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In a quiet corner of Worcestershire they've been making some of the world's best sportscars for almost 90 years. Clare Bowen reports.

Hammers tapping on metal, the fresh aroma of new wood and the luxurious whiff of leather . . . not the sounds and smells you expect in a car factory. But the Morgan Car Company, creator of a very distinctive British sportscar, is not like any other.