Cold, windy day today at the season finale VSCCA event at Lime Rock today.
We left the Z in the barn and took Colin's SVT Focus so we could have some heat on the trip.
Some photos below, you no it's cold when they have blankets on the radiators.

WELL! That's a thrilling set of pics!

I found great interest in the 'Morgan'. It's far far far from stock, and therefore very interesting.

"Moggies" were first 3-wheel cyclecars, introduced back in the very late 1920s, when trikes were very popular. This one has been converted to 4 wheels, which was an option beginning about 1932. Very few 4-wheeler cycle engined cars were made, and each one was (like every other Mog), hand built. The 3-wheelers were made up until WWII, but not continued after that unpleasant event. In the early 50s Morgan introduced the Morgan-4 or 4+4, which were 4 wheel two-seater sportscars with 4-cylinder watercooled enclosed engines. The frames of each model remained wooden throughout the entire production.

The 3-wheel Mogs ran either J.A.P. or Matchless motorcycle engines, and either could be water cooled or air cooled. If they were aircooled, the radiator was deleted. This one has blocked off the radiator outlets (saves water weight) but appears to be running an early side-valve air-cooled Harley Davidson engine. Both the J.A.P. and Matchless engines wore their names or initials proudly emblazoned on both rocker covers in red, and their pushrods ran parallel to each other.

The early JAP/Matchless engines could push about 45bhp back in the day. With this HD application and today's technology, this guy probably has well over 80 ponies available, and speeds far above 100mph are almost assured.

None of the fenders for this car are stock. They've been fabricated, as have the exhaust. The rollbar became necessary (by racing regs) any time a Moggie converted to 4 wheels and became a 'car'. The 3-wheelers are classified as cyclecars and raced under motorcycle rules, but were free to compete with the heavier 4-wheel sportscars of their day.

Most Mogs had an external shift lever on the side of the cockpit. Most conversions today offer an electric reverse motor, since the bike transmissions didn't offer such a thing.

The old Mogs offered such a staggering variety of options over the 20 years of changing models, that it's not possible to guess if the wheels or windscreen are stock to any particular model. This one is a single-seater (very early), but most had side-by-side two seater bench seats.

This single photo just made my day ~ thank you! I was a real fan of these little bugs back in the 50s and 60s.

Frank

PS ~ I believe the 'blanket car' is a 1930s Alvis Twenty Special with aerodynamic cycle fenders. The car and frame were aluminum (AL) and very strong (VIS). Many models were front-wheel drive and the 1.5L straight six engines were supercharged. Very competitive in its own day. You've certainly got a great eye for great cars.

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1970 240Z

Frank did a lot better than I did.
I only recognized the Corvette and the Black Labrador..............
~Rick~

Hey Frank, glad you enjoyed the Morgan, a couple more for you.
You have a great a memory for all this.
The last photo was a car designed by a local boy, a Hotchkiss, built in France and designed by Benjamin Berkeley Hotchkiss who was born in Watertown, Connecticut in 1826 and lived just a few miles from Lime Rock.