"In 2013, he was removed as Morgan's managing director and continued as strategy director until October 2013, when he was voted off the company's board. He remains a minority shareholder."
For £20 you can tour the factory for 2 hours taking pictures everywhere it's great , real genuine solid workers in the beautiful Malvern Hills, do it if you can!
An Italian investment company has just taken a majority share of Morgan. It will help to finance future new model development. The Morgan family are still involved.
Great episode! My father was a well known Morgan restorer in the 80's-90's. He worked with Charles quite a bit. Jay called dad to chat Mogs shortly before he passed of brain cancer in 2005. Made him so happy! I'll always like/respect Jay for that.
Your dad worked on my +8 several times while he was living in Sequim, WA. The last time I saw Bob I picked him up from a medical rehab center and took him to a Thai place for lunch. He loved the crab puffs. Regards.
God, I love Morgan! When I visited the UK in 2017, I had the privilege of driving the Aero Max, and it just felt perfect. Also, the styling, my God the styling! The styling is post-modern design at its best! They took the old fashioned long front end, passenger compartment at the rear, round headlights, side opening hood, etc., and gave it a wonderful modernization. Most cars from the 30s, and 40s had a really high stance, but as Jay points out, the Aeros sit fairly low to the ground. They just look fantastic, they are extremely well put together, they're fast, but they aren't race cars, they have all the essential creature comforts, they run great. I cannot say enough good things about these cars. Morgan really hit a homerun with the Aero, and oh how I long to own one. Someday I will have one of these in my garage, and I cannot wait. They're expensive, but they are worth every penny, and I have a feeling that as long as you practice good maintainence, and preventative care, these cars will last for decades.
That's exactly the problem.The long nose looks ridiculous with the weight balance totally off.I bet it's around 80-85% to 20-15% front and back respectively.Most certainly it understeers like crazy.Not that you go fast enough understeering to endanger you,but still,it's very annoying a light but understeering car. All cars i think should do the raft test (like top gear did while driving through africa) .After you put the car in the middle of it , it doesn't stay straight to horizontal,weight distribution is no good. Beside,it looks COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS with that long nose and short tail,like a good cartoon caracter with big head and small body. What's "amazing" about the stiling ? It's just the clasic old headlights (but with UNclassic interior of them) sloped back but NOT enough to be beautifull. 911 did them good,this didn't. Also,you're TOO DAMN LOW.I'm small (1,92m) and my head would stick out like crazy and wouldn't fit in it. Also it would be too cramped and steering wheel would hit my knees.Well,it would be BETWEEN MY KNEES. Beside,whenever i get in a car,i push the seat back.Here,I CAN'T because it's one of that STUPID "cars" with the wall behind the seat. Beside,as my great grandfather use to say,"I like to put myself/get UP in car , not lowered myself" . That's why i LOVE the 1920's cars and beggining of the 1930's where you would sit about the hight of a pick-up "truck" NOT this ... THING wich ISN'T a car,wich is too short,too low and did i mentioned the RIDICULOUS,UGLY AND UNCOVERING of the low and/or curved down door of the taditional british "sport" cars ? Beside,i can't imagine why the brith would build "sport" cars are they country is old and twisty,just like the citi streets with only about 2-5 days of shunshine a year :) . British sport cars are like ANY sport cars.USELESS.
Seriously? That's not a comment. That's the script for a horrible TV show. The main focus of which is hating sports cars. Pretty easy to predict that your sports car hating TV show is going to be a HUGE flop! So according to what I read into your comment the PT Cruiser is your dream machine.
That is a thing of beauty. Wow. I love the little window behind the B pillar. And, that boat tail-look. Beautiful. And, those front fenders are to die for.
My dad has a 2012 Morgan 3.7 Roadster, such a great car, sounds amazing and the acceleration on it is out of this world to feel. Getting dropped off to school in it is awesome!
@@gdfggggg Jealous, when I got dropped off to school it was in a bottom of the line 1954 Chevy. Don't cry for me Argentina, as six years later my grandmother left me enough money in her will for me to buy a new 1965 fuel injection Corvette, two years later, being young and dumb, I wrapped it around a pole, a telephone pole.
That is one seriously gorgeous-lookin' car!! Absolutely love the sweep of the front fenders down to the rockers. Beautiful interior. Lightweight, well-powered. Very nice!
@@hc7369 its impossible to make own engines and transmissions for a company which makes 1000 plus cars per year. And its completely unnecessary. They are good at what they are.
I have always(I'm older than even Jay)been an aficionado of mechanical things including motor vehicles. But this car just blows my socks off by just viewing it. Thanks for the views and sounds.
Driving an English sports car on cool days or nights with the top off; just a tonneau cover on, with the driver's side, unzipped and stashed behind the seat; with the heater on max, wheezing away like almost warm breath, are some of the most enjoyable moments in a lifetime. MGA or B or all the T's; Sunbeam Tiger, Triumph TR Whatever or Jaguar XK's. I've loved them all. Now for a Morgon.
