[Nobbc] NEW MORGAN 3 WHEELER

[Ron Engelhardt]

Tom! Are you actually going to show up for a club ride? For a change? 
The TriKings are pretty neat...we should do another event with those 
folks sometime and also the Arcane Auto Society gang.

Ron
58 MGA

Tom Reier wrote:

>  An OLD Morgan three wheeler, like a Super Sports with the big V-twin? First,
> you have to find one, then pour out buckets of money. There was a beautiful
> jet black resto super sports at that big hotel car show in Vegas. Type in 1934
> MORGAN SUPERSPORT LAS VEGAS on google and it will come right up. I swear they
> added that horrible side mount spare since I saw the car the last two times (I
> always visit that room any time I'm in Vegas). It's not for sale now...but a
> few years back it had a $75k sign on it. The thing is absolutely DINKY and
> the driver being described as PETITE would certainly make it fit better.
>    Problem is, those things are pretty unsafe. I'd want to spend at least an
> hour in a parking lot just figuring out the controls on an original. The
> throttle and spark advance are on the steering wheel, the shift lever (two
> speeds) is OUTSIDE the cockpit, and the brake is on the floor as we're used
> to. You could get mixed up real easy, and the BRAKES are positively antique.
>    I'm betting the new one will cost at least fifty thousand american and
> probably more. Make that sixty thousand american.
>    I should show up in my Grinnall Scorpion tomorrow and show you what I did
> for far less money. Faster and better handling too.
>    I'd prefer to have a used TRIKING. Some of the guys in the club have seen a
> couple of them when we ran to Bolinas and met the BOLINAS CYCLECAR CLUB (I'm a
> founding member :-)) The Triking uses a sweet Guzzi v-twin and drivetrain, so
> it's a shaft drive setup. Unfortunatley, the owner retired and no one bought
> the company. I bought one of those around 1990 but the owner backed out on the
> sale and returned my check.
>    Anyhow, maybe I'll see you all in the morning.                 Tom
>              Grinnall Scorpion #151
>              2007 Mini Cooper S
>              and still REGRETTING SELLING
>              the original 62 Austin Mini Cooper
> 
> 
>>Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2010 16:34:42 -0700
>>From: nobbc at sonic.net
>>To: nobbc at autox.team.net
>>Subject: Re: [Nobbc] NEW MORGAN 3 WHEELER
>>
>>I'm sure Tcherek will tell you how much the new ones are...You getting
>>an itch John ;-0
>>
>>Ron
>>58 MGA
>>
>>John Kenner wrote:
>>
>>>Anyone know how much the new 3 wheeler is going for?
>>>
>>>How about an old used one?
>>>
>>>JOHN KENNER
>>>
>>>510 231 6803 P
>>>415 806 2457 C
>>>510 231 6805 F
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: nobbc-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:nobbc-bounces at autox.team.net]
> 
> On
> 
>>>Behalf Of wendell bain
>>>Sent: Friday, November 05, 2010 2:06 PM
>>>To: North Bay British Car Club
>>>Subject: Re: [Nobbc] NEW MORGAN 3 WHEELER
>>>
>>>Hi Mike,
>>>
>>>This is very cool, of course I'm not exactly a disinterested party!!!
>>>
>>>Wendell
>>>59 Morgan
>>>
>>>On Nov 4, 2010, at 7:40 AM, Mike Gianandrea wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>This is way too cool, check it out.
>>>>
>>>>http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/11/morgan-brings-back-the-
>>>>threewheeler/
>>>>
>>>>Michael
>>>>64 TR4
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