Its superior power-to-weight ratio enabled H F S Morgan's humble, three-wheeled cyclecar to outperform many a larger engined four-wheeler, and its maker was not slow to capitalise on his creation's competition potential.

A Gold Medal in the 1911 London-Exeter-London Reliability Trial with Morgan himself driving was followed by victory in the inaugural cyclecar race at Brooklands the following year, Harry Martin taking the chequered flag three minutes ahead of the field.

Racetrack successes led directly to road-going spin-off in the form of the Grand Prix model, introduced for 1914.

The first Aero sports model, inspired by the Grand Prix, followed immediately after WWI.

Progressively developed, the ever-popular Aero remained a fixture of the Morgan range until 1932 when the original two-speed chain transmission began to be phased out in favour of a conventional three-speed gearbox.

Power units from various suppliers were used in the Aero over the years, and this example had a 1923 ...