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At a recent family gathering it came to light that my late fathers best friend owned a three wheeler in the 1950s.

I was so excited to hear about this and even more curious when someone managed to find the photos of it parked outside our old house.

I just love the single headlamp!

Seems incredible that 60 or so years later I parked my car in the very same spot not knowing that a Morgan with family connections had been in the exact spot some 60 years earlier.

I know very little about classic Morgans so any information on this car would be appreciated.

I have done a search but no such registration exist of the DVLA site so I guess its no more.

Martyn's right. It's a 1930's Super Sports. 990cc Matchless water cooled engine. Bit like my car actually. The bodywork looks quite original, even the luggage rack is correct. Front wings would have had a valance. I think the cover on the ignition is to keep the rain out. There appear to be 3 leads coming up from the it so it would have a distributor rather than double ended coil.

I've had a few details from our club registrar:

There is no mention of BLR 5 in the Club Registry, but there is just one reference in the Club Library – page 18 of the August 1962 Bulletin:

New member – R. Davis. 16, Vernon Court, Vernon Drive, Stanmore.

Hope this helps.

Steve U

Thanks SteveU and welcome to TM!

For those who may not know Steve is the MTWC webmaster - or did that change recently??

Yes, that's me. But I'm looking to retire soon. Any takers?

They all do that Sir. Can't imagine bits dropping off can you? Erm...

Hi, I checked with the MTWC Registrar. The car is not shown as currently owned by a member, but was shown as being owned by a new member in the MTWC Bulletin in August 1962. The then owner was R. Davis, 16 Vernon Court, Vernon Drive, Stanmore.

Tony Quinn

Thanks for all the information guys!