When the Boss and I were in Suffolk the other week, me driving and the Boss in the turret, we pulled into our selected hostelry for lunch and we heard what we thought was a Ducatti pulling into the car park but it turned out to be this vintage three-wheeler Morgan manoeuvring itself into position.
We love an eccentric and whoever the owner is would seem to have plenty of 'eccentric' built into their DNA.
Is he an ex-pilot or someone whose father flew in North Africa in World War 2? We'll never know but the car is painted with the Shark Mouth of a P40 of 122 squadron in the Western Desert, a red nose where the propeller boss would be, a few random bullet holes for effect and MOG utilising the roundel although the car should have been painted sand. However the paint scheme has clearly been thought about.
The car brought a smile to our faces so well done eccentric Morgan driver. Now make a noise, in fact turn fuel into noise. Perfect.
Once again, great post John. My friend Joe H. passed last year. He was a Navy pilot and flew C-140's (go figure). I guess the Navy needs to move things around, as well. What could be more different (C-140/P-40)?
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ReplyDeleteWell, you wouldn't drop one onto a flight deck but 'stuff' has to be moved quickly I suppose. We get them overhead from RAF Mildenhall and sometimes very low too. And blackish ones which are very quiet, Sue and I call them 'Black Ops'. If the tailgate is open we always get a wave from the USAF! Regards, John
Cool auto.
ReplyDeleteDid the Morgan have a wood frame?
ReplyDeleteMorning Alan, I think the plus4 and other four wheeled cars had an ash frame and this being earlier I'm sure it probably did. It made one hell of a noise trough the two pipes. John
Toodle pip
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ReplyDeleteThe flivver is warmed up old chap. Tally Ho.