Re: AI memory shortage is now increasing the price of cars

Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?=  <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Sat, 25 Jul 2026 15:55:49 -0000 (UTC), John McCue wrote:
>
>> To bad they cannot go back and build cars the same way they did in
>> the 70s and 80s.
>
>They do
><https://morgan-motor.com/our-story/21st-century-coach-building/>. But
>who wants to buy them?

Oh, I would LOVE to buy a Morgan.  Note that although Morgan is still
making coachbuilt bodies, they are using modern Ford engines with Getrag
transmissions so you're back to OBD-II diagnostics and dealing with
computers and feedback loops.

For a while, Morgan was talking about selling a 4/4 with an electric
induction motor but keeping the Getrag.  They made a prototype but 
didn't get enough interest.  Car and Driver said it was fun to drive,
though.

Morgan is backordered years on the 4/4 and they are definitely not cheap.
So clearly some people with money want to buy them.
--scott


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