1929 Morgan JAP Aero

 

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Why a Car with only Three Wheels?

In the UK a three wheel  car was treated a if it was a motor cycle and sidecar by the authorities, it only required a bike driving licence, tax and insurance were considerably cheaper than a four wheeled cam but was more practical than a bike and sidecar combination.

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1929 Morgan JAP Aero Racing Car

 

A Light Car?   Or Not a Light Car?

The Morgan Aero was classed as a light car and raced regularly up to 1935. During 1936 most race rules were altered to exclude three wheel cars from competing in car races, and in motorcycle races were at a distinct disadvantage.

Make:

Morgan

Model:

JAP Aero

Class:

Light Car

Year of introduction:

1929

Engine:

JAP 996 cc JTOR/Y 51 bhp

 

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The Clive Lones Morgan

This particular Morgan Aero was specially built to order for the well known UK light car driver Clive Lones in 1929 to take a JAP 996 cc JTOR/Y 51 bhp V twin engine. Clive Lones raced the car regularly at numerous races between 1929 and 1935 and held a total of 37 world records fitted with various capacity engines to increase the number of classes it could compete in, the most enduring of these was to be the first light car to exceed a 100 mph lap on Brooklands dangerous outer circuit in 1930, this lap was actually measured at 101 mph, in 1935 the car achieved 116 mph.

 

Forth wheel added

When rule changes reduced the the number of eligible light car races a three wheel car could be entered in during 1935 Clive Lones decided to fitt a normal two wheel axle to the rear of the Morgan and then raced it as a four wheel light car until the outbreak of WW2. Clive Lones 1929 Morgan JAP Aero is currently on display at Brooklands Museum.

 
 

 

1929 Morgan JAP Aero

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