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    Morgan Super Sports

    Morgan Super Sports - 1932

    Three wheeled Morgans could be registered as a motorcycle, taking advantage of the English tax laws of the time. This Super Sports has an ash wood frame and a John Alfred Prestwich (J.A.P.) engine. Through the years engines from many different manufacturers were used. The earliest three wheelers by Morgan used a 7 hp Peugeot engine and the last ones used a Ford motor. Production of Morgan three wheelers ended in 1952, around the same time the tax advantage was reduced.

    Engine: V-Twin, OHV
    Bore & Stroke: 86 x 97 mm
    Displacement: 1,100 cc
    Transmission: 3-speed
    Horsepower: 39 @ 4,500 RPM
    Wheelbase: 87 inches
    Weight: 954 lbs
    Topspeed: 100 mph
    Cost new: 130 English Pounds

    *On loan at the San Diego Automotive Museum.
    **The document explaining tax calculations was on display with the Morgan Supersports.
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    as posted in another thread, old Morgans never die, they get chucked around the sprint and hillclimb tracks on a regular and adventurous basis
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    ^that shows how thre-wheelers illogical are. why would you like to have three wheels instead of four?
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    I found a few oldies
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    I'm new to this forum, and mainly play with Porsche 356's, but I have one of these at home at the moment. Lots of fun. This is a 1946 Super Sports with a Matchless MX4 watercooled engine. Technically Morgan stopped building the Super Sport model in 1939 but did assemble 12 cars (and I use the term lightly) after the war.
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    Welcome to UCP, do we also get to see pics of the 356? (A,B, or C?)
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    Thanks for the welcome Henk. I have two 356's. A 1961 T5 B coupe and a 1962 T6 B cabriolet. The cabriolet is the pic in my avatar. I'll look for a thread on early Porsches to post pics on.
    Sure Porsche made cars after 1965, but who cares . . .

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