{"product_id":"morgan-performance-plus-tradition","title":"Morgan - Performance Plus Tradition","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy: Jonathan Wood .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFew British sports cars attract such universal affection and respect as the Morgan. Manufacturing for a worldwide market, in the same factory at Malvern Link, Worcestershire, that it has occupied since the early 1920s, this family-owned business still produces hand-built cars of a unique character that conjures up bygone days.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe firm's founder, HFS Morgan, was a talented engineer who also possessed a sound grasp of finance — a rare combination. His first vehicle, a three- wheeler runabout powered by a motorcycle engine, was built in 1910 and represented the starting point of a line that endured until 1952.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProgressively, Morgan's trike was developed with sliding-pillar independent front suspension. This was used on the four-wheeled 4\/4 of 1936, from which the current Morgan four- and six-cylinder lines take their stylistic and mechanical cues. Morgan is not a company content to rest on past successes, however, and in 2000 it launched the all-new, mechanically advanced Aero 8, enhanced with important elements of traditional Morgan styling.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis authoritatively written and lavishly illustrated book charts the Morgan story from its origins to the present day, and also chronicles the competition activities that have formed a proving ground for various models over the years. Driving impressions, technical specifications, buying hints, and features on topics of special interest such as Morgan's French cousins, the early Rover-powered Plus 4 and Chris Lawrence's TOK 258, add up to a must- have addition to the library of anyone who admires this very British breed of sports car.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJonathan Wood\u003c\/em\u003e — author of Rolls-Royce: Spirit of Excellence, another title in the popular Haynes Classic Makes Series — is a respected automobile authority who has written 35 books. He has twice won the Guild of Motoring Writers' Montagu Trophy and is a two- times winner of the US-based Society of Automotive Historians' Cugnot Award.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003chr class=\"ProductSectionSeparator\"\u003e \u003ch3\u003eOther Details\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"ProductDetailsGrid\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"DetailRow\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"Label\"\u003ePublisher Code:\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"Value\"\u003eH881\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"DetailRow\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"Label\"\u003eISBN 10:\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"Value\"\u003e1859608817\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"DetailRow\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"Label\"\u003eISBN 13:\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"Value\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"DetailRow\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"Label\"\u003ePublished:\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"Value\"\u003e2004\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"DetailRow\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"Label\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"Value\"\u003e215x275mm\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"DetailRow\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"Label\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"Value\"\u003e168\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"DetailRow\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"Label\"\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"Value\"\u003eHard Bound, Colour and b\/w ill\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"DetailRow\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"Label\"\u003eBarcode:\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"Value\"\u003e9781859608814\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"DetailRow\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"Label\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Haynes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47627953209564,"sku":"9781859608814","price":149.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0814\/8297\/3404\/files\/b10076b_morgan_performance_plus__37751.1339460414.1280.1280.jpg?v=1772087442","url":"https:\/\/automotobookshop.com.au\/products\/morgan-performance-plus-tradition","provider":"Automoto Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}