Morgan Creates Its 1st Coupe in Over a DecadeMorganMorgan's retro-looking roadsters are easy to love, with elegant shapes straight out of the 1930s sold new on modern underpinnings. At the very top of the Morgan lineup lies the Midsummer, a 50-unit-run of grand tourers coachbuilt to exacting client specifications. One such client's spec included a fixed top, so Morgan is now planning to build its first coupe in since 2015 in order to accommodate nine extra Midsummer orders.Buyers of the ultra-limited Midsummer coupe receive a car with unique proportions from the roadster, changes made to better integrate the glass-heavy fixed roof structure. A new aluminum structure allows the roof to contribute to chassis rigidity, adding stiffness over the open-topped variant.Morgan Motor CompanyThe metal is also featured in the hand-formed bodywork, which is scanned and measured with modern tools before being finished with hammering techniques that have formed aluminum bodies for generations. Since this is a Morgan, the body frame still integrates some load-bearing ash wood underneath that aluminum.AdvertisementAdvertisementInside, the "artist's proof" model Morgan is showing here comes complete with white leather and a heavy application of teak trim. Morgan stresses that buyers of the other nine cars will be the ones who choose what materials go in their cars, but those teak sections should typically still be finished in some sort of wood chosen by the person speccing the car.MorganIn a world where limited-run sports cars are more likely to be carbon-fiber-bodied hypercars than hand-built grand tourers, the Midsummer's elegant look should be a hit with the small number of buyers that could eventually get their hands on one. But if you didn't get your order in already, American buyers can still grab the higher-volume Plus Four.You Might Also LikeIf You Can Only Own One Car, Make It One of TheseThese Are the Most Popular Cars by State