Descripción
Kelham Hall | Newark, Nottinghamshire
Viewing: martes 16 de junio a partir de las 12:00
Auction: miércoles 17 de junio a partir de las 09:00
Location: Main Street, Newark, Nottinghamshire NG23 5QX
1935 Morgan 3-Wheeler Super Sports
Estimación
£20, 000 - £24, 000
Registration No: BVU 150
Chassis No: D1269
MOT: Exento
Later three-speed model fitted with a 60 degree V-Twin J. A. P Engine
Supplied with a history file detailing a complete engine overhaul by Cameron Engineering and other works
Fitted with numerous upgrades including electric radiator fans, an alternator and hydraulic front brakes
A delightful example previously subject to significant restorative works
An ingenious concept, HFS Morgan built his first three-wheeler in 1909. Based around a tubular steel frame, its low centre of gravity and advanced 'sliding pillar' independent front suspension endowed it with excellent road-holding. Progressively developed, the single rear-wheel-driven platform played host to a variety of JAP, Matchless, Blackburne, Anzani and Ford powerplants over the years (though, the prototype used a Peugeot unit). Fearsome competition cars, Morgan three-wheelers driven by the likes of HFS himself, Clive Lones and Harold Beart acquitted themselves well on race circuits and trial stages alike (Mrs Gwenda Stewart recorded 115. 66mph during a record run at Montlhery in 1930). An evolution of the JAP powered Aero model, the Super Sports appeared in 1927. By 1933 Morgan's three-wheeler chassis could be ordered with four types of body, namely: Super Sports, Sports Two-Seater, Sports Family and Family. The Super Sports was notable for its chromium-plated exhaust pipes that run the length of the body. Interest in Morgans of this period has never waned and, if anything, increased in recent times - the company's inspired decision to create a modern three-wheeler having brought the early cars to the attention of a new audience.
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