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Morgan production 2009

The last new ‘traditional’ Morgan ever to come to Australia was delivered in January 2007, to a customer who had waited 34-years to fulfil his dream of becoming a Morganeer.

Not known at the time was that the airbag supplies used for Australian cars were starting to run low at the factory and that the supplier was no longer in business.

With production slots for the traditional cars booked well into 2008 and with only a few markets requiring airbags, the factory stopped taking orders for such cars, preferring to keep the balance of airbag kits for aftermarket supply.

Alternative sources of supply were sought, but the 6-month search has now proved to be unsuccessful.

Consequently, all Australian orders in the production queue have now been deferred to 2009, at which point in time, significant technical changes will be made to the ‘traditional’ Morgan 4/4, Plus 4 and Roadster models.

This includes the fitment of the latest ‘smart’ airbags. Indications are that a variation of the modern all aluminium Aero 8 chassis will be adapted for the ‘traditional’ models.

Fortunately, earlier this year the Morgan Aero 8 became available once more to the Australian market after a 3-year ADR induced hiatus. For the next 18-months, Morgan Cars Australia will only be able to deliver Aero 8 models.

However, a Morgan 2009 Waiting List has been opened for customers wanting to get their names into the queue for the new 2009 versions of the traditional bodied cars. A small $1000 holding deposit is required to get onto the waiting list.


For further information, please call Chris van Wyk on 03 8420 8009, or email to chris@morgancars.com.au.

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