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Dorcas Special (1934)
« on: December 04, 2023, 10:26:03 AM »
Please, identify this car and when
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Re: BD1071
« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2023, 05:38:07 AM »
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Re: BD1071
« Reply #2 on: December 18, 2023, 07:25:43 AM »
Front wheel drive, vee-twin.
Is it DKW based?
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Re: BD1071
« Reply #3 on: December 18, 2023, 08:51:58 AM »
no connection with DKW
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Re: BD1071
« Reply #4 on: December 19, 2023, 10:19:14 AM »
Britsh hillclimb special
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Re: BD1071
« Reply #5 on: December 19, 2023, 10:59:08 AM »
Yes
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Re: BD1071
« Reply #6 on: February 05, 2024, 04:09:09 AM »
I would guess this is Dorcas II. The only photograph I have is without bodywork but there (probably) weren't that many fwd Shelsley specials and the engine and steering wheel look the same. As for the date - just found it 1934!
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Re: BD1071
« Reply #7 on: February 05, 2024, 04:20:11 AM »
Another source gives the date 1933.
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Re: BD1071
« Reply #8 on: February 05, 2024, 08:03:53 AM »
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Re: Dorcas Special (1934)
« Reply #9 on: February 05, 2024, 08:55:13 AM »
Thank you Bertrand. Fun to drive but not for the faint hearted. Here are two pics of its earlier and later incarnations. The cartoon was drawn by the driver's brother and co-designer Donal Gregg.
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