Morgan Motor, the eccentric British automaker with one foot firmly planted in the last century, they will reprise the first auto ever built and we have this to say: Oh hell yes. Sign us up.

Automakers have by no means fallen short of crazy suggestions, and Threewheeler Morgan (yes, one word) is somewhere near the top of the list. The vehicle was odd when it first appeared in 1909 and is still today. But it is at heart a basic machine, which, for no much better or worse, the places between you and the driving expertise.

Manuscripts were wickedly quick time, winning the French Grand Prix in 1913 and lapped Brooklands at over 100 mph. Threewheelers set numerous speed records of long distance in the 1930?s. The contemporary version, identified as three-Wheeler, ought to be at least as quick.

Power comes from an S & S, V-Twin hanging from the front. It’s great for 115 horsepower and drives the rear wheel via a box of five-speed Mazda and a rubber strap-V. Morgan did not say what the car will weigh, but when they teased us with representations of the objective last year was less than 500 kilos. The tubular steel chassis wrapped in aluminum body. Morgan promises of 3-Wheeler is “a driver’s auto with the characteristics that make full sporting aspect justice.”

The vehicle takes its official opening next week at the Geneva Motor Show. list price is 25,000 pounds, or about $ 40,000. Yes, we know. Loco.

Nonetheless, go ahead and laugh. To stare. They scoff even. But you know you want to drive. If not, well, well. We will take their location in line.