Morgan Plus 8 3.5 Litre V8 Sports Car; 1968 on

Picture the scene. There's heavy cloud with the sun streaking through but no rain, yet. Into a rest area by the side of the Cologne-Frankfurt autobahn, flashes a silver Morgan Plus 8. Both male driver and female passenger hop out of the car and put on a shower proof jacket each. They jump back in again. There's a shimmering of heat from the engine cover and shine from the engine-turned aluminium suitcase on the rear mounted rack. The engine off-beats, roars, there's a squelch of rubber and off they go, to beat the rain. On Germany's autobahns they have a good chance; there's no speed limit. That's what Morgan driving is all about. Open cockpit, vintage style dashing about. And the Plus 8 has what it takes; lots of power from its 3.5 litre Rover V8, just about enough road holding and handling (without too much to make it boring), too much acceleration, enough braking, and wallops of style. A clever, commercial package built with today's technology in a mode and at a pace which would not look out of place if it were 1930 all over again. This is the first ultimate Morgan Plus 8 development story ever published. It's an important modern British automotive success story in an ocean of mass production strife and failure. It's a delightful story too, looking back at the early four wheel cars which were the foundation of this machine produced by the Morgan Motor Company – perhaps outdated to some, but still offering great fun and craftsmanship, which is captured in the factory production images contained in the book.