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- 1905: Henry Frederick Stanley Morgan (HFS)
opened a garage in Malvern Link, UK.
- 1909: The first Morgan prototype cyclecar
had a Peugeot V-twin engine between the front wheels
and driving the single rear wheel.
- 1910: The single seat Runabout was shown in London.
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- 1931: Mrs. Gwenda Stewart driving a Morgan three wheeler
set a one-hour world record of over 100mph.
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- 1936: Morgan showed its first four wheeled car
at the London and Paris Motor Shows.
It was dubbed the Morgan 4-4.
- 1938: Prudence Fawcett and Geoff White, driving a Morgan 4-4,
finished 13th in the Le Mans 24-hour race.
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- 1947: The Morgan Plus Four went into production
with a 1.8-litre (later 2.1) Standard Vanguard engine.
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a 1951 Morgan Roadster
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- 1966: A Rover V8
was squeezed into a development of the Plus Four,
making the Plus Eight.
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- 2001: The Morgan Aero 8
has a "bonded aluminium chassis"
for modern levels of crash resistance.
It is powered by a BMW 4.4-litre aluminium V8 (286bhp).
a 2002 Aero 8
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- 2010 August:
Morgan (.uk) began taking orders for the 4 seat
Morgan Eva GT
(due 2012),
with a BMW twin-turbo 3-litre straight six (306bhp, 400Nm).
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- 2011:
Morgan showed a "modern" 3-wheeler at the Geneva Motor Show.
It is fitted with a V-twin engine, and a Mazda 5-speed gearbox.
(Also see Feb. 2022.)
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- 2019 March:
The new Morgan Plus Six (BMW turbo I6, £78K)
was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show.
2019 March 5:
The Morgan family sold a majority share in the company
to an Italian venture capital firm.
"Investindustrial has today announced the acquisition of
a majority stake in Morgan Motor Company Ltd ('Morgan'),
the iconic 110-year old British sports cars manufacturer. ..."
— Morgan.
2022 February 24:
Morgan began promoting its new 3-wheeler, the Super 3,
1.5 litre 3-cyl., from £42K.
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