2012 Morgan 3 Wheeler

Vendor Jonathan Brown has owned this delectable little 3 Wheeler since April last year. “It has four previous owners, all of whom took great care making sure it was garaged and exercised regularly, whilst keeping the mileage low. Weather permitting I’ve used it purely for fun, but I’ve just gone and bought another so it needs to find a new home.”

It comes with a recent documented service history (see History Highlights section, below), but more history is in the process of being sent to Jonathan by one of the previous owners. “It had very recent mechanical updating, repair and servicing at the Morgan factory towards the end of last year, with £5,700 spent on upgrades.”

Those upgrades included an up-rated rear wheel hub, centa drive and flywheel, as well as a rotor 6-bolt fixing and fresh lower wishbones. He cites general condition as being, “excellent with no body, interior or upholstery damage whatsoever.”

The included V5c document confirms that total of five owners from new and also highlights the 6th of November 2012 as being its date of first registration. It has a current MOT test certificate, which runs until the 22nd of April 2022. The registration plate showing is not included in the sale, and it is now back on its age related number of VT03 MOG.

Wire spoke wheels, chromed V-Twin engine sparkling, twin exhausts with perforated heat shields and Supermarine Spitfire-esque decal on its offside rump – what more do you need? Visually, it’s magnificent.

Other exterior highlights include gloss black front mudguards with inner fairings, gloss black headlamps with chrome mesh stone guards, gloss black wheels, Blockley tyres, two-eared chrome spinners and a leather bonnet strap. Wait, there’s more: Union Jack shields, a Heritage full windscreen (upgraded in 2018), a factory chrome luggage rack, a rear mudguard, front badge bar and a mohair tonneau.

The gloss dark Silver metallic paintwork still looks exceedingly smart, as do the various pieces of bright work. The most we could find was a touch of discoloration (most likely from a rusty screw) directly under the leading, nearside edge of the bonnet panel – although, that should clean up easily – and the Morgan 3 badge on the nose has lost a touch of its red paint.

It is a lovely looking thing.

The interior is in similarly excellent nick. Its quilted wine-red leather remains is glorious in colour, providing the perfect contrast to the exterior, and is supple with limited signs of wear (there’s a small graze on the transmission tunnel covering’s upper right-hand edge).

There’s a lovely Brooklands steering wheel, gloss black rollover hoops and an adjustable chrome navigation lamp mounted just outside the cabin. You’ll find a factory car cover stored in a passenger footwell storage bag and a trickle charger is also included. Further lockable storage is available in an under-bonnet space should you wish to pack a smidgeon more than a couple of pairs of underpants and embark on a grand and epic adventure.

All electrics function, as they should.

“It’s so much fun to drive,” says Jonathan. “The sounds of the car and the connection with the road combine to produce a thrilling, addictive drive – every one is an event. It also attracts an enormous amount of attention on the road with (even) truck drivers giving you space’.

We’ve had the little Mog here at The Market HQ for while now and have indulged in or two test runs of our own – more probably, than absolutely necessary. They’ve reminded us of just how scintillating these modern 3 Wheeler iterations are. It’s such a peppy, high-spirited and exquisite sounding little tyke.

As you’d expect given its recent attentions and upgrading at the Morgan factory, it is spot on. And that exhaust note… manna from heaven (or Malvern, whichever is closer to you).

The V-Twin engine sits up front and gleams at you. The exhaust headers are wrapped for heat insulation purposes, but they look very cool too and suit the overall aesthetic. The under trays are in situ underneath, and the sub-structure and wooden floorboards all look to be in rude health.

As well as the V5c document (JMB IJ registration not included in the sale, now on VT03 MOG) and current MOT test certificate you’ll also find the invoices for the recent service works, repair and upgrading at the Morgan factory. There are also a few from earlier in its life, with more to come (as previously mentioned).

One particular invoice shows that the Aston Workshop carried out a full windscreen conversion (from aero screens) back in August 2018, at a cost of £472.50.

The Mog also comes with one set of keys.

Please visit the documents section of the gallery of this listing where you will find photos of the paperwork to support our claim that this car has been maintained to an excellent standard and recently upgraded.

We’re only just out of January with all its post-Christmas funk associated blues, but spring is most definitely in the air so it’s time to start turning one’s thoughts to summer fun… and road-going pleasure certainly doesn’t come much purer than a 3 Wheeler.

With its Supermarine Spitfire looks, up-rated mechanicals and recent attentions from the mothership (a.k.a. the Morgan factory), you can be sure that bidding on a tip-top example of this breathless breed.

Given all of the above, we think this example will sell for somewhere between £29,000 and £36,000. Once purchased, it’ll be time for the new owner don goggles (not entirely necessary due to the windscreen upgrade, but funky nonetheless), fire her up and get out into Blighty’s wonderful countryside for a burst of pure adrenaline.

Tally-ho.

Viewing is always encouraged. This particular car is located with us at The Market HQ near Abingdon; we are open weekdays between 9am-5pm, to arrange an appointment please use the Contact Seller button at the top of the listing. Feel free to ask any questions or make observations in the comments section below, or try our ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.