Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Peter, Great car photos! I spent too much time in my youth involved with sports cars and the pictures bring back nostalgic memories. My favorite is the Morgan Three Wheeler. Most sports cars since the '50s look very similar. All streamlined with hardly any character. But the Morgan and the Alfa are unique. >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/Cars/ >> MorganSuperAero200608.jpg.html My next door neighbor in Wales had one and it was a ball to drive. The three wheeler was originally designed to cheat the UK car taxes because it could be classified as a motorcycle. I never had the opportunity to drive one in the rain but my neighbor said it was terminally unstable every time the cobblestones got wet. Morgan fans complained that the rear wheel got caught in streetcar tracks and had to follow the rails all the way to the terminal. Later models looked more like a car with, I believe, an Austin 7 engine. Larry Z