Author: Brooklands Books

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ISBN-13: 9781855208445

The first Morgan era was of course the age of the Three-wheeler. HFS Morgan designed a fun car, the Morgan Runabout, for people with little money but a sense of adventure. He had a huge business success and in the 1920s the Morgan factory in Malvern was making 2500-3000 cars a year with a smaller number being built in France under the Darmont Morgan brand. Nevertheless each year production was always sold out in advance as customers were desperate for small cars. The Morgan was popular because it was one of the best and most reliable light cars you could buy. Stripped down a Morgan Three-wheeler also made a successful racing car. In 1913 a Morgan won the French Cyclecar Grand Prix and at Brooklands in the 1920s the JAP V twin engined Morgans were as fast as a Blower Bentley, completing a lap of the banked circuit at an average speed of over 100mph. Numerous records were broken in Morgan Three-wheelers, notably by Gwenda Stewart at Brooklands and Monthlery. In spite of this success on the racetracks, during the 1930s Morgan Three-wheeler sales fell off a cliff. By 1935 there were only 300 orders for the cars. The reason for this was the arrival of mass produced cars from Ford, Morris and Austin costing a similar price but offering more features for the money. All three-wheelers are reported on including the Grand Prix and F models. Also four-wheelers - the 4/4, Plus 4, Plus 4 Plus, Plus 8, Roadster, Aero 8, AeroMax, Aero America and the futuristic LIFECar. A total of 840 illustrated pages with 314 full colour. Hard Cover with genuine leather.