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F rom the introduction of its first car in 1909, Morgan Motors went on to produce a four-seater family Runabout in 1921 and the Morgan 4/4 in 1936, which indicated it had four wheels and four cylinders. e public would later see iterations of the 4/4 including the four-seater and Drophead coupé. e Morgan 4/4 is still in production today, holding the world record for the longest production run of any vehicle model. Aer the passing of H.F.S. in 1959, his son, Peter Morgan, took over the company and continued the brand's legacy. e Morgan Plus 4 SuperSports would earn a first-in-class trophy at Le Mans in 1962, and they introduced the Morgan Plus 8 four years later—powered by an aluminium Rover 3.5-litre V8 engine, and believed to be the fastest-accelerating car of that time. A bright yellow Morgan Plus 8 was most notably driven by musician and Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger in the late 1960s. e Plus 8 is also the very same car that's gracing the cover of VUE's fall issue. In a striking blue color that resembles the original 1968 model, it's outfitted with an identical factory- owned MMC 11 license plate which is reserved for only the most special Morgan cars. ey introduced the new Plus 8 in November 2018, announcing that it would be the last (and 300th) aluminium chassis Plus 8 to ever be built. e iconic car will be inducted into the Morgan heritage fleet as an homage to its 50 years of production. Morgan Motors stars alongside David Gandy in Aspinal of London launch. V U E N J . C O M 105

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