Morgan Plus Four
Why 6.8: Ash frame, BMW turbo four, zero aerodynamic ambition. Bought for Sunday and driven most days — the waiting list is patient people, not speculators.
Layout
Natural habitat
Ride comfort
Sound
No roof, no insulation and a sports exhaust mean you hear the BMW B48 doing everything, overrun crackle included. But it is a 2.0 turbo four from a 330i, and open air does not make four boosted cylinders special. The six-cylinder Plus Six is where the noise is.
4-cylinder · turbocharged · 7,000 rpm redline · rated 5.5 / 10 for engine sound
Market value
Median asking price, good condition · €74k (2021) → €66k (2026), trending down · illustrative data
Child seats · ISOFIX
There aren't any — strict two-seater.
No anchors, and on most of these no passenger airbag either — the car is too stripped for the question to arise. Whatever goes in that seat goes in on a harness or a belt.
Derived from production years and seating layout, not a per-car source. ISOFIX was standardised as ISO 13216 in 1997, required on new EU model types from 2011 and on all new EU cars from 2014.
The long version
BMW's turbo four under the ash frame means it actually starts and drives like a modern car despite looking like a prewar leftover — the trick that keeps it off the museum-piece list. Morgan's owner culture leans into club drives and touring rallies rather than concours displays, and the mileage data reflects a community that treats the car as characterful transport rather than a static investment. The long build queue filters out anyone who wasn't serious well before delivery, but what actually keeps this from becoming a garage queen is an ownership culture that expects the car to be used, not just admired.