Skeoch
The Skeoch (/ˈskeɪ/ SKAY) was a Scottish cyclecar manufactured in 1921 by Skeoch Utility Car Company in Dalbeattie, Kirkudbrightshire.[1][2] It was powered by a 348 cc single-cylinder Precision engine and was fitted with a two-speed Burman gearbox with chain for its final-drive.[3] At the Scottish Motor Show in 1921, the first Skeoch Utility Car was the cheapest on display and sold for £180 complete, or at a reduced cost of £165 without accessories.[1] Around 10 were manufactured before the factory "The Burnside Motor Works" was destroyed by fire[4] in December 1921.[1]
On Saturday 17 July 2021 a recreation of the car was revealed at Colliston Park, Dalbeattie.[5] The fully operative replica had been constructed by members of Dalbeattie Men's Shed charity[6] and built from the original plans which had been offered from Fiona Sinclair, granddaughter of James Baird Skeoch who died in 1954.[1] As few of these cars were made this is now the only known physical example of the Skeoch cyclecar.
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
David Burgess Wise, The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles.
Skeoch Utility Car binder located in Dalbeattie Museum Trust at Southwick Road, Dalbeattie, Scotland, DG5 4BS
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Nichola Rutherford (27 February 2018). "Drive to rebuild 'forgotten' early car". BBC News. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ "Where the ghosts roll on wheels Once, Scotland had many car factories. Now it has Motoring Memories, writes Ross Finlay, tracking the traces". HeraldScotland. 6 September 1996. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ "Dalbeattie Museum - The Skeoch Car made in Dalbeattie". www.dalbeattiemuseum.co.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ Pennycook, Derek (30 July 2022). "A Mural To Commemorate James B Skeoch's Utility Cycle Car Has Been Commissioned In Dalbeattie". DGWGO. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ Gillespie, Stuart (21 July 2021). "Dalbeattie Men's Shed unveil replica vehicle". Daily Record. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ Norris, Stephen (15 July 2021). "Men's Shed's vintage car replica ready for first outing". Daily Record. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
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