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  • 1932 BSA Trike1932 BSA Trike

    1932 BSA TrikeBirmingham Small Arms (BSA) entered the light car market in the late 1920s with the introduction of the Beeza. The market at this time was dominated by the Morgan three-wheeler. They built a total of 6,650 cars between 1929 and 1936.

    BSA introduced innovations such as reverse gear, electric start, full weather protection, and front-wheel drive with the transmission in front of the engine.

    The car is built with a twin rail frame over which a wood body was mounted and then covered with leather.

    It has a gravity-fed carburetor feeding an air-cooled V-twin engine (1021cc and 9 horsepower). They kept the car under 800 pounds, allowing it to be taxed as a motorcycle rather than an automobile at that time.