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Old 05-19-2015, 05:15 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Reverse Trike in Stockholm

I've been traveling and saw this last week in Stockholm... Beautiful ride... really makes me want to build one!





It reminds me a lot of the small custom cars at maker faire when I went a couple years ago... those guys were getting great gas mileage without much aero work, just because of the small frontal area.

This one had uncovered front wheels and a fairly smooth body... There was a V-twin engine set above the front axle, without any body around it, probably for looks, although i'd bet it was air cooled...

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Old 05-19-2015, 05:33 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Could be a factory produced Morgan.

http://www.morgan3wheeler.co.uk/smal...allindex5.html

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Old 05-19-2015, 05:55 PM   #3 (permalink)
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That's a Morgan 3 wheeler, awesome fun to drive!!!
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Old 05-19-2015, 06:07 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Oh yeah, sure looks like it! Cool!
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Old 05-19-2015, 06:10 PM   #5 (permalink)
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It's the exact same one markings and everything. Scroll down my Morgan link.

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Not sure if I would buy one if I had a chance, but I can't deny the Morgan looks interesting to say the least. But I'd rather not have the engine exposed this way.
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Nothing made me happier than seeing Morgan producing more of these new from the factory.

Featherweight, super-simple, ridiculously fast and nimble for their size. A Morgan trike at speed must feel like a Lamborghini at Warp Five. I would rock that all day long.

I live about an hour away from the Dragon. I would ABSOLUTELY take that to the Dragon.
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Very cool! Looks like what Richard Hammond drove on Top Gear once...
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Featherweight, super-simple, ridiculously fast and nimble for their size.
They have an undeniable appeal. Anyway, at least they're already available, unlike the Elio...
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Very cool! Looks like what Richard Hammond drove on Top Gear once...
You mean the one he dang near rolled.

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