Morgan has revealed the Midsummer Coupé, a fixed-head evolution of its Pininfarina-assisted Midsummer barchetta and one of the most ambitious coachbuilt projects to emerge from Pickersleigh Road.
The car began with a single client request after the 2024 debut of the open Midsummer. Rather than simply adding a roof to the original design, Morgan used the commission to rethink the car’s architecture, surfacing, and touring capability. The result is a more enclosed, more usable interpretation of the same low-slung idea, limited to just nine client commissions. The prototype shown by Morgan is described internally as the “artists’ proof,” setting the design and engineering benchmark for the customer cars that will follow.
The collaboration with Pininfarina continues here, but the Coupé establishes its own identity through a dramatic glazed canopy that flows into the rear bodywork. Full weather sealing and integrated climate control give the car broader usability than the open Midsummer, while polished stainless-steel lower body panels maintain a visual link to the original barchetta. Morgan also developed new forged 19-inch aluminum wheels, described as the brand’s most intricate wheel design to date.
Inside, the Midsummer Coupé leans heavily into material craft. The prototype uses teak throughout the cabin, including the gear selector inlay, sun visors, and rear-view mirror assembly, with aluminum and leather adding structure and tactility. Future commissions will allow clients to specify alternative timber finishes, leathers, colors, and bespoke details.
The technical work is equally central to the story. Morgan developed a new structural system using billet-machined aluminum A-pillars, bonded structural glazing, and countersunk riveted construction. The windscreen and roof glass contribute to the vehicle’s rigidity, while each center body is hand-formed from flat aluminum sheet using traditional English wheel techniques. Digital scanning and laser measurement support the build process, but the final finish still depends on Morgan’s hand craftsmanship. The ash body frame remains part of the load-bearing architecture, reinforcing Morgan’s unusually tactile approach to structural materials.
Morgan has not disclosed pricing for the Midsummer Coupé. With only nine customer cars planned and each one developed as an individual commission, availability is effectively limited to those already inside Morgan’s special projects circle. After its public debut, the prototype will join the Louwman Collection in The Hague.
