Topic: Solved: PN #363 -- Stanton Special

[pnegyesi]

Please identify this car for a point. Donor, year when it was built and the name are required for a point

[Otto Puzzell]

The driver looks very determined - cool pic!

[pnegyesi]

Experts?

[Craig Gillingham]

Is this based on a 1000cc BSA?

[pnegyesi]

Yes

[pnegyesi]

Professionals? The groundwork has already been laid

[Allan L]

The car that springs to mind is "Dorcas" made by the Glegg brothers.
That used a FWD BSA chassis with a 981cc JAP engine and in its final form it had four-wheel-drive.
The body looks rather different however as we are used to seeing this photo:

[pnegyesi]

It is not a Dorcas

[Wendax]

I was looking for information about the Dorcas when I found the solution to this puzzle on the same website. It is the Stanton BSA Special, based on a 1930 BSA three-wheeler which was converted to four wheels by the Stanton brothers in the 1940s. It is powered by a two-cylinder 1080 cc V twin.

[pnegyesi]

Yes, the Stanton Special from New Zealand