I used to own an Austin Healey 3000 Mk I that I sometimes traded for a day for a friend's Triumph TR4 and occasionally I got to drive a Morgan +4. Great cars for PA roads but sadly I now live in Phoenix with its long straight roads and daily temps now around 110°. I will say that if you're thinking about old British sports cars with their Smiths Gauges and Lucas electrics you better enjoy working on your car. They are fun to drive, you really feel the road, they have a timeless look and they sound great.
They say God created the Light and Lucas created the Dark. What with the other nemesis of English cars being The Wet, you'd think AZ would be the perfect place for them.
Some people have no soul either. No one reminisces about things reliable, do they? The best summer day I had was driving my Triumph Spitfire from Winnemucca NV. to Reno with my blonde high school girlfriend when the entire front hood lifted off and I saw it sliding upside down in an ocean of sparks behind me. With just some wire snips and a length of road side barbed wire fence had me on my way. There were hundred of trips I made in more reliable cars where nothing at all happened. I don't remember even one of those days. Nostalgic nonsense trumps everyday nothingness always. Take your yuppie BMW Z4M and wave at the other Z4Ms that you see all day long. When you are old you can smile at all the trouble it saved you. Not to mention they are expensive for a reason. Right, Undercover Genius?
Ah yes, I had those great road trips too but the fact I’m a mechanic helped because I could fix whatever went wrong, e.g. duct taping an empty bottle filled with gasoline, to the roof of the car as a gravity feed fuel source after the electric pump died. I’m 70 now and I’m done with unreliable cars so I get my road jollies on a Yamaha FJR1300 with a radar detector. In the 1960s I didn't have any male friends who were not car guys. Sadly, I don’t know many kids today really interested in driving, much less being car enthusiasts. They’re going to miss out on all the fun I had driving 3 cyl. Saabs, VW Bugs, Hillmans, a Morgan where most of the frame wood was gone, a Fiat 600, Corvairs, etc.
I owned a factory turbo charged 180 H.P. Corvair. I lived next to Lake Tahoe Nevada and at that altitude when all the other normally aspirated cars were losing up to 35% of their horsepower, my Corvair stayed at 180 h.p. That put me in the range of wasting 289 Mustangs and 273 Barracudas all day long. Enjoyable times. The hapless Mustang and Camero owners didn't catch on to what was happening. My "fast" "stock" Corvair. Corned well too, because it was a 1965 model and the previous suspension problems were solved.
That's what controversial means. People disagreeing on whether it's beautiful or ugly. I find it more in the spectrum of beautiful, but I can see why people don't like it.
Jay was actually my least favorite talk show host besides Craig Kilborn, Pat Sajak, & Chevy Chase. /// /// THAT SAID, Competition was very Tough, Jay rode thru the good times and bad, a very long time. He had a more schmultzy approach, with good points & lesser. I HAVE ENTIRELY NEW RESPECT FOR HIM AFTER HIS DR. PHIL, "Phil in the blanks" interview avail of Ytube. Working at a car dealership as a kid, put it in his blood.
Coolest car build into Morgan’s company and I like the stylish old classic outlook with new customization update features ...solid build quality with extraordinary performance...love it
30 mpg, impressive! 3 windshield wipers, a bit goofy! But a nice car. Good to see an auto company still in business after 100 years!! They need a huge congratulations to that!! Bet there is a huge waiting list to get one, providing you meet the eligible criteria of the exclusive Morgan club!!
I just love the the Morgan Co!! This design has modern appointments but the classic flare over each wheel with long but clean lines ... it’s fantastic!! Great job Morgan Co!!! Thanks Jay for showing us this beautiful car!!!
xaos kuntablast To me, he sounds like someone who feels fortunate to live in such close proximity to the factory whereas you sound like someone who rushes to negative judgment, thereby coming across as a bag of douches.
Good morning ... Thank you for this episode about a great British performance car. My parents were quite English (I'm only second generation Canadian) so I appreciated Charles Morgan's understated deportment. Opening the trunk and finding a jacket and a pair of trousers was hilarious. Uniquely designed by sport motoring enthusiasts .... a great car. Thanks for this.
Love the three wheeler but I’m trapped in the VW Westfalia lifestyle these days. At 73 I may never escape this but I have to say I am awfully happy. I think if I were to buy a classic British roadster it would be a TR3 This is a drop dead gorgeous vehicle of any year, make or model. It just looks vicious. 😳
The boattail! Jay, you always comment on the rear view, so I was surprised that you weren't smitten by Morgan's obvious homage to that classic speedster look. Maybe you were just a bit overwhelmed by this stunning automobile, as it seemed you were, and overlooked your typical analysis of that aspect. I hope that you will add this car to your collection and come back to it in some future episode.
He is. I went to see the factory two years ago, they offer interesting tours. He happened to be there outside the paint shop. We were only a groupof three, so he took the time for a chat. Real enthusiast.
Chris Dooley Charles Morgan was ousted from the company a couple of years ago and given a backseat. That's why I thought it was strange when this video popped up.
