Richard Morgan

Spear’s Review

Richard Morgan’s Electric Classic Cars is a company based in rural mid-Wales that takes models from the 1950s to the 1980s, removes the petrol or diesel engines and installs electric motors and battery boxes, leaving the owner with a more reliable, smooth and clean ride.

Known in the US for the television series Vintage Voltage, which is based on their work, they have built their reputation in the UK on inventive engineering, individually tailored for each project. Recent conversions have included Ferraris, Porsches, Mercedes SLs, a DeLorean and a very rare Gordon-Keeble. An increasing number of owners of very valuable cars are handing their treasures over.

Morgan said: ‘I was surprised when I started converting when someone very quickly brought in a Porsche 911 – I was expecting smaller city cars. But I learned that a lot of owners of classic supercars want to be able to drive them without worrying about getting where they’re going. I see it as like fitting modern heating to an old house. It’s still a beautiful house in the Chilterns, but now you can enjoy it every day.’