter Morgan e completata dalla nuova proprietà italiana. Ho acquistato due Morgan nuove: 1980 4/4 4s, 2003 4/4 ots
Since when has Malvern been in the Cotswolds?
I made a detour on my way there.
This experience was worth the one hour detour on my way to Chipping Norton ;)
Not a single shot of the orchestra in the background 😕
Otherwise nice footage 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
It was the last tour of the week, Saturday after lunch and they started their weekend. It is the only tour when you see the workshops quiet.. this is why it was special...
Nicely made film 👌
Thank you :) You are always very kind :)
Excellent film quality, editing and music!
Thank you for ypur kind comment. I really invested a lot if energy to present this beauty in a way that would share the joy of being able to see it all :)
A pity that we can't see how the factory operates.
My memory of Morgan stems from the Troubleshooter TV programme presented by John Harvey-Jones. He showed how they would start fabricating a chassis and then climb abord to ride down the hill to another shed where the doors would be fitted. Then they'd push it back up the hill to the first shed where they'd fit the mirrors, Another ride down the hill would bring them to a different shed where the engine would go in before someone would carry in some seats.....Apparently they'd had a dream for 40 years of producing a 4th car in a week but that would have entailed less pushing. I wonder whether it's the same now.
That´s the challenge of being at a special place only once. If I came in different part of the week, the workshops would be busy. But than I would be limited by very narrow area where are people allowed to walk . Plus as I wrote before, not everybody is happy to be filmed.... One can´t get everything in one go.. Maybe the next time if I had an opportunity to return. But - there are a few more videos on Morgan factory on youtube so I believe you can find more.
We heard hilarious stories about how they sit in chases without seats testing the new motors and driving in these Morgan skeletons in around company grounds.
It´s the challenge of these special experiences - you wan tto capture as much as possible from what you enjoyed at the given moment. Had I an opportunity to be there for a few days, I could create something much better 🙂
no idea they had become so prosperous