Thats exactly it jay. Its totally original. Some people look at it and instantly love it Or they dont. Well i love it. And to drive it with the top down in America with the sun slowly going down in the evenings. What a lovely feeling. Lucky lucky man
It was a good save, because Morgan may not have meant anything by it, but essentially implied that homeless people would typically be too uncultured and stupid compared to an average person to recognize the make. Lenos save diverted that uncomfortable situation of a guy born with a golden spoon in his mouth and inheriting everything he is to just mocking the high price of homes for why even middle-class might be homeless. ;)
@@kubaprosek9989 That wouldn't make any sense, because 99% of people aren't buying those cars. It was a subconscious knock that homeless people are mostly stupid, which granted is mostly true, but still has bad optics to say outloud as its considered "punching down".
@@BoopSnoot Knowing about a tiny English sports car manufacturer is nothing to do with intelligence, so he wasn't saying the homeless person was stupid
In England the Morgan is still a car you only see from time to time but I see a plus eight every other morning on the way to work in Whitley bay and it always puts a smile on my face.
When I was in high school (early 70s) my buddy and I use to walk by a company on the way to school in Galt Ontario where I guy parked his classic Morgan (in the summer of course). He also had a Lotus Europa. How cool was that see those cars every day? What a great time to be a kid. I don't know how they have stayed in business all these years but thank God they have. Mark
It came out almost 81 years ago. You may try to ride it, but don't wonder if you are being called an interacial blue oyster by doing so. It may also go fairly slow.
What would the Morgan Freeman look like. Well, if the Freeman is anything like MINI "Country"man, it will be a hidieously ugly stationwagon. Nobody will get it.
While stationed in Wiesbaden, Germany in 73-74, I walked by a Morgan parked on one of the narrow, stone back roads in town. Coming from the poorest neighborhood in St. Paul, Minnesota, I was stunned. Not in my young life had I seen such a beautiful car. Jay, have you ever done a clip on rescue vehicles, or expedition grade vehicles? How about an update on military combat vehicles, or the kind called in by police in hostage situations. I served as a medic in Vietnam and those old Crackerboxes did A-Okay in tough situations. Wouldn't mind owning one.
Without question a beautiful state of the art vehicle. Like many I have always loved Morgans, BUT I would take a 60s production over this in a heartbeat.
man you are stupid ,,so a engine its 15% on car haaaaa,,,,wtf if i take you your heart you can live haaa,,,,my point its a fuckin bmw like a mini cooper ,,,go buy m3,m2,m4,m5 and its beter than this fuckin faliment brits cars
I just got done watching both of the four wheel mortgage that you have on your show fell in love with them all over again and the only reference I had to Morgan was an article in the Wall Street journal and fell in love with the car without even seeing it all right thank you very much Jake God bless ! And God bless Morgan cars and the factory and all of its lovely workers and their families !!!!!
I never noticed the Mini headlights till now! There's probably more parts in it from the BMW spares bin we don't know about. Still a beautiful car though. I like how they're fully customizable from the factory, they can even spray it in bespoke colours.
+Girl_in_a_Hemi. It's not all that unusual for rare-ish supercars to use parts from normal cars. Have a look at:- www.fastcar.co.uk/fast-car-news/what-cars-share-the-same-lights/
I love the older-styled body of Morgan's cars. I wish more automobile manufacturers made vehicles that look like those from the first few decades of the 20th century.
I love morgans, used to go to a Red Lion pub out at Ingatestone - Essex, and every certain day of the month I think they had a Morgan Owners Club Rally there, because we used to turn up and there'd be load of Morgans just gracing the car park. Love that Aero Super Sport, loved the hard top version too........absolutely phenomenal cars, both to look at and to drive.....although I've never driven one LOL.........but with that BMW power plant..........that would be some totally reliable, amazing experience. Thanks for sharing Jay :-)
Beautiful car. It's lines harken back to the golden age of beautiful cars like the Delahaye but with modern safety, power and efficiency. I'd love to be able to ride in one someday.
There were two new car registrations in 2009 one in March, those numbers on the plate reading 59, and one in September the numbers on those plates reading 09. The Morgan being registered in the uk between September 2009 and March 2010.
Beautiful vehicle I'm at a crossroad, whether to give myself a Morgan or an Aston as a retirement gift Hoping to survive those two years of indecision 🤣 Thanks Jay👊
Morgan cars are made in Malvern (pronounced Molvern) in Worcestershire (Wus ter shur) Well worth a visit, not just for the car factory, for the beautiful countryside and the history. Elgar to name one famous son of the county.
Loved my 1973 4/4 , great noise, quaint sliding pillar front suspension, don’t forget to press the engine lube foot button every so 500 miles to oil the pillars, not too often or the excess oil ends up on the front discs, had to part with it when I moved to Thailand, horrendous import duties, but sold to my nephew so still in the family.
Morgans are absolutely amazing. It's great that the company manages to stay in business, doing what they do!
Sorry to burst your bubble mate, but Morgan is no longer run by a Morgan, he got kicked out by the share holders i think.
"In 2013, he was removed as Morgan's managing director and continued as strategy director until October 2013, when he was voted off the company's board. He remains a minority shareholder."
