Morgan Midsummer Roadster
Created in recognition of the heyday of European barchetta designs, the Morgan Midsummer Roadster represents the shared vision of Morgan and Pininfarina, who have collaborated to reinterpret and celebrate the timeless Morgan silhouette.
The Morgan Midsummer Roadster takes Morgan’s unique blend of time-honored craftsmanship and appropriate modern technology to even greater heights. Not just within the vehicle itself, but in the way it has been engineered and the methods which will produce every one of the 50 examples. As a unique celebration of the coachbuilding heritage of both Morgan and Pininfarina, Midsummer exhibits the skill of Morgan’s craftspeople more than any previous model.
Inspired by marine applications, beautifully sculpted wooden structures surround the cabin and create a shoulder line. Hand formed using high-quality and durable teak, hundreds of individual layers of wood are delicately laminated together to complete each section. Selected with meticulous attention-to-detail, each layer of teak is no more than 0.6mm thick.
Each vehicle will feature nine individually crafted teak sections, taking more than 30 hours to skillfully create, and utilizing 83m2 of sustainably sourced teak. Most notable are the dashboard tops, which feature 126 layers of teak each, and the door top sections which feature 120 layers each. Using multiple layers as opposed to a single piece of wood, adds strength and durability, necessary for exposed elements.
Throughout the development of Midsummer, Morgan’s master craftsmen – often alongside their production line responsibilities – worked in lockstep with the company’s engineering teams. Every exterior body panel on the car is unique to Midsummer, with the design and engineering of each area largely influenced by our metalworkers innate understanding of hand-forming aluminum. Working in this manner is unique to Morgan.
The number of hand-formed elements on Midsummer is higher than other Morgan models and features greater complexity. From the subtly crowned bonnet and rear through to details like the reimagined bonnet louvres and stainless steel lower sills there is over 250 hours of hand-beaten metalwork in every Midsummer, meaning each vehicle is a true celebration of craft and coachbuilding.
