MOG Magazine - June 2016.pdf

(44401 KB) Pobierz
WIN! MORGAN FACTORY TOUR AND A MORGAN FOR THE DAY!
FOR THE MORGAN ENTHUSIAST
Smooth
Riders
HEAD TO HEAD TEST ON THE
NEW PLUS 8 SUSPENSION
TH
E
O
F
FI
CIAL
OR
SED
MAGA
Pure
Historic
Morgan Gold
’60’S +4 SUPER SPORT
RESTORED TO FORMER GLORY
Flying
High with
Morgan’s
AV8 Aeroplane
MR FIXIT'S
PROTOTYPE
M3W
QUICKER SLICKER
NEW PRODUCTION
SYSTEM
PLUS
BEHIND THE
SCENES AT
CLASSIC LE MANS
IN
EN
Z
E
JUNE
2016 - £4.50
D
#51
//
JUNE 2016
EDITORIAL
Julia Hope
julia.hope@pixelwest.co.uk
Assistant Editor
James Ball
james.ball@pixelwest.co.uk
Design Manager
Joe Everley
Designer
Don MacLachlan
Contributors
Jon Wells, Karl, Martyn Webb
Photography
Bruce Holder
Editor in Chief
EDITOR’S
LETTER
Now, I’m not given to going all philosophical but in planning
this month’s cover story I did get to wondering whether the
concept of “the more things change the more they stay the
same” was actually coined especially for Morgan.
Well, let’s face it, with the world’s longest-running production vehicle
to its credit, change is not one of the key facets of the Morgan strategy.
Most of the traditional-styled cars have shared more than a passing
resemblance with each other for decades, so it was with interest that we
pitched two visually identical Plus 8s against each other on the famous
Rockingham National Circuit to see whether there really was a
difference between them. The distinction allegedly lay in the drive
performance and handling – the suspension to be exact. We swiped the
very car that had graced the stand at Geneva, heralding an all-new super
smooth suspension that is noticeably different from its forerunners. On
the stand, it was impossible to tell whether Morgan’s engineers had
cracked it, or were simply cracked themselves! On track the two
brethren cars tore up the tarmac and we watched with baited breath to
see whether we could see any difference from the pits. Obviously, we
couldn’t. But, as driver Craig Hamilton-Smith pulled in from his circuit
in the second car, we could tell something was afoot. Could it be
that Morgan had indeed created a noteworthy change
that was to break the “plus ça change” mould? I
won’t spoil it for you, but suffice to say, it’s
definitely worth a read!
N
SUBSCRIPTIONS
Subs Manager
Telephone
Email
Lauren Rodger
01905 330177
subscriptions@mogmag.co.uk
ADVERTISING
Group Sales
Lyndsey Godfrey
lyndsey.godfrey@pixelwest.co.uk
MAGAZINE PRODUCTION
Office Manager
Office Admin
Jane Munro
Jackie Wright
SOCIAL
@mog_magazine
/mogmagazine
© MOG Magazine is published by Pixel West Limited, The
Outlook, 6 Sansome Walk, Worcester, WR1 1LH
Telephone
01905 330177
Email
info@mogmag.co.uk
Web
www.mogmag.co.uk
MOG is a registered trademark of Pixel West Limited
and registered with the British Library ISSN 2049-1786.
Print & Digital Publishing by CPUK Print Publishing.
The views and opinions expressed by any contributors,
advertisers and any third parties are those of the
respective authors and do not neccessarily reflect the
view of, nor are endorsed by, the publisher or
Morgan Technologies Limited and its group of companies.
MOG Magazine is wholly protected by copyright and
nothing may be wholly or partly reprinted without
permission.
www.mogmag.co.uk
003
012
WHAT LIES BENEATH
Contents
REGULARS
006
MOGMAIL
Your letters, emails, tweets and thoughts
009
NEWSBITES
All the latest industry and Morgan talk
039
ON THE RECORD
How ex–Lotus worker joins up Morgan
design and production
042
MOGIPEDIA
All you need to know about the Aero 8
070
WHAT’S IN THE WORKSHOP
Suspension upgrades with British Classic
Car Parts
094
TRIED & TESTED
MOG puts a selection of the
latest motoring products through
their paces
114
INSIDE TRACK
Behind the scenes
with the latest
goings-on
at the factory
#51
//
JUNE 2016
FEATURES
012
WHAT LIES BENEATH
Plus 8 suspension upgrades on test
028
ORIGINAL THINKING
A new lease of life for a 1960s Plus 4 Super Sport
028
033
NEW PERSPECTIVES
The latest Morgan fantasy designs: the AV8 Aeroplane
046
ICONIC MORGANS
Battered and bruised – the first ever modern 3 wheeler
052
CLOCKING ON
A work day in the life of a Morgan employee
094
004
www.mogmag.co.uk
WIN!
P103
MORGAN FACTORY TOUR AND A MORGAN FOR THE DAY!
MOG LIFESTYLE
059
IN THE FAST LANE
First three races under the belt:
Snetterton, Silverstone and Castle
Combe reports
064
TIMELINE
MOG slices and dices the annals of time
to spotlight on Morgan and the motoring
history of the 1990s
092
PERFECT PARTS
Suspension assembly at its best
092
073
HANDMADE IN
BRITAIN
David Freedman: artistic
metal sculptor
081
MOTORING MECCAS
‘Going Japanese’ at Suzuka
103
COMPETITION
Win a Morgan Factory Tour
+ a Morgan for the day!
073
MORGAN OWNERS
056
PITCH PROWLERS
Our pick of the best Mog on
sale in the UK this month
080
IN THE COCKPIT
With you and your Morgans
088
TRAVELS
Part two of the Musketeers’ World Tour
098
FOLLOW THAT CAR
All the latest news from our fleet of
MOG owners
104
MORGANATICS
Your cars ... your photos ... your faces
www.mogmag.co.uk
005
056

Plik z chomika:

Inne pliki z tego folderu:

Inne foldery tego chomika:

Zgłoś jeśli naruszono regulamin