Be a great ride in the good weather...
For £20 you can tour the factory for 2 hours taking pictures everywhere it's great , real genuine solid workers in the beautiful Malvern Hills, do it if you can!
An Italian investment company has just taken a majority share of Morgan. It will help to finance future new model development. The Morgan family are still involved.
I've lost track of how many times I've seen this episode. I keep rewatching. I love this model Morgan!!!!
Great episode!
My father was a well known Morgan restorer in the 80's-90's. He worked with Charles quite a bit. Jay called dad to chat Mogs shortly before he passed of brain cancer in 2005. Made him so happy! I'll always like/respect Jay for that.
Brought a tear to my eye. Hope all is good 👍
Sorry about your father. Good to hear he enjoyed his chat with Jay before he passed. Jay is a class act and an American icon.
Your dad worked on my +8 several times while he was living in Sequim, WA. The last time I saw Bob I picked him up from a medical rehab center and took him to a Thai place for lunch. He loved the crab puffs. Regards.
God, I love Morgan! When I visited the UK in 2017, I had the privilege of driving the Aero Max, and it just felt perfect. Also, the styling, my God the styling! The styling is post-modern design at its best! They took the old fashioned long front end, passenger compartment at the rear, round headlights, side opening hood, etc., and gave it a wonderful modernization. Most cars from the 30s, and 40s had a really high stance, but as Jay points out, the Aeros sit fairly low to the ground. They just look fantastic, they are extremely well put together, they're fast, but they aren't race cars, they have all the essential creature comforts, they run great. I cannot say enough good things about these cars. Morgan really hit a homerun with the Aero, and oh how I long to own one. Someday I will have one of these in my garage, and I cannot wait. They're expensive, but they are worth every penny, and I have a feeling that as long as you practice good maintainence, and preventative care, these cars will last for decades.
That's exactly the problem.The long nose looks ridiculous with the weight balance totally off.I bet it's around 80-85% to 20-15% front and back respectively.Most certainly it understeers like crazy.Not that you go fast enough understeering to endanger you,but still,it's very annoying a light but understeering car.
All cars i think should do the raft test (like top gear did while driving through africa) .After you put the car in the middle of it , it doesn't stay straight to horizontal,weight distribution is no good.
Beside,it looks COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS with that long nose and short tail,like a good cartoon caracter with big head and small body.
What's "amazing" about the stiling ? It's just the clasic old headlights (but with UNclassic interior of them) sloped back but NOT enough to be beautifull.
911 did them good,this didn't.
Also,you're TOO DAMN LOW.I'm small (1,92m) and my head would stick out like crazy and wouldn't fit in it.
Also it would be too cramped and steering wheel would hit my knees.Well,it would be BETWEEN MY KNEES.
Beside,whenever i get in a car,i push the seat back.Here,I CAN'T because it's one of that STUPID "cars" with the wall behind the seat.
Beside,as my great grandfather use to say,"I like to put myself/get UP in car , not lowered myself" .
That's why i LOVE the 1920's cars and beggining of the 1930's where you would sit about the hight of a pick-up "truck" NOT this ... THING wich ISN'T a car,wich is too short,too low and did i mentioned the RIDICULOUS,UGLY AND UNCOVERING of the low and/or curved down door of the taditional british "sport" cars ?
Beside,i can't imagine why the brith would build "sport" cars are they country is old and twisty,just like the citi streets with only about 2-5 days of shunshine a year :) .
British sport cars are like ANY sport cars.USELESS.
Motanelustalistu: Your car is a Pinto, it suits your personality
Seriously? That's not a comment. That's the script for a horrible TV show. The main focus of which is hating sports cars. Pretty easy to predict that your sports car hating TV show is going to be a HUGE flop! So according to what I read into your comment the PT Cruiser is your dream machine.
I am guessing they no longer have ash wood frames?
@@gregorytimmons4777Yes, but the convertible.
No matter how old this episode may be, that Morgan is absolutely beautiful.....
And Jay is old too
agree.
It is …… but the downside is that the steering wheel is on the wrong side 😳
Ugliest car I’ve seen and it’s British 😅
@@radiogramgramophonetoons5802I've seen left hand drive Aero 8s. Idk how available they are.
I want one so badly it looks absolutely beautiful. this is now my dream car
I thought I was the only one bro, I love these cars. It's such beautiful mixture of past and present.
@@HarrietThugman I've done a complete 180 on this car. When I first saw it, I thought WTF? Now, I totally would.
yah someday u will be mine
Absolutely timeless design, very well proportioned back, impressive front. Truly a piece of art.
it's been my dream car since GT Racing: Motor Academy
That is a thing of beauty. Wow. I love the little window behind the B pillar. And, that boat tail-look. Beautiful. And, those front fenders are to die for.
My dad has a 2012 Morgan 3.7 Roadster, such a great car, sounds amazing and the acceleration on it is out of this world to feel. Getting dropped off to school in it is awesome!
