Anybody know what kind of car this is?

[00Jay]

Friend of mine just sent me this pic from Del Mar, CA.

Doesn't look like a production car. Dodge Viper chassis?

 

[zstampe]

It's a Morgan aero, they're a handmade British car.

Cool cars, Richard Hammond from Top Gear has one.

Wiki link:
http://www.google.com/search?source...ari&tab=iw&q=morgan aero&sa=N&biw=320&bih=416

 

[laird426]

Looks like a Morgan Aero Coupe

The Morgan Motor Company

 

[momo.75]

One of my top 5 favorite cars.....

Morgan Aero Supersport - YouTube

 

[4Running Daily]

The only person in the US with one is Simon Cowell.

 

[dthudon]

The only person in the US with one is Simon Cowell.

Is that Simon Cowell in the picture??? Maybe he isn't the only one in the US with this atrocious looking car.

 

[zstampe]

The only person in the US with one is Simon Cowell.

http://www.morganwest.net/morganstock.html

 

[4Running Daily]

Morgan West Los Angeles, California New Morgan Aero 8 cars

Dang I'm old and out of date.

Well a couple years ago there was only one.

 

[zstampe]

Dang I'm old and out of date.

Well a couple years ago there was only one.

Lol, I heard that somewhere before too but decided to google anyway. In any case ive never seen one in person but I did see this today. (absolutely zero to do with a Morgan)

 

[4Running Daily]

I see that everyday when I look in my garage...

on Forza 4

 

[McFly2003]

arent the base models of these made out of wood?

 

[zstampe]

arent the base models of these made out of wood?

I've heard that, not sure if it's true or not.....at least you wouldn't have to deal with frame rust like we all do! ;-)

 

[Jeff Kleb]

But then you might have to be worried about termites.

 

[Ultramontanist]

arent the base models of these made out of wood?

I'm not quite sure about the Aero, but I know that the other cars, the plus 8, plus 4 and 4/4, are all made with ash frames on metal chassis. They are, in my opinion, beautiful examples of traditional British sports cars, especially the plus 8 and plus 4. My father had a vintage plus 4 in the 70's that he loved. Said it was one of the funnest cars he ever owned, with the exception of his Triumph TR6. Although he always talked about how stiff the suspension was, apparently there was a joke about Morgan's that if you drove over a nickel you could tell if it was heads or tails.

 

[JohnsD90]

Only problem is they don't use pressure treated frames so they tend to rot, just like car frames should be galvanized but evidently the extra $300 it would cost is too much.

 

[ndcent]

Nice miata bros.

 

[Ultramontanist]

Nice miata bros.

Yeah, a hand made miata with a V8 that goes like a bat out of hell!