I just recieved word from what I would consider to be a relatively
knowledgeable source that
the Morgan +8 GTR did not infact have the 5 liter Rover engine replaced by a
Chevrolet 5.7 Liter
one, but a "German" manufactured V8! My best bet, (assuming this is true) is
BMW, seeing as they
own Rover and are aware of the Morgan because of the one-of-a-kind BMW powered
Morgan +6 (this is
more than just a rumour right??I only read about it in a small article in the
MSCC Miscellany
magazine). Seeing as the +8 GTR is used for research and development, could we
see a BMW powered
+8 in the future? Has anyone seen Big Blue and can discredit or verify this
+rumour?
This is the direct quote I recieved:
"I don't think the Morgan will be out much this year. From what I gathered at
the Autosport Show
in January, last year was really development work with a V8 from a German
manufacturer - it wasn't
a Chevy V8 under there at all. Did you know this? They couldn't announce
anything at the time, and
still haven't as far as I know."
David McCrossan
mcrossan@netcom.ca
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