Cool
@@gdfggggg Jealous, when I got dropped off to school it was in a bottom of the line 1954 Chevy. Don't cry for me Argentina, as six years later my grandmother left me enough money in her will for me to buy a new 1965 fuel injection Corvette, two years later, being young and dumb, I wrapped it around a pole, a telephone pole.
That is one seriously gorgeous-lookin' car!! Absolutely love the sweep of the front fenders down to the rockers. Beautiful interior. Lightweight, well-powered. Very nice!
My dad did an engineering mag report from the Morgan factory in the early 50s and it's so good to see the family fun business attitude there still.
Purest motor company left alive!
Motor company that doesn't make any motors..
@@hc7369 its impossible to make own engines and transmissions for a company which makes 1000 plus cars per year. And its completely unnecessary. They are good at what they are.
I'm not 100% sure about that claim. Have you seen Ariel Atoms? Those are pure driver's cars!
Aren't Rolls-Royce and Mercedes-Benz pure?
@@karendixon401 Rolls-Royce is owned by the BMW group.
The beauty and enthusiasm built into this graceful beast leads me to almost weep with joy.
The car seems awesome, but (if I had the money) I would buy one just because Charles Morgan seems like such a cool and down to earth guy.
shame he was ousted...
If you have the money you should buy a Morgan, that's one car that doesn't lose value.
I have always(I'm older than even Jay)been an aficionado of mechanical things including motor
vehicles. But this car just blows my socks off by just viewing it.
Thanks for the views and sounds.
I wouldn't mind having one of these.. looks and sounds great too
The exhaust note is perfect, it is like music to my ears
Driving an English sports car on cool days or nights with the top off; just a tonneau cover on, with the driver's side, unzipped and stashed behind the seat; with the heater on max, wheezing away like almost warm breath, are some of the most enjoyable moments in a lifetime. MGA or B or all the T's; Sunbeam Tiger, Triumph TR Whatever or Jaguar XK's. I've loved them all. Now for a Morgon.
I used to own an Austin Healey 3000 Mk I that I sometimes traded for a day for a friend's Triumph TR4 and occasionally I got to drive a Morgan +4. Great cars for PA roads but sadly I now live in Phoenix with its long straight roads and daily temps now around 110°. I will say that if you're thinking about old British sports cars with their Smiths Gauges and Lucas electrics you better enjoy working on your car. They are fun to drive, you really feel the road, they have a timeless look and they sound great.
They say God created the Light and Lucas created the Dark. What with the other nemesis of English cars being The Wet, you'd think AZ would be the perfect place for them.
Some people have no soul either. No one reminisces about things reliable, do they? The best summer day I had was driving my Triumph Spitfire from Winnemucca NV. to Reno with my blonde high school girlfriend when the entire front hood lifted off and I saw it sliding upside down in an ocean of sparks behind me. With just some wire snips and a length of road side barbed wire fence had me on my way. There were hundred of trips I made in more reliable cars where nothing at all happened. I don't remember even one of those days. Nostalgic nonsense trumps everyday nothingness always. Take your yuppie BMW Z4M and wave at the other Z4Ms that you see all day long. When you are old you can smile at all the trouble it saved you. Not to mention they are expensive for a reason. Right, Undercover Genius?
Ah yes, I had those great road trips too but the fact I’m a mechanic helped because I could fix whatever went wrong, e.g. duct taping an empty bottle filled with gasoline, to the roof of the car as a gravity feed fuel source after the electric pump died. I’m 70 now and I’m done with unreliable cars so I get my road jollies on a Yamaha FJR1300 with a radar detector. In the 1960s I didn't have any male friends who were not car guys. Sadly, I don’t know many kids today really interested in driving, much less being car enthusiasts. They’re going to miss out on all the fun I had driving 3 cyl. Saabs, VW Bugs, Hillmans, a Morgan where most of the frame wood was gone, a Fiat 600, Corvairs, etc.
I owned a factory turbo charged 180 H.P. Corvair. I lived next to Lake Tahoe Nevada and at that altitude when all the other normally aspirated cars were losing up to 35% of their horsepower, my Corvair stayed at 180 h.p. That put me in the range of wasting 289 Mustangs and 273 Barracudas all day long. Enjoyable times. The hapless Mustang and Camero owners didn't catch on to what was happening. My "fast" "stock" Corvair. Corned well too, because it was a 1965 model and the previous suspension problems were solved.
Actually refreshing to see an older video. You can see how much better this channel has gotten in terms of quality, editing and production.
"Controversial " looks ? I think she's is achingly beautiful .
Cross eyed tho
That's what controversial means. People disagreeing on whether it's beautiful or ugly. I find it more in the spectrum of beautiful, but I can see why people don't like it.
@@Brascofarian actually less cross eyed than the earlier Aero 8s
@@Suprahampton they still positioned them on the piss.
Ehhh
Who’d have guessed jay Leno would have the best channel on UA-cam after his late night hosting career.
Jay was actually my least favorite talk show host besides Craig Kilborn, Pat Sajak, & Chevy Chase.
