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Could be a track day toy for down under?
In the recent Morgan Ear there was a comment from the local Morgan Dealer that progress was being made for the M3W in Aus...
Richard
1976 4/4 4 Seater
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you sure its for australia/ might be the 3 wheller for the morgan dealer..can you get a name on it?
cannot be registrted as a trike as is over the weight limit
same rules for UK as australia.
if for AUS has to be austrlian desing rules same for all morgans inot austrlia
ben
ADR MOTOR TRICYCLE CLASSIFICATIONS
Motor Tricycles, to which these Guidelines apply, are defined in the ADRs as follows:
Motor Tricycle (LE): A motor vehicle with 3 wheels symmetrically arranged in relation to the longitudinal axis, with a Gross Vehicle Mass not exceeding 1.0 tonne, and either an engine cylinder capacity exceeding 50 ml or a Maximum Motor cycle Speed exceeding 50 km/h.
LE vehicles are further categorised as follows:
Sub-category
LE1 - one wheel at front, 2 at rear.
LE2 - 2 wheels at front, one at rear.
......clip
LEM2 - up to 450 kg Unladen Mass and
- the driver’s Seat is of a saddle type and
- 2 wheels at front, one at rear.
...Clip
LEP2 - over 450 kg Unladen Mass and/or
- the driver’s Seat is not of a saddle type and/or
- has more than two seating positions and/or
- has a permanent structure to the rear of and
- 200mm above the undeformed upper surface of the driver’s Seat cushion
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- 2 wheels at front, one at rear.
.... etc.
A trike can be over 450 kg but must be less than 1 tonne
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It had gone when I got there today! No sign of Neil either! Easter and I had a good old mooch around the factory and a chat with Mark about the possibility of a SS type bonnet for my 4/4. It may happen!
The Three Wheeler I mentioned previously is going to a "special" customer in Australia as part of his collection I believe...so it may not see the road!
Jays
Former Morgan owner. Gone but hopefully not forgotten!
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Registering an M3W in Oz should not be impossible by any means. There are a good few homebuilt or small volume production trikes on the road, mainly they are motorcycle based but there are some that use VW Beatle engine and gearbox, a custom built frame and a motorcycle front end. I have only ever seen one Morgan like trike. It was using a Honda engine but I believe it has now had a Guzzi engine fitted.
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It had gone when I got there today! No sign of Neil either! Easter and I had a good old mooch around the factory and a chat with Mark about the possibility of a SS type bonnet for my 4/4. It may happen!
The Three Wheeler I mentioned previously is going to a "special" customer in Australia as part of his collection I believe...so it may not see the road!
Hi Jays, Not sure what happened. Was on the 10.30 tour with only four others. Kept my eyes peeled but did not spot anyone near handsome enough to fit your description.  We were there ' till about 12.30........such a shame, was looking forward to meeting you. Must say it was a great experience, however, the presence of the shop at the end is a trap!   Neil.
1975 4/4 4 seater, cream over blue; Q3 Quattro; Bicycle; Walking poles.
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Good man! Got to keep the factory solvent 
Graham (G4FUJ)
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