The Nostalgia of Forgotten Gods: Morgan (cars), UK, 1935

“Good news for woodworms” was the headline of a major automotive magazine years ago, announcing a new Morgan model. In fact, it’s well known that the cars from this English brand, which has staunchly resisted any temptation of modernization for almost a hundred years, are painstakingly built on a wooden frame. In reality, it’s not the load-bearing element of the car (the chassis), as almost everyone believes, but a frame in ash wood upon which the body panels are lovingly fixed. Woodworms can still rejoice, but for historians who don’t know, it’s time for an update.