Like many classic cars, the Morgan Super 3 offers pure driving thrills. With their latest one of one creation, Morgan showcase just how personalized and unique a Morgan can get. Partnering with Orlebar Brown, a British fashion house specializing in men’s beach wear Morgan unveils their beach adventure-focused Super 3.
While on a technical level the Super 3 seems antiquated. With a 1.5-liter engine producing 118 horsepower and a 5-speed gearbox, there’s very little to shout about. But with a weight of only 635kg and the unique handling characteristics of the 3-wheel design, owning a Super 3 not only guarantees driving thrills. The Super 3 asserts a driver’s individualism and passion for motoring.
Working with a luxury fashion brand this 2022 sports car shows how unique a Morgan 3-wheeler is.
Morgan’s Latest Super 3 Joins Forces With Luxury Fashion Brand Orlebar Brown
The Morgan Motor Company symbolizes one thing, adventure. Their current lineup splits into two distinct models the Plus and Super. The Plus takes on the air of vintage British grand tourers and all the grandeur that the name Great Britain comes to mind. Morgan’s Plus lineup is the car for the individual who wants to play the part of an old-timey lord.
However, the Super series of Morgans sets its sights on a very different customer. The Super 3 comes with only 3 wheels, the Morgan 3-wheeler evokes the sort of bulldog spirit that a driver would need to pilot a Spitfire. Drivers often cosplay as these old pilots with caps and goggles nearly mandatory with the lack of windscreen and roof. Conjuring in them a serious nostalgia.
With this nostalgia and patriotism drivers tend to take their Morgans a little too seriously. Keen to make their rather silly car a little more fun, Morgan partnered with the swimwear brand Orlebar Brown. A British fashion house under the ownership of Chanel, Orlebar Brown primarily produces swimwear. According to the founder of Orlebar Brown, “Beautifully designed cars appear on every mood board as design inspiration for OB collections”. This partnership makes perfect sense.
The OB Super 3 Continues To Prove The Brilliance Of Morgan
Morgan’s recent projects expand the company’s scope to beyond carving up British back roads in the summer months. The Morgan Plus Four CX-T last year turned the company’s grand touring convertible into a proper off-roader. The Super 3 Orlebar Brown edition continues this reinvention of Morgan cars.
Presented in a pastel beige color this model aims to blend in with the yachts and boats of the coast. According to Jonathan Wells Chief Design Office for Morgan, “Super 3 is a statement of individuality, providing owners with a blank canvas to reflect their personality”. The Super 3 at its core seems incredibly simple, three wheels, open air, and a 1.5 liter 3-cylinder engine with an excellent soundtrack. Wells continues, “The OB Super 3, produced in partnership with the team at Orlebar Brown, perfectly captures the essence of what Super 3 is about”. Fun, with a hint of eccentricity this car embodies the Morgan design philosophy.
Matching the sand of the beach, the interior comes in a shade of khaki. The collaboration with Orlebar Brown’s most prominent features are the dashes of red that feature all over the vehicle. The gauges on the dashboard have a hint of red which match the exterior’s luggage racks. These use a red bungee cord to secure your cargo. A reminder of just how small the Morgan Super 3 actually is.
Bringing to mind the Meyers Manx beach buggy, the front fascia of the car has four circular rally-style headlights. Two of these have the Orlebar Brown name written on them on their covers. Once more this continues the red aesthetic. The OB Super 3 shares another feature with the Manx, a canopy. According to Morgan, “The removable canopy, with its body color frame”, uses a trim, “with the same Khaki Sand technical fabric as the interior of the car”. This canopy acts as the perfect cover for both those long drives and the beach trips this car best suits.
Why You Should Buy A Morgan Super 3
According to Morgan, “To launch the collaboration, adventure photographer and visual artist Karl Shakur has taken the OB x Morgan Super 3 on its first road trip”. Now, this vehicle is a one-of-one and not an available option package for Morgan’s customers. The OB Super 3 showcases the potential for creativity with your Morgan.
However, if a customer so desires the company can make them something similar. A brief look through the manufacturer’s configurator shows just how many options a customer can specify. Everything that one would expect from a hand-built car. So that’s paint as if you were using Photoshop, dashboard material, and accessories. Browsing the used market likely no Morgan will have the same specification as another. Morgan provides three main categories for inspiration, including contemporary, classic, and touring. Cars took on a new platform in 2020.
According to Classic, an aggregator of used car prices, the Morgan 3 Wheeler carries an average price of $43,360. Examples are for sale for as high as $70,000. By comparison to the other track focused hardcore cars such as the Porsche 911 GT3 RS, Morgan’s car offers an excellent value.
With the ability to make your Morgan your own, embrace the past, and indulge in driving purity the Morgane Super 3 for many gearheads is a dream. The car starts new at just above £40,000, which is roughly $50,000. At this price point, very few cars can compete with this model’s driving thrill.
