Morgan Motor Company of England hand builds its cars and has done so since 1909. It takes 30 days to craft a new Morgan Plus 8, but The Telegraph has condensed the process into this two minute video.

The Plus 8 is powered by a 367 horsepower V8 that can be mated to either a six-speed automatic or manual gearbox. It can reach 60 mph from a stand still in under 4.5 seconds

It kind of makes me want to buy a Morgan. I might if it were not for the money issue.

In the case of this Morgan 3 Wheeler less is more. Its pre-war cockpit fighter styling and baritone soundtrack makes it one of my favorite automobiles.

Even with only 115 hp from a Harley-Davidson V-Twin engine, this 1,100 lbs roadster scoots to 60mph from 0 in around 4.5 seconds.

Listen to the mechanical delight the little Morgan bellows as it motors through the countryside. You can see more of it in this gallery.

See video of Duke football player Bryan Morgan playing the piano. Video by staff photojournalist Chuck Liddy.

Much to the relief of players and parents, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board has approved a teaching position for Chapel Hill High School boys basketball coach Tod Morgan.
Morgan initially was among six first-year teachers at CHHS whose jobs were cut because of budget shortfalls. But CHHS interim principal Steve Scroggs, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Superintendent Neil Pedersen and CHCCS personnel director Hazel Gibbs scrambled to find funding to preserve as many jobs as possible.
Pedersen put Morgan’s name before the school board last Thursday for a teaching position in next year’s budget. The board’s approval at that meeting means Morgan should return as a health and physical education teacher somewhere within the CHCCS system for 2009-10. And that smoothed the way for CHHS to renew Morgan’s position as basketball coach.
“This is some wonderful news! In this economy, just knowing you have a job is very good news,” Morgan told CHHS team members and parents.
The question remains whether or not Morgan’s teaching position will be posted at Chapel Hill High School. Pedersen's recommendation did not specify where the job would be situated, and recent budget cuts may necessitate Morgan going to another school to replace another vacated post.
Still, having coaches teach at the same school with their respective team has long been the preference for the school system, and Morgan hopes he can keep teaching at CHHS.