F-Series 3-wheeler
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The Morgan F-Series 3-Wheeler is a model of 3-wheeled car. It was produced between the mid- 1930s and 1952. The car was powered by Ford 8hp and 10hp sidevalve engines (as used in the Ford Model Y), instead of the V-twin motorcycle engines that had been used in previous Morgans (typically from JAP, Anzani, or Blackburne), and the F-Series had a new pressed-steel chassis.
Models
The four-seater Morgan F-4 was introduced in 1933 at the Olympia Motor Cycle Show.[1] The two-seat F-2 was introduced in 1935, and the F Super, which had a more sporting performance and image with its cycle-type wings and louvred bonnet tops, in 1937.[2] During the models' lifetime, Morgan's production of 4-wheeled cars was ramping up and 3-wheeler production reducing until 1952 when the last 3-wheeler, a Ford-engined "F"-Super, was built. The company then focused exclusively on 4-wheeled designs until 2012, when the Morgan 3 Wheeler was introduced.[3][4][5]
Copies
The 3-wheeler Morgan has been widely emulated; many 3-wheeler kit car models are based on the Morgan design.[6]
References
- ^ 1933 Morgan Super Sports Three-Wheeler silodrome.com accessed 2 June 2019
- ^ The Morgan Three-wheeler Models morgan3w.de accessed 2 June 2019 ('F-4 1933, F-2 1935, "F" Super 1938')
- ^ From Trash to Treasure – 1938 Morgan 3 Wheeler an Artomobilia Hidden Gem (Restoration of a 1938 F-Series 3-Wheeler) classicins.com accessed 2 June 2019
- ^ 1950 Morgan F-Series conceptcarz.com accessed 2 June 2019
- ^ Morgan Car Models List see 'Morgan F4 Open Tourer' carmodelslist.com accessed 2 June 2019
- ^ Morgan 3wheelers.com accessed 2 June 2019
External links
- 3 Wheels Of Wonder hagerty.com accessed 2 June 2019
- List of Morgan 3-Wheeler Literature morgan3w.de accessed 2 June 2019