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Re: Photos on factory tours?

To: mcrossan@netcom.ca
Subject: Re: Photos on factory tours?
From: "William E. Irwin" <cigrbill@concentric.net>
Date: Tue, 02 Jun 1998 14:40:46 -0400
I too remember a no photos policy.  Also the factory, recently, would make a
photograhic history of building your car, upon request, for a charge.

Bill

mcrossan@netcom.ca wrote:

> On 06/02/98 08:20:08 you wrote:
> >
> >
> >I just spoke with a fellow who said the Morgan Motor Company
> >now discouraged photos on their self-guided factory tours.
> >He had not been there recently himself, but heard it from
> >someone else.
> >
> >Can anyone out there confirm this?
> >
> >I was snapping away, with flash, during my tours in 1990 and
> >1996 with no problem.  The folks there smiled and waved.
> >If there is such a rule it must be a relatively new one.
> >
> >Joe DeLuca
> >3/4 Morgan Group
> >'62 yellow 4/4
> >
> >
> >
>         Just recently I heard a similar rumour that some fellow (in Turkey of 
>all
> places) came up with the bright idea of building knock-off Morgans in his 
>garage
> to sell privately.  Supposedly when the Morgans caught wind of such foolish
> notions, they decided to make an attempt at restricting photos of the factory 
>so
> as to prevent people from building fake Mogs.  I guess the idea was to 
>protect the
> secrets of Morgan building, but I think the cat is already out of the bag.  I 
>also
> heard they've enacted similar policies in the past, but fortunately nobody 
>heeds
> or enforces such rules.
>
> mcrossan@netcom.ca



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