Highlights
- Advisory-free MOT valid until 15th July 2024
- Just two former registered keepers
- Comprehensively serviced on a regular basis - all of which is reportedly documented
- Highly specced from new and incorporating several sympathetic upgrades
- Garaged and impeccably preserved
The Appeal
After several decades of success with four-cylinder sports cars, in 1968, Morgan decided to up the ante and build a car around the newly released Rover V8. Appropriately coined the ‘Plus 8’, Morgan’s new car had vast reserves of power straight from the factory and for years was regarded one of Britain’s fastest accelerating vehicles.
Here we have one of the last of the original Plus 8s - a 35th Anniversary model produced just one year before the Rover V8 would cease production. Resplendent in a striking colour scheme, this Malvern muscle car has been cherished since new, enjoying regular maintenance and garage storage. It’s equipped with a raft of factory optional extras and has been further enhanced with uprated front suspension, brakes, the use of chemical-based coolant and a modified exhaust system.
The vendor has owned it since 2011 and has immensely enjoyed their time with the car. For those seeking a very special Plus 8, here it is.
The History and Paperwork
- Genuine 35th Anniversary Edition
- Two former registered keepers - the vendor informs us they acquired it from the original owner on 8th July 2011
- Stored in a garage throughout current ownership
- Comprehensively serviced on a regular basis
- The vendor states that all services are recorded
- 79,222 miles
- MOT until 15th July 2024
The list of factory optional extras includes:
- Storm cover with parking ticket pocket
- Luggage rack with leather straps
- Red mohair case cover
- Red mohair tonneau cover and hood cover
- Auxiliary spot lamps
- Chromed wire wheels with spinners
- Metal Morgan covers on interior bars
- Rollbar
- Leather upholstered door cards
- Heated seats
- Heated windscreen
- Sun visors
The Condition
- Striking combination of purple metallic paint over red leather
- The folding roof and various fabric covers all look to be in very good condition
- No signs of notable pitting or damage apparent to the chromework
- Straight original bodywork
- We’re informed that any paint blemishes have been rectified where and when necessary
- No signs of corrosion or any obvious issues with the ash frame
- The wire wheels continue to present impeccably
- Inside, the red leather exhibits little in the way of wear
- The highly figured dashboard veneer remains in lovely shape
- Equipped with a Moto Lita sports steering wheel and Blaupunkt stereo
- We’re informed the cabin electrics, including the optional heated seats, all work as expected
The Mechanics
- 3,946 cc Rover V8 engine
- Five-speed manual gearbox
- Limited-slip differential
- Uprated front suspension and brakes
- Uses chemical-based coolant (more efficient than water)
- Modified exhaust system (which splits into four pipes rather than two)
- The vendor informs us that it drives brilliantly and feels very fast
- No advisories recorded during the last MOT test
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