1934 Morgan Super Sport Roadster

The Morgan Motor Company was founded in 1910 in Malvern, England by H.F.S. Morgan. The company built three-wheelers from 1910 through 1953 when competition from conventional small cars made cycle cars less appealing. In the United Kingdom, three-wheeled cars were licensed as motorcycles, allowing them much lower licensing and insurance costs.

Morgan helped establish their reputation by winning the 1913 Cyclecar Grand Prix in France. Until the mid-1930s, all Morgans were powered by V-Twin motorcycle engines when they were replaced by a small Ford 4-cylinder engine. In 1936, Morgan introduced their first four-wheeled car, the Model 4-4. Operated by the grandson of the founder, the company today still produces less than 1,000 hand-built, wood-framed cars per year.

The Super Sport was the 'sports car' of the three-wheeler line-up which included a 4-passenger model called the Family. The engine, a 67 cubic-inch V-Twin producing 40 horsepower is placed ahead of the front axle in a steel tubular chassis weighing 950 lbs. and capable of 70 mph.

This car was initially restored in the 1970s in England and imported into the United States in the early 1990s when it was re-restored. Morgan three-wheelers were never imported into the United States as new cars, so they are quite rare in this country.