Will,
* There are lots of china and antique shops all over the place.
* Anybody who likes a Morgan will enjoy the visit
* It's not a "factory," it's the "Works"
* a visit will help explain why we spend so much time on the cars
* I'm only speaking for myself (and my wife) but I abhor organized
tours. When I see yet another group of tourists herded onto a bus, or
standing sleepy eyed in the lobby of a hotel at 7:00 AM with luggage
packed and breakfast consumed, I shudder. I was in Japan last month at
a conference and on our half day off we were herded around by some tour
guide complete with a little green flag (we were Group 4, not even Group
+4, or Group 4/4!).
Chuck Vandergraaf
'52 +4, P.2473/V.345.ME
'85 Chrysler LeBaron Turbo
'86 MR2
Pinawa, Manitoba, R0E 1L0
Canada
vandergraaft@aecl.ca
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>From: William Zehring[SMTP:zehrinwa@UMDNJ.EDU]
>Sent: November 20, 1997 9:32 AM
>To: morgans@Autox.Team.Net
>Subject: trip to Malvern
>
>Dear all:
>
>After reading just the two reports on visits to the Morgan factory, you
>guys have me dreaming of making a similar trek. Friends of mine did a
>similar sort of thing back in september; they spend a week to ten days in
>England and visited several car factories (Morgan, TVR, Jag, Lotus?) I
>don't have the exact list. I think they visited Goodwood and maybe
>Silverstone as well. Two thoughts that come to mind, neither of which are
>presented here purely for their humorous content:
>
>--is there an opportunity here for some resourceful travel agent to put
>together subscription tours for hopelessly addicted british-car fanatics?
>The US seems to have a good supply of this sort of soul.
>
>--how does one pursuade one's wife that this is the best way to spend one's
>precious vacation time (even if she does like the Morgan but doesn't think
>visiting factories is a heck of alot of fun).
>
>cheers,
>WZ
>
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