Morgan Three-Wheeler History

Morgan began with the three-wheeler: H.F.S. Morgan built his first single-seat Runabout in 1909 and put a production version on show at the 1910 Olympia Motorcycle Exhibition, founding the company that year. The early cars used a big air-cooled motorcycle V-twin mounted ahead of the front axle, a tubular chassis, and a single driven rear wheel — light, cheap to tax as a cyclecar, and very fast for their power.

Through the 1910s and 1920s the V-twin Morgans were formidable in cyclecar competition, setting records at Brooklands and winning their class in events across Britain and France, which built the marque's sporting reputation. The line ran in two main families: the V-twin three-wheelers (roughly 1911–1939) and, from 1932, the F-Series, which swapped the exposed V-twin for an inline Ford four mounted within the frame.

Three-wheeler production ended in 1952 as Morgan committed to its new four-wheeled cars, closing the marque's founding chapter after more than four decades. The configuration would not return to the catalogue until the modern 3 Wheeler revival six decades later.