BSA Scout Series 1.
I bought these photos a little while back, and for a change not only do they come with notes on the back of them, but also a letter received from a BSA FWD club member confirming the cars' identities. First up, the front wheel drive BSA Scout Series 1, registration BWM 932 which is believed to feature in both views. The horizontal bonnet slats are the S1 giveaway. Chances are, this is a 9hp Scout, fitted with the 1075cc engine.
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This model came as standard in either black, or else duo-tone black and white. The Series 1 was produced from April 1935 until the introduction of the Series 2 in late 1935. According to the registrations database, the BWM series was first used in December 1935, and the owners' club suggest that this car was registered in June 1936. Written on the rear of each photo is a note, advising that the BSA belonged to "Uncle Wilf Bland".
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Visible in the second photo is a road sign for "Gibraltar", as is the 3-rifle motif for BSA (Birmingham Small Arms) on the n/s/r mudguard. Both photos were printed on Velox paper.
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BSA Scout Series 4.
Next, another of "Uncle Wilf's" cars, this time a 10hp Series 4 BSA De Luxe Scout, again registered with a Southport number (CFY 647), late in 1936. Note the different style of bonnet louvres on this later car. Wilf has also fitted some extra lamps, and a kidney-shredding radiator mascot, possibly of an aircraft. Just visible in the original photo are wire mesh stoneguards fitted to the headlamps, another sign that this was a De Luxe model.
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