Morgan has revealed the Midsummer Coupé, a fixed-head version of the Midsummer barchetta launched in 2024. Limited to just nine customer commissions, the new model has been developed through Morgan’s special projects programme and continues the company’s collaboration with Italian design house Pininfarina.
The Midsummer Coupé did not originate as a factory project, instead being started when the owner of a convertible Midsummer approached Morgan with the idea of creating a closed version of the car. The concept gained momentum within the company, ultimately leading to a further eight commissions.
While the original Midsummer drew inspiration from open sports cars of the 1930s and 1950s, the Coupé adopts a more dramatic profile. The expansive glazed canopy, flowing roofline and carefully sculpted rear bodywork transform the proportions of the car while retaining clear links to the barchetta that inspired it. Morgan says the objective was never simply to add a roof, but to create a distinct new design with greater visual tension and a stronger touring focus.
Under the skin, the Midsummer Coupé introduces a new structural architecture incorporating billet-machined aluminium A-pillars, bonded glazing and stressed-skin construction. The fixed roof and glazing contribute to overall rigidity, while the body itself remains remarkably light, weighing just 2.5% more than a Morgan Supersport fitted with a hardtop.
The car sits on Morgan’s bonded-aluminium CXV platform and uses the same BMW-sourced B58 straight-six powertrain found in the recently launched Supersport 400. Hand-formed aluminium panels, traditional ash framing, TIG welding and painstaking manual finishing are combined with digital scanning and laser measurement to achieve a level of precision that would have been unimaginable in the coachbuilding era that inspired it.
Inside, teak trim, bespoke aluminium details and extensive glazing create a more refined environment than previous Morgans, while a useful luggage compartment reinforces the car’s grand touring brief. Each of the nine customer cars will be developed individually with its owner, ensuring no two examples are identical.
The prototype unveiled today will eventually join the renowned Louwman Collection in The Hague, while production of the nine customer commissions is due to begin shortly.
