Clearing the cobwebs in a Morgan Three Wheeler
The Atlantic Highway between Bideford and Bude is a definite Morgan Three Wheeler route. It swoops
and sweeps to show off its spectacular bucolic rural views peppered with little white houses, patchwork greenery and winding lanes to the sea. Never too fast, never too busy, always a delight. This is what the Morgan was built for.
As I was passing through one of the small Cornish villages my neighbour had tried to flag me down for a cream tea. Missed him. Im so used to the waving now I’ve become ‘wave blind’.
We had once lived in a part of the country in which it took 2 hours to do 26 miles. Twenty Six temper frayed miles every dismal, dreary evening. Own a Morgan Three Wheeler there? No thanks. Well, unless driving between 01:00 and 04:00 in the morning (roadworks permitting) appeals.
Had Sir John Betjeman written his 1937 poem about the Thames Valley today he would probably be arrested for incitement. His calls for a friendly destruction would be no defence against the ‘gob on a stick’ PC liberal elite.
My parents (both octogenarians) hear the Morgan M3Wrumble up the road and stop outside but don’t answer the door as they don’t hear the doorbell. Quite right, I guess I could be anybody….
Zombie Apocalypse
After all the gnashing and wailing post Brexit by those who think democracy is optional and in anticipation of the Zombie apocalypse predicted by the Chancellor, new headlamp bulbs seemed like a good idea.
Osram Night Breaker Unlimited
Fakes and Replicas
I gave up trying to find genuine bulbs for sale on eBay. The idea of fake headlamp bulbs seemed so bizarre I wondered if the whole notion was perhaps a double bluff put about by those wishing to charge more.
The irony is, the Lucas Tribar’s sold by Morgan are in fact replicas. Lucas having ceased trading 20 years ago.
So, after fitting real bulbs to my replica headlamps, I ran some crude comparison tests. They are definitely brighter and slightly whiter than standard without being obviously modern. However, if I had paid the full RRP I probably would have been disappointed by the end result. It may be a while before I try them at night.
Real World?
I have been emailed a few times and asked “Has anything gone wrong with your Morgan Three Wheeler that you haven’t put in this blog?”. “Where are the tales of woe I’ve read about on the forums?”. All I can say is, its all here for good or bad. The thing is, the good is such a rush that the bad is quickly forgotten. Forums are a clearing house for the bad and anonymous contributors, are sometimes not all they seem. #MadAsABoxOfFrogs
More viewers than Top Gear
Shopping in Bude during the holiday season the Morgan Three Wheeler ends up with more viewers than the new Top Gear.
Colouring outside the lines
Westmog - Morgan Three Wheeler 