List of Morgan 3-Wheeler Literature
Morgan Three-wheeler Catalogues
Morgan Handbooks and Spare Part Lists
Contemporary advertisements of the Morgan Motor Company
Magazine articles on Morgan Three-wheelers
Books on Morgan
Morgan Three-wheeler Catalogues:
1911 - Information sheet, 1 page.
1913 - Catalogue, 8 pages.
1915 - 2 different Catalogues, 12 pages.
1919, May 1st - Catalogue, 8 pages.
1920 - Catalogue, 12 pages.
1927 - Information Sheet / Convertible, fold-out sheet.
1927 - Information Sheet / All Models, fold-out sheet.
1927 - Information Sheet: Super Sports, 4 pages.
1929 - Catalogue, Delivery Van, 4 pages.
1929 - Information Sheet: New M-Type Chassis, 2 pages.
1933/34 Catalogue Model "F", 3 pages.
1936 - Catalogue, fold-out sheet.
1948 - 2 different Catalogues, fold-out sheets.
Morgan Handbooks and Spare Part Lists:
1913 - Hints on Running a Morgan Runabout, 15 pages.
1923, 1st January - Hints on Running a Morgan Runabout, 28 pages.
1925 1st February - Hints on Running a Morgan Runabout, 28 pages.
1927 November, - Hints on Running a Morgan Runabout, 28 pages.
1932 - Instructional Notes, 10 pages.
1933 - Instruction Book, 34 pages.
1934 - Notes on Maintenance and Adjustment of Engine, Carburettor, Electrical and Ignition Equipment. Model "F", 22 pages.
1934 - Spare Parts List, three speed and reverse twin engined models, 20 pages.
Through the years the Morgan Motor Company placed numerous advertisements for their Three-wheelers in contemporary magazines like "The Light Car & Cyclecar", "Motor Cycling", "The Motor Cycle" etc. Below I list a small selection from what the Morgan Motor Company once published:
The very first Morgan 3-Wheeler advertisement Motor Cycling, November 29, 1910
Morgan, speediest Cyclecar at the Cyclecar Grand Prix The Cyclecar, August 06, 1913
"Successes in March: Morgan A.C.U. — Team" The Light Car & Cyclecar, April 22, 1922
"The Morgan Runabout: Prices" The Motor Cycle, January 04, 1923
"If you want Sport and Efficieny ride a Morgan Runabout" The Light Car & Cyclecar, May 18, 1923
"Winner of the Westall Cup" The Motor Cycle, July 19, 1923
"A.C.U. Six Days Stock Trial" The Light Car & Cyclecar, July 11, 1924
"Scottish Six Days Trial" The Light Car & Cyclecar, August 08, 1924
"Morgan Runabout — World's Records" The Light Car & Cyclecar, June 11, 1926
"Success... in the International Six Days Trial" The Light Car & Cyclecar, October 01, 1926
"A Model to suit Everyone" The Motor Cycle, December 22, 1927
"Since 1910 The Premier Economy Car of the World" The Light Car & Cyclecar, November 22, 1929
"The Perfect Answer — to the Cost Problem" The Light Car & Cyclecar, March 14, 1930
"The Car We All Can Afford" The Motor Cycle, October 22, 1931
Magazines and Periodicals:
The first report concerning the Morgan Runabout was published in the Motor Cycling magazine from November 22, 1910 and the first advertisement by Morgan, as far as I know, appeared one week later in the same magazine. Hundreds of magazine articles were to follow, the M.T.W.C. has a collection of some 750 of those. Here is a list of the periodicals, where you might want to look; we also added some links to articles, published in those magazines:
The Motor Cycle.
"The new Racing Morgan" - October 8th, 1914
"A Coupé Morgan" - November 24th, 1927
"Cult of the Moggie" - October 5th, 1961
Motor Cycling.
"Drawing: Morgan, a fascination for every road-user" - November 29, 1910
"Olympia Report - Morgan" - December 4th, 1929
"Next Year's Morgans + New Model with a Matchless Engine" - October 11, 1933
"1934 Models: First Road Tests of The Four-Cylinder Morgan" - May 9, 1934
"Is your Morgan Ready for Holidays?" Hints and Tips - July 4, 1934
"A Road-Going Supercharged Twin" - April 17, 1935 (H. Laird's Super Sports Morgan)
"A Day Out with Henry Laird's "Blown" Morgan" - March 13, 1936
"Road Tests of 1937 Models" - March 10, 1937
"Road Test of the 1939 Super Sports Morgan" - March 22, 1939
The Car.
The Cyclecar.
"Sidecar and cyclecar racing in Lady Wimborne's Park" The Cyclecar, September 10, 1913
The Light Car & Cyclecar.
Three Wheels or Four? An Expert Analysis - November 22, 1919
"Photos of H. Beart, Maskell, H.F.S, Reliance Cup Trial" - October 30, 1925
Motocyclisme (French magazine).
"Le Morgan" - 1921
The Autocar.
La Science et la Vie (French magazine).