/// ///
THAT SAID, Competition was very Tough, Jay rode thru the good times and bad, a very long time. He had a more schmultzy approach, with good points & lesser. I HAVE ENTIRELY NEW RESPECT FOR HIM AFTER HIS DR. PHIL, "Phil in the blanks" interview avail of Ytube. Working at a car dealership as a kid, put it in his blood.
Coolest car build into Morgan’s company and I like the stylish old classic outlook with new customization update features ...solid build quality with extraordinary performance...love it
30 mpg, impressive! 3 windshield wipers, a bit goofy! But a nice car. Good to see an auto company still in business after 100 years!! They need a huge congratulations to that!! Bet there is a huge waiting list to get one, providing you meet the eligible criteria of the exclusive Morgan club!!
7 year waiting list
@@robertkirk4387 unless of course you're Jay Leno lol.
Joel Hill the three armed windshield wipers was common on Jaguar and MG.
Fallen World it would seem that you are correct, seeing as Jay Leno has just ordered one.
@@frankdenardo8684 , necessary.
I have long lusted for this car but financially it is way out of my range; perhaps my son will achieve one.
@Shubhendra Rai Well said sir.
I love when the hood opens up like that I used to draw the old cars and really feel in love with em
I’ve been a fan of Morgan since the very early seventies. Fantastic that they are building such a fine auto. Great job, and excellent episode Jay!!
For the people talking about the sound of them sure it is nice but the true art of a Morgan is the styling, upholstery, and craftsmanship
I just love the the Morgan Co!! This design has modern appointments but the classic flare over each wheel with long but clean lines ... it’s fantastic!! Great job Morgan Co!!! Thanks Jay for showing us this beautiful car!!!
The Morgan AeroMax is my all time favourite design , what a stunning car...
Everytime I watch this I like the Morgan even more it hits every wishbone I have.
I've always looked at (pictures only) Morgan's longingly, and this video proves that my thoughts were correct.
Wonderful British sports car !
Love the Morgan's.they are true classics. They test drive by our house and sound awesome.
That car is absolutely beautiful. Jay Leno, you are the man.
I live next to the factory😎 I get to see everything before press release
Our condolences.
seriously who cares you sound like an upper class twit
xaos kuntablast To me, he sounds like someone who feels fortunate to live in such close proximity to the factory whereas you sound like someone who rushes to negative judgment, thereby coming across as a bag of douches.
i live in Malvern aswell, to prove that you live next to the factory what is the name of the park next to the factory
GORGICHEV MEDIA I actually live inside the factory . I know what the cars are going to look like before the workers even know 😎
That is a beautiful car. I googled it and realized this video is as close as I'll ever be to owning one. Still a wonderful car.
Best looking car next to the old Jaguar E types. A modern classic.
Good morning ... Thank you for this episode about a great British performance car. My parents were quite English (I'm only second generation Canadian) so I appreciated Charles Morgan's understated deportment. Opening the trunk and finding a jacket and a pair of trousers was hilarious. Uniquely designed by sport motoring enthusiasts .... a great car. Thanks for this.
That's probably the most Quality looking cars I've ever seen. And good looking - I get it. Even the wheels are outstanding. Thanx for showing.
Love the three wheeler but I’m trapped in the VW Westfalia lifestyle these days. At 73 I may never escape this but I have to say I am awfully happy.
I think if I were to buy a classic British roadster it would be a TR3
This is a drop dead gorgeous vehicle of any year, make or model. It just looks vicious. 😳
Love the guy Jay on the left taking a piss at 9:49-9:50
One of the most beautiful sports cars in existence. WOW!
I'd love to see a video on the bus in the background.
On the old web site they had completed a video on the bus in question. Perhaps Jay's production team will add it as another classic.
It's shop manager Bernard's bus. 1961 Flxible Starliner. Used to tow his racecar. There's some stuff on the web about it.
There were many videos on the bus rebuild.
The boattail! Jay, you always comment on the rear view, so I was surprised that you weren't smitten by Morgan's obvious homage to that classic speedster look. Maybe you were just a bit overwhelmed by this stunning automobile, as it seemed you were, and overlooked your typical analysis of that aspect. I hope that you will add this car to your collection and come back to it in some future episode.
So much more interesting than an Italian supercar
THE most beautiful car, for me, would be the Morgan Aero. Just stunning!
Absolutely love this car. Nice chap it seems like too
He is. I went to see the factory two years ago, they offer interesting tours. He happened to be there outside the paint shop. We were only a groupof three, so he took the time for a chat. Real enthusiast.
Chris Dooley Charles Morgan was ousted from the company a couple of years ago and given a backseat. That's why I thought it was strange when this video popped up.
@@shovons So he was the new Plus Four, then? (groan)
That car is beautiful!!!! I can't believe it's as old as is stated here. Well worth the price.
The girl from highschool with the big glasses is now a.....pole dancer. Great line.
Then there are all the hotties in high school who became frumpy and saggy after high school.
Good lord, you people are children.
We're all children, aren't we?
Hoggdoc
Unusual?
I have a place in Vegas...where that is considered a viable career path.
Hey, that's my wife you are talking about !!
