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Churchill Johnson · Joined: 11 Jan 2011 Posts: 359 Location: Rayleigh Essex

Anyone seen the new's of the rediscovery of about 8 Brough's in Bodmin Cornwall including the one with twin rear wheel's alone worth about £160k estimated, all are rough but what a find including a sport's car, no idea what it is.

Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22438 Location: UK

Nope not heard about that, any links to the story online?

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Penman · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4755 Location: Swindon, Wilts.

Hi
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3359441/Collection-rare-Brough-Superior-motorcycles-discovered-barn-gathering-dust-50-years.html

I can't see an ID for the car though.
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Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22438 Location: UK

Is the car a Brough Superior also? the strip down the centre of the front wing, matches that shown in other photos of cars I've seen.

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mikeC · Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2015 10:14 am Post subject:

Yes, the car is a Brough Superior, circa 1936; looks like an Atcherley drop-head coupe

peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7117 Location: Edinburgh

Austin 7 engine?

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D4B · Joined: 28 Dec 2010 Posts: 2083 Location: Hampshire UK

What a shame that they were all left to rot Sad

That twin rear wheel model must have been a handful through the twisties Confused

mikeC · Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2015 2:32 pm Post subject:

Yes, it's an Austin Seven engine; it was designed for use exclusively with a sidecar, so the twin rear wheels weren't a handling problem.

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peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7117 Location: Edinburgh

You couldn't drive a 4 wheeled car on a motorcycle licence.

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peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7117 Location: Edinburgh

Very true! I hadn't looked at it that way. I wonder how the authorities would have assessed it?

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ka · Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 600 Location: Orkney.

Rear wheels with centres less than a certain amount apart (from memory 6", but I stand to be corrected) are considered to be to be one wheel.
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Better three than four.

Mog · Joined: 30 Dec 2007 Posts: 661 Location: Sydney

That is correct, it is the distance they are apart. I did see a Morgan 3-wheeler that had two rear wheels. It was still classed as a 3-wheeler in the U.K. It was done for competing in trials . It had a ohv wc Blackbourne engine on the front . From memory it was called the Nylander. It was later converted back to 3- wheels , I think.