Morgan - Morgan 3 wheeler
The Morgan 3 wheeler has a central backbone tube off which comes a ladder construction chassis. The four tubes at the front are the engine bearers and the independent suspension consists of a coil sprung sliding pillar on each side. At the front would be a V twin engine, with a shaft drive through the backbone to a bevel box with drive through chains (the drive chosen by the dog engaged) to a single rear wheel, held between a pair of elliptic springs. This concept was improved with a choice of engines throughout the years spanning 1910 and 1939, air cooled and water cooled.
The V Twin Morgan used various tyre sizes over its production. For the earliest cars built from 1910 to the onset of the first world war Blockley produces the best beaded edge 26x2 1/2 for 2 1/4. For the post war cars certainly from 1923 the 26x3 tyre was used and we make the best example ever produced, which was quoted as 700x80 tyre size in their catalogue, which we make with an authentic twin block tread pattern, along with a thick butyl inner tube to suit this tyre size. This 700x80 beadde edge was listed into 1927. For 1928 Morgan listed the 27x4 tyre which is the older way of saying 4.00x19, and our authentic 400x19 tyre is perfect for these Morgans, and a size used by Morgan to 1933. In fact many owners fit our 4.00x19 Blockley for much better handling on the new built Morgan 3 wheelers, compared to the Avons, while the Morgan company use the high quality Blockley inner tubes we produce as standard on all their cars.