My favorite car of all time, beautiful, sleek and classic!
mocki rangne you have good taste!
Jay Leno,remarkable man,really knows his cars.Deserves an honoury knighthood.
Thats exactly it jay.
Its totally original.
Some people look at it and instantly love it
Or they dont.
Well i love it.
And to drive it with the top down in America with the sun slowly going down in the evenings.
What a lovely feeling.
Lucky lucky man
I did work experience at Morgan, amazing company to work for
Simeon Bystrzanowski Why did you leave?
@@marshamcdonald1475 He pissed in a car
NeverSaySandwich1. Mr. neversaysandwich
You are disgusting.
(@Marsha McDONALD)-Nobody at the shop could pronounce his name so he had no real mates poor bloke. (spl?)
Such an elegant and attractive car and sounds wonderful when you wind it up on the freeway.
Thank you for bringing this video back to the web
Indeed, I was so in love with this thing when it came out, havent seen one in a long time, this video is awesome. What a beauty.
I saw Morgan cars on older top gear and fell in love with it what a beautiful car I would love to own one one day
"Even in Beverly Hills, homeless people make between 60 and 80 thousand dollars a year. "
Good one, Jay!
It was a good save, because Morgan may not have meant anything by it, but essentially implied that homeless people would typically be too uncultured and stupid compared to an average person to recognize the make. Lenos save diverted that uncomfortable situation of a guy born with a golden spoon in his mouth and inheriting everything he is to just mocking the high price of homes for why even middle-class might be homeless. ;)
@@BoopSnoot more like he said that a homeless person won't be interested in high level cars
@@kubaprosek9989 That wouldn't make any sense, because 99% of people aren't buying those cars. It was a subconscious knock that homeless people are mostly stupid, which granted is mostly true, but still has bad optics to say outloud as its considered "punching down".
@@BoopSnoot Knowing about a tiny English sports car manufacturer is nothing to do with intelligence, so he wasn't saying the homeless person was stupid
You misquoted him. He said "In Beverly Hills, even homeless people..." . different meaning.
I have the Aero 8 convertible of 2009 it's brill!
I love the rear lights from Lancia Thesis
Reminds me of the Jaguar XJ
Omg six years ago, Jay you are the real car guy.
First Morgan I ever liked.
Hell...I'm developing a full on crush. Gotta start a new piggy bank for this one.💰💰💰
...not a piggy bank!! U need an elephant bank to afford this thing!!😀😀😀
In England the Morgan is still a car you only see from time to time but I see a plus eight every other morning on the way to work in Whitley bay and it always puts a smile on my face.
I would love to drive this on The Big Sur one of California’s most spectacular routes along the ocean.
What a lovely car. So classic. Reminds me of the old old Bugatti’s of the 30’s
Was this video shot years ago?
Yeah it felt like one they had in reserve, kind of nostalgic to hear the old generic opening.
Mystickneon it an 09 model n jay says its morgan newest addition.. must be 09/10.
he sold out he's not Morgan CEO anymore
Yes it was. Jay looks different and it's only 720p. Also, Morgan was still relevant.
Wompie Morgan is pretty interesting nowadays too. They're doing electric three wheelers. Very cool.
When I was in high school (early 70s) my buddy and I use to walk by a company on the way to school in Galt Ontario where I guy parked his classic Morgan (in the summer of course). He also had a Lotus Europa. How cool was that see those cars every day? What a great time to be a kid. I don't know how they have stayed in business all these years but thank God they have. Mark
When is the Morgan Freeman coming out?
Tommy V Oh you scundral! You came up with best joke I've heard today.
I'm waiting for the Morgan Fairchild to come out.
It came out almost 81 years ago. You may try to ride it, but don't wonder if you are being called an interacial blue oyster by doing so. It may also go fairly slow.
What would the Morgan Freeman look like. Well, if the Freeman is anything like MINI "Country"man, it will be a hidieously ugly stationwagon. Nobody will get it.
I drive a Morgan Fairchild, it has lovely bumpers.
While stationed in Wiesbaden, Germany in 73-74, I walked by a Morgan parked on one of the narrow, stone back roads in town. Coming from the poorest neighborhood in St. Paul, Minnesota, I was stunned. Not in my young life had I seen such a beautiful car.
Jay, have you ever done a clip on rescue vehicles, or expedition grade vehicles? How about an update on military combat vehicles, or the kind called in by police in hostage situations. I served as a medic in Vietnam and those old Crackerboxes did A-Okay in tough situations. Wouldn't mind owning one.
ill take a British racing green three wheeler Morgan pls
Without question a beautiful state of the art vehicle. Like many I have always loved Morgans, BUT I would take a 60s production over this in a heartbeat.
That sound gotta love a Morgan
its a bmw sound not morgan
magheti adrian lol the exhaust is custom whats bmw about that? if you can't say something useful.............
anyone can modify the muffler. engine sound is king.