L'Automobilist (French magazine).
The Ford Times.
The Motor.
Australian Motor Sports.
The Motor Trader.
The Practical Motorist and Motor Cyclist.
The Motor cycle Mechanics.
Civil Service Motoring Assoc.
Road & Track.
Sports Car Monthly.
Oldtimer Markt (German magazine) 8/1995.
Oldtimer Praxis (German magazine) 8/1999.
Rétroviseur (French magazine) Nº147, 11/2000, article on Darmont Morgan.
Alderson, Dr. J.D. & Rushton, D.M., Morgan Sweeps the Board, revised edition 1984, 256 pages, ISBN 0 856 140 503.
Alderson, Dr. J.D. & Chapman, Morgan Sports Cars the Early Years.
Ayers, Larry, A Morgan called Red - Brooklands to Laguna Seca, 1999, 96 pages, ISBN 0 929 758 20X.
Blakemore & Rasmussen, Postwar MG & Morgan, 1979, ISBN 0 918 506 042.
Boddy, W.,The Vintage Years of the Morgan Three-Wheeler, 28 pages.
Bowden, Gregory Houston,Morgan - First and Last of the Real Sports Cars, 1972, 192 pages, ISBN 0 396 067 328.
Bowden, Gregory Houston, More Morgan - A Pictorial History of the Morgan Sports Car, 1976, 224 pages, ISBN 0 396 074 189.
Bowden, Gregory Houston, Morgan - First and Last of the Real Sports Cars, new edition 1986, 288 pages, ISBN 0 854 294 430.
Clarke, R.M., The Book of the 3W Morgan.
Clarke, R.M., Morgan Three-Wheeler, Gold Portfolio 1910-1952, 180 pages, ISBN 1 870 642 83X.
Clarke, R.M., Morgan Cars, Gold Portfolio 1968-89, 180 pages, ISBN 1 870 642 775.
Clarke, R.M., Morgan Cars, 1960-70, 104 pages, ISBN 0 906 589 401.
Clarke, R., Morgan Four - Owners Workshop Manual, several editions 1968-89, 184 pages, ISBN 1 870 642 635.
Coombes, Clarrie, The Best of Clarrie, 1994, 216 pages, published by MTWC, ISBN 0 952 375 303 (Hardback edition), ISBN 0 952 375 311 (Spiral bound).
Harvey, Chris, Morgan, The Last Survivor, 1987, 274 pages, ISBN 0 946 609 284.
Hill, Ken, The Four-Wheeled Morgan Volume 1: The Flat-Radiator Models, 1977, 136 pages, ISBN 0 900 549 319.
Hill, Ken, The Four-Wheeled Morgan Volume 2: The Cowled-Radiator Models, 1980, 144 pages, ISBN 0 900 549 548.
Hill, Ken, The Morgan 75 Years on the Road, 1984, 160 pages, ISBN 0 713 713 704.
Hill, Ken, Illustrated Morgan Buyer's Guide, 1989, 144 pages, ISBN 0 879 382 147.
Hill, Ken, Completely Morgan, Three-wheelers 1910-1952, 1995, ISBN 1 874 105 324.
Hill, Ken, Completely Morgan 1936-1968.
Hill, Ken, Completely Morgan from 1968.
Hill, Ken, Morgan, the Best of British in Old Photographs.
Hill, Ken, Morgan, the Art of Selling a Unique Sports Car.
Holm, Bengt Ason, Berühmte Autofirmen, Morgan, 1991, 123 pages, ISBN 3 613 014 106.
Isaac, Rowan Morgan - Osprey Classic Marques, 1994, 128 pages, ISBN 1 855 324 652.
Jelly, Harold, The Book of the Morgan, 3rd edition 1937, 136 pages (same book as from G.T.Walton).
Laban, Brian Morgan, First and Last of the Real Sports Cars, 2000, 326 pages, ISBN 1-85227-899-4
McComb, F.Wilson, Toute L'histoire Morgan, ISSN: 0293-9347.
Musgrove, Colin, The Morgan Year Book 1980-81, 1981, 120 pages, ISBN 0 906 234 069.
Robson, Graham, Morgan Plus 8, 1984, 136 pages, ISBN 0 850 455 499.
Schrader, Halwart, Morgan Sport- und Tourenwagen 1935-81, 1991, 96 pages, ISBN 3 922 617 786.
Sheally II, John H., Morgans, Pride of the British 1982, 198 pages, ISBN 0 830 610 839.
Teague, John, Morgan Plus 4 Super Profile, 1987, 56 pages, ISBN 0 854 296 026.
The History of a Famous Car.
Walton, G.T., The Book of the Morgan, 1930, 98 pages; second edition 1932, 108 pages (8 pages 1934 supplement).
Watts, Brian, The Three Wheeler, 1st print 1971, 2nd 1975, 3d 1982, 68 pages, published by MTWC.
Worrall, J. & Turner, Liz, Das Original Morgan 4/4 Plus 4 Plus 8, 1992, 127 pages, ISBN 3 893 652 922.
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