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Triking Sports Cars offering needs looking at too as it has been in operation for over forty years, is the smallest motor manufacturer with its own VIN numbers and has all the angles ironed out, not that it had many in the first place as it was a clean sheet design by a long term vintage Morgan owner / competitor Tony Divey.

Whilst working his trade as an industrial illustrator and designer working with Colin Chapman at Lotus Divey drew up his plans for a modern Morgan replacement for his aging daily transport. He was known to regularly visit customers in the automotive world in Europe in his vintage Morgan. These old Morgans were all of an age by the late seventies remember and a testimony to the original design that the endured so long.

That the design was right first time can be attested to by the instant demand for what had been a one off to suit Divey's purposes. Both Chapman and Mario Andretti took a turn at wheel of the new trike whilst at Hethel, home of the Lotus factory. Andretti was gone so long Tony thought he must have ditched it, eventually returning with a grin a mile wide and congratulating Divey on the results.

Now offering Type 3 and the latest larger Type 4 with spares for the earlier cars mostly still available the Triking is great value and has the advantage that it can be built at home by those of average ability. Recent builder have included the usual array of mechanical whizzes from all walks of life and the odd Scientist, several Doctors, medical and others, Sign writers and Postmen to name but a few.

When you consider that a fully built on the road example can cost around £21 to £25k and kits start at £8k then it definitely needs considering. Residual values are good too and there have been no known needs for upgrades within the warranty period. Read more