Letter From The UK: The Gentleman Flyer
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Slowly I banked into a lazy left turn and heard the engine pick up as I opened the throttle. As my speed increased, I adjusted my goggles and hunkered down to shelter as much as possible from the power of the wind.
Suddenly they were on my tail, coming at me from out of a low sun at my back. Hastily, I reduced my speed to allow the police car to roar past on its way to an unknown emergency, somewhere on the outskirts of Malvern.
Schoolchildren on a crosswalk giggled as they observed me snuggled in my Morgan 3 Wheeler.
They wondered how such a relic of history could still be on the road.
But . . .
They also admired it.
Morgan: A Suitable Case For Treatment"
Malvern is a small, quintessentially English town nestled in the countryside in the County of Worcestershire. It is popular with antique hunters and home to the venerable institution that is the Morgan Motor Company. The company was started in 1909 when H.F.S. Morgan completed the first three-wheeled ?Morgan Runabout.? Since then, this distinguished business has produced a variety of sporting motors, renown throughout the world as a benchmark for hand-built quality. It is a testament to their expertise that Morgan, as an independent brand, have continued to prosper, despite the era of driverless cars approaching.
The 3 Wheeler
If there is any one car that can take you back in time to the days when motoring was an adventure, it is this one. No bells, no wh...
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