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Body-work is heavy regulated. E.g. location and size of bumpers, certain lights not allowed on movable body-work, etc. A lot of the "top shell" also has structu

by sho_hn 7y ago

Body-work is heavy regulated. E.g. location and size of bumpers, certain lights not allowed on movable body-work, etc. A lot of the "top shell" also has structural elements under other regulations. Lots of older-gen designs would not be certifyably street legal if released today.

jonfw 7y ago
Another important thing to note is pedestrian crash safety- cars these days are sort of bulbous because you can't have hard edges and pass pedestrian crash safety tests
- kragen 7y ago
  Could you make them out of thin plastic? I'm thinking, like, disposable coke bottle.
  - elihu 7y ago
    ...or add exterior air bags, perhaps? edit: upon googling the subject, apparently some companies are already working on it. I'm not surprised.
Guest0918231 7y ago
That's true. Morgan does make some new vehicles with a classic look though. https://i.imgur.com/5sc1Baz.jpg https://i.imgur.com/5sc1Baz.jpg https://i.imgur.com/FVlIX2V.jpg https://i.imgur.com/FVlIX2V.jpg https://i.imgur.com/eEalrSe.jpg https://i.imgur.com/eEalrSe.jpg
- notatoad 7y ago
  i believe Morgan falls under the exemptions for small-volume carmakers. Toyota couldn't get away with that design on the next-gen Camry for example, but as long as you're only making a few cars you can do some more adventurous things with the design.
- quicklyfrozen 7y ago
  I don't think you can buy a complete Morgan in the US except for the 3 wheeler, which sneaks in as a motorcycle.
Ididntdothis 7y ago
Look the the Plymouth Prowler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth_Prowler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth_Prowler. It can be done but probably not profitably.
- mulmen 7y ago
  The Prowler is a 23+ year old design. It's not an indicator of what can be built and sold in volume today.