SchneiderMan its not just a muffler tho is it? And i agree that engine soud is great but it only makes up 15% of the over all note in a morgan.
man you are stupid ,,so a engine its 15% on car haaaaa,,,,wtf if i take you your heart you can live haaa,,,,my point its a fuckin bmw like a mini cooper ,,,go buy m3,m2,m4,m5 and its beter than this fuckin faliment brits cars
if I could afford one, id buy one! probably the best looking modern car ive ever seen!
one of the best looking cars ever made!
What a beautiful machine! Love the unmistakable retro styling.
Looks awesome, I always loved Morgan's look
Oh my, be still my ❤️heart, this is my favorite! Thank You mr Leno❤️!
Bravo !
Aye, i want one. C'mon Lottery ! ;-)
I have relatives that worked for Morgan for a long time! Love Morgan’s!
🇨🇦 we had a lot of fun in the metal shop rebuilding a 60 drop head coup, # 5442
the newest morgan aero 8 is amazing too, would love to see one on here.
I just got done watching both of the four wheel mortgage that you have on your show fell in love with them all over again and the only reference I had to Morgan was an article in the Wall Street journal and fell in love with the car without even seeing it all right thank you very much Jake God bless ! And God bless Morgan cars and the factory and all of its lovely workers and their families !!!!!
I never noticed the Mini headlights till now! There's probably more parts in it from the BMW spares bin we don't know about. Still a beautiful car though. I like how they're fully customizable from the factory, they can even spray it in bespoke colours.
It's called globalization, all kinds of parts sharing going on, between different companies.
+Girl_in_a_Hemi. It's not all that unusual for rare-ish supercars to use parts from normal cars. Have a look at:-
www.fastcar.co.uk/fast-car-news/what-cars-share-the-same-lights/
They were an improvement over the headlights from the new beetle used on the previous models, they looked cross eyed!
Stunning design and the sound of those is phenomenal.
Yes, it's an old car and old video but that engine just sounds the business!!
they still use that engine its built only for morgan (new aero and plus 8)
I love the older-styled body of Morgan's cars. I wish more automobile manufacturers made vehicles that look like those from the first few decades of the 20th century.
Does it come with a bumper to bumper warranty ?
On a Morgan? No chance
shawoo there's no bumpers so, no.
No, they fell off
shawoo
lol . 1 year or 1 mile,
whichever comes first.
old joke, not funny.
I love morgans, used to go to a Red Lion pub out at Ingatestone - Essex, and every certain day of the month I think they had a Morgan Owners Club Rally there, because we used to turn up and there'd be load of Morgans just gracing the car park. Love that Aero Super Sport, loved the hard top version too........absolutely phenomenal cars, both to look at and to drive.....although I've never driven one LOL.........but with that BMW power plant..........that would be some totally reliable, amazing experience. Thanks for sharing Jay :-)
these cars were beautiful, love them
I'm a big Donkervoort Fan, but this Morgan blows them away. A BMW V8 no less !! I'm in lust !!
Beautiful car
for sure a car that will bring a smile to any face
I really like this car!
Beautiful car. It's lines harken back to the golden age of beautiful cars like the Delahaye but with modern safety, power and efficiency. I'd love to be able to ride in one someday.
This must have been filmed years ago. The car has a 2009 uk registration and a now obsolete uk tax disc in the front windscreen.
sonofjak1971 It's a classic episode, Jay must have been busy this last week.
sonofjak1971 Jay didn't combed his hair back then, too...😂
Thanks, in the US I was wondering how you knew the tag year. Jay stopped using that opening format and sound tract years ago.
There were two new car registrations in 2009 one in March, those numbers on the plate reading 59, and one in September the numbers on those plates reading 09. The Morgan being registered in the uk between September 2009 and March 2010.
sonofjak1971 you have that the wrong way round. The lower number runs march to September, the higher from September to march the following year.
Beautiful vehicle
I'm at a crossroad, whether to give myself a Morgan or an Aston as a retirement gift
Hoping to survive those two years of indecision 🤣
Thanks Jay👊
masterpiece, thankyou London England
Duck Man
Thank you Duck Man, we are cousins after all is said & done.....
Morgan cars are made in Malvern (pronounced Molvern) in Worcestershire (Wus ter shur)
Well worth a visit, not just for the car factory, for the beautiful countryside and the history.
Elgar to name one famous son of the county.
Malvern isn't London.
Morgan is amazing , any British company that can stay in business is amazing .
Looks gorgeous and sounds amazing I love it. :]
Loved my 1973 4/4 , great noise, quaint sliding pillar front suspension, don’t forget to press the engine lube foot button every so 500 miles to oil the pillars, not too often or the excess oil ends up on the front discs, had to part with it when I moved to Thailand, horrendous import duties, but sold to my nephew so still in the family.
Shame they forced Charles Morgan out. Love the car, modern vintage.
Saw one of these from Chicagos rooftop crossing Chicago river bridge. The most beautiful sight I've seen.
Ariel are now a British car maker.
Gearjammer Ariel has always been a British car maker since the 1800s
The Morgan Aeros are gorgeous, light, and fast. If I won the lottery I would definitely purchase one. Worth it just for the eye candy in the garage!