Morgan · 1968
Plus 8
Manual · RWD · United Kingdom
AutoIndex value · good UK car
£45,000
Researched from UK sold prices and auction results. How we value cars
Estimated price by condition
Project
£27,000
Restoration candidate
Driver
£45,000
Good usable example
Concours
£67,500
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Indicative condition bands · not a valuation of a particular car
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About the Morgan Plus 8
The Plus 8 put Rover’s aluminium 3.5-litre V8, a Buick design, into a strengthened Plus 4 chassis in 1968. Early cars kept the four-speed Moss gearbox and the traditional sliding-pillar front suspension, with ash-framed bodywork. It stayed in production until 2004, with later cars moving to Rover’s five-speed gearbox and wider bodies.
What moves the price
- Age and gearbox: early Moss-gearbox cars and later five-speed cars drive differently, so know which you are buying.
- Wood: the condition of the ash frame, which is costly to put right.
- Chassis: rust-free main rails, especially on cars built before rust-proofing improved in 1986.
Before you buy, check
- The ash frame behind the trim, around the doors and rear: press it, and any give means rot.
- The full length of the chassis rails and crossmembers, plus the brackets and suspension mounts.
- The sliding-pillar front suspension, which needs regular oiling, and its bushes, which wear faster than on most cars.
Facts checked against: Wikipedia · hagerty.co.uk · classicsworld.co.uk · pistonheads.com
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Morgan Plus 8: value questions answered
- How much is a Morgan Plus 8 worth?
- A good, usable UK example of the Morgan Plus 8 is worth around £45,000 on the AutoIndex index. A project car that needs restoration is nearer £27,000, and a concours-quality example around £67,500. Condition moves the price more than anything else.
- What makes one Plus 8 worth more than another?
- Service history and paperwork — complete, stamped, explained
- Mileage against the norm for the model
- Originality — matching numbers, original paint and trim
- Specification — gearbox, colour, factory options
- UK-supplied versus imported
- Is the Plus 8 I'm looking at fairly priced?
- Enter its asking price and condition in the price check above. It compares the price with the index for that condition and tells you what to ask the seller about.
- How many Plus 8 cars were built?
- Around 6,200 were built, by our production records.
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