nick205
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| posted on 10/6/22 at 09:28 AM |
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Bloody Mary car from 1929
Following the recent insolvency/administration threads on Westfield I thought I'd post this up for anyone interested.
It's the "Bloody Mary special". Self built for hill climbs and the like by a couple of brothers in 1929. It's now in Beaulieu
National Motor Musem and quite fscinating to look over. Clearly no SVA/IVA to take into account for road worthiness (or a massive amount of driver
safety).
https://nationalmotormuseum.org.uk/vehicle-collection/bolster-
special-bloody-mary/
The reported build cost in 1929 was £25 (a Google check puts that at approx. £1,692 in today's money).
 
Bloody-Mary-Special
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 10/6/22 at 11:40 AM |
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Cool, looks like a soapbox racer with an exhaust
Rear fenders? Totally excessive safety there 
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Bluemoon
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| posted on 10/6/22 at 01:57 PM |
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Very nice - rather like that.
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 10/6/22 at 03:49 PM |
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imagine taking that to an SVA test 
looks nice tho
[Edited on 10/6/22 by theconrodkid]
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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indykid
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| posted on 10/6/22 at 06:27 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
Rear fenders? Totally excessive safety there
It's so you don't get your cravat caught up in the wheel!
It's only got one on the driver's side at least
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femster87
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| posted on 10/6/22 at 10:56 PM |
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Thanks for bringing that up, I forgot I always wanted to build one. Spent the evening modelling one
www.femsoncuts.co.uk
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nick205
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| posted on 11/6/22 at 07:10 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by indykid
quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
Rear fenders? Totally excessive safety there
It's so you don't get your cravat caught up in the wheel!
It's only got one on the driver's side at least
The rear fender (singular) is indeed driver's side only. The rest of the vehicle (when I've seen it up close) pays little heed to driver or
pedestrian safety.
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Dingz
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| posted on 13/6/22 at 10:34 PM |
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I’ve seen it several times and think it’s wonderful, so simple, wooden chassis, very light.
He was a well known motoring journalist as well as driver.
[Edited on 13/6/22 by Dingz]
Phoned the local ramblers club today, but the bloke who answered just
went on and on.
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nick205
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| posted on 14/6/22 at 01:46 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Dingz
I’ve seen it several times and think it’s wonderful, so simple, wooden chassis, very light.
He was a well known motoring journalist as well as driver.
[Edited on 13/6/22 by Dingz]
That's it, only what's absolutely required to make it go and no other faff (weight).
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