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coco h said:
I have a strange fascination with 3 wheeled classics -from the bond and potton up to the morgan jap.
Not sure I would want to own any of these but we looked at a Morgan Jap which runs under motorcyle rules on the hillclimb circuit.
Anyone ever driven one?
Not sure I would want to own any of these but we looked at a Morgan Jap which runs under motorcyle rules on the hillclimb circuit.
Anyone ever driven one?
I used to have a Reliant Regal, if that counts?
I too have a strange fascination with the more 'acceptable' versions, and have several books at home about them. I always fancied building a twin front wheeler version, front engine, front wheel drive maybe, or maybe a shaft to rear wheel drive, 60+mpg, something like that.
KING HERALD said:
coco h said:
I have a strange fascination with 3 wheeled classics -from the bond and potton up to the morgan jap.
Not sure I would want to own any of these but we looked at a Morgan Jap which runs under motorcyle rules on the hillclimb circuit.
Anyone ever driven one?
Not sure I would want to own any of these but we looked at a Morgan Jap which runs under motorcyle rules on the hillclimb circuit.
Anyone ever driven one?
I used to have a Reliant Regal, if that counts?
I too have a strange fascination with the more 'acceptable' versions, and have several books at home about them. I always fancied building a twin front wheeler version, front engine, front wheel drive maybe, or maybe a shaft to rear wheel drive, 60+mpg, something like that.
A 50's or 60's one? An old flame's father had (maybe still has) a Rialto. He drove it on his bike licence and was lethal in it.
coco h said:
KING HERALD said:
coco h said:
I have a strange fascination with 3 wheeled classics -from the bond and potton up to the morgan jap.
Not sure I would want to own any of these but we looked at a Morgan Jap which runs under motorcyle rules on the hillclimb circuit.
Anyone ever driven one?
Not sure I would want to own any of these but we looked at a Morgan Jap which runs under motorcyle rules on the hillclimb circuit.
Anyone ever driven one?
I used to have a Reliant Regal, if that counts?
I too have a strange fascination with the more 'acceptable' versions, and have several books at home about them. I always fancied building a twin front wheeler version, front engine, front wheel drive maybe, or maybe a shaft to rear wheel drive, 60+mpg, something like that.
A 50's or 60's one? An old flame's father had (maybe still has) a Rialto. He drove it on his bike licence and was lethal in it.
Mine must have been the 60's model, sharp corners round the headlights and all, and a horrible shade of pale green/grey. Still, at 18 yrs old, on just a bike license, it was great for tooling about in the winter, carried four adults, had a loud stereo, heater, windscreen wipers, and you could do all the things in the back seat that guys did with their girls in normal cars....
www.carandclassic.co.uk have one for sale right now. A 1934 job for lots of money it could be yours.
A mate of mine has one of the last Morgan 3 wheelers built. It has a Matchless V twin. He has owned it & a plus 4, for 50 years.
When the motor got tired, he found a couple of cylinder barrels from some kind of agricultural implement, & some racing pistons, & ended up with a high performance 1300 CC V twin, 3 wheeler.
When he gave me a drive, one day, it was an incredible feeling. At idle it rocked gently on the tyres as each cylinder fired. You could still feel each one fire, up to about 35 MPH.
The plus 4 had nothing on it, up to 75 MPH, & at that speed he let me know I was not to go any faster. It still felt safe, & stable, & I would have gone faster, if he had allowed me. The only difficulty was the very fast steering. You had to concentrate to avoid over steering the thing.
It was one of the best 10 miles of mt life.
When the motor got tired, he found a couple of cylinder barrels from some kind of agricultural implement, & some racing pistons, & ended up with a high performance 1300 CC V twin, 3 wheeler.
When he gave me a drive, one day, it was an incredible feeling. At idle it rocked gently on the tyres as each cylinder fired. You could still feel each one fire, up to about 35 MPH.
The plus 4 had nothing on it, up to 75 MPH, & at that speed he let me know I was not to go any faster. It still felt safe, & stable, & I would have gone faster, if he had allowed me. The only difficulty was the very fast steering. You had to concentrate to avoid over steering the thing.
It was one of the best 10 miles of mt life.
Edited by Hasbeen on Monday 15th January 14:48
Hasbeen said:
A mate of mine has one of the last Morgan 3 wheelers built. It has a Matchless V twin. He has owned it & a plus 4, for 50 years.
When the motor got tired, he found a couple of cylinder barrels from some kind of agricultural implement, & some racing pistons, & ended up with a high performance 1300 CC V twin, 3 wheeler.
When he gave me a drive, one day, it was an incredible feeling. At idle it rocked gently on the tyres as each cylinder fired. You could still feel each one fire, up to about 35 MPH.
The plus 4 had nothing on it, up to 75 MPH, & at that speed he let me know I was not to go any faster. It still felt safe, & stable, & I would have gone faster, if he had allowed me. The only difficulty was the very fast steering. You had to concentrate to avoid over steering the thing.
It was one of the best 10 miles of mt life.
When the motor got tired, he found a couple of cylinder barrels from some kind of agricultural implement, & some racing pistons, & ended up with a high performance 1300 CC V twin, 3 wheeler.
When he gave me a drive, one day, it was an incredible feeling. At idle it rocked gently on the tyres as each cylinder fired. You could still feel each one fire, up to about 35 MPH.
The plus 4 had nothing on it, up to 75 MPH, & at that speed he let me know I was not to go any faster. It still felt safe, & stable, & I would have gone faster, if he had allowed me. The only difficulty was the very fast steering. You had to concentrate to avoid over steering the thing.
It was one of the best 10 miles of mt life.
Edited by Hasbeen on Monday 15th January 14:48
How I wish that was me - sounds like I imagine it to be. Dear Haymarket
Please can you fix it for me to have a 'go' in a three wheeler Morgan. I promise to write an informative yet stylish article for your magazine and will look exceeding glamorous in any pictures.
Love
Coco H
PS You did offer me work experience once. Many moons ago.
My first car was a Berkeley T60 - 2 wheels at the front with a 328cc Excelsior Talisman engine.
In the 60's you could drive one at age 16 with L plates on a motorcycle licence. There was some restriction on weight (The car not the driver!) and having the reverse gear blanked off but nobody seemed to bother about that sort of thing in those days.
Fantastic roadholding and quite adequate performance but cooling and clutch were pretty marginal for that engine in a car body.
Took my driving test in it but the test was discontinued when rain started and I failed to get the hood to fit over the examiner!!
Trikes are a great curiosity but the free tax for the oldies defeats the object a bit. I must sat that a well finished Lomax kit has its attraction though!
In the 60's you could drive one at age 16 with L plates on a motorcycle licence. There was some restriction on weight (The car not the driver!) and having the reverse gear blanked off but nobody seemed to bother about that sort of thing in those days.
Fantastic roadholding and quite adequate performance but cooling and clutch were pretty marginal for that engine in a car body.
Took my driving test in it but the test was discontinued when rain started and I failed to get the hood to fit over the examiner!!
Trikes are a great curiosity but the free tax for the oldies defeats the object a bit. I must sat that a well finished Lomax kit has its attraction though!
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