Green v8 morgan spotted 10 August

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Coming towards us on our narrow road this evening betwen Husbands Bosworth and Walton village south Leics , we were in the 4wd , gave the thumbs up and you did likewise , wish we had been in the sports car ! Nice sound by the way , classy car .

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combine said:

Coming towards us on our narrow road this evening betwen Husbands Bosworth and Walton village south Leics , we were in the 4wd , gave the thumbs up and you did likewise , wish we had been in the sports car ! Nice sound by the way , classy car .

What was the colour??

Try posting on talkmorgan.. there are a lot more Aero owners on there.

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Er , colour as posted on topic title , and it was an RV8 .

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combine said:

Er , colour as posted on topic title , and it was an RV8 .

Doh... Doh... Doh...

Sorry...

[AeroMan]

combine said:

Er , colour as posted on topic title , and it was an RV8 .

Er, isn't an RV8 an MG? Guess you mean a Plus 8.

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Er, isn't an RV8 an MG? Guess you mean a Plus 8.
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If it was a +8 it was probably on its way to Mallory Park for the Peter Morgan Memorial race meeting which featured a range of +8's dating back to 1968 to celebrate 40 years since its first production.
I was there too in my 2002 model and took part in a parade of 50+ cars which covered almost every year of production, there were obviously 2 cars for some years.

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AeroMan said:

combine said:

Er , colour as posted on topic title , and it was an RV8 .

Er, isn't an RV8 an MG? Guess you mean a Plus 8.

Rv8 refers to engine type ie Rover v8 supplied by Rover to various car companies including Morgan and Tvr .I think plus 8 is the name given to the morgan fitted with the rv8 engine ? Anyway the Morgan I was lucky enough to see and hear was coming down our narrow lane at around 6pm last sunday , a rare sight around here . By the way I love Morgans and defer to any comments made to correct any technical points I've made ! ( went round the factory last Nov. and found it fascinating )

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combine said:

AeroMan said:

combine said:

Er , colour as posted on topic title , and it was an RV8 .

Er, isn't an RV8 an MG? Guess you mean a Plus 8.

Rv8 refers to engine type ie Rover v8 supplied by Rover to various car companies including Morgan and Tvr .I think plus 8 is the name given to the morgan fitted with the rv8 engine ? Anyway the Morgan I was lucky enough to see and hear was coming down our narrow lane at around 6pm last sunday , a rare sight around here . By the way I love Morgans and defer to any comments made to correct any technical points I've made ! ( went round the factory last Nov. and found it fascinating )

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Glad to see you enjoyed the factory.. it's a fantastic place to look around... petrol-head nervana

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combine said:

Rv8 refers to engine type ie Rover v8 supplied by Rover to various car companies including Morgan and Tvr .I think plus 8 is the name given to the morgan fitted with the rv8 engine ?

By the way I love Morgans and defer to any comments made to correct any technical points I've made ! ( went round the factory last Nov. and found it fascinating )

Been travelling so just catching up, I have not heard this nomenclature used in Morgan circles as it was a model name for MG and thus it could easily cause a confusion: http://www.mgrv8.com/presentrv8.php

Maybe it is used in TVR circles, but as most of the V8's used in the Plus 8 were derived from Land Rover engines, they are usually differentiated by their engine sizes.