In early March, the Morgan Motor Company announced that the company had been sold to an investment company specialising in industrial businesses. InvestIndustrial would buy a majority share of the company from the founding family, who would retain a minority stake and the management of the business. Morgan is the last of the truly independent manufacturers in the UK and part … [Read more...]
Morgan
Morgan Motor Company is one of those classic old companies that hasn’t been gobbled up by a conglomerate and has survived well over 100 years producing sports cars that are quite niche in style but has an enthusiastic following the world over. Henry Morgan founded the company in 1910 after studying engineering and working for Great Western Railways in the UK within their … [Read more...]
3 Wheeled Cars
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the 6 wheeled cars that were developed primarily in the 1970s and I have written about 5 cylinder engines, now, we’re reducing the number further to three: 3 wheeled cars to be precise. Many of the very early cars including some designed by Karl Benz were 3 wheel designs – perhaps these were an extension of the 2 wheeled horse pulled … [Read more...]