1930 BSA Trike

Birmingham Small Arms munitions and gun factory (BSA) began producing cars in 1907, prior to their production of motorbikes. In 1910, the company was taken over by Daimler.

In 1929, BSA Cycles Ltd. launched a front-wheel drive three-wheeler powered by a 1-liter Hotchkiss vee twin engine. This new vehicle, introduced at the Motor Cycle Show, was in direct competition with Morgan. Initially, it was less powerful, but a four-cylinder 1,075cc engine was soon introduced in 1933. The vehicles were front-wheel drive, a feature that had been previously introduced on the Alvis.

BSA built the Three Wheeler from 1930 through 1935, with 6,650 produced during that time.

By Daniel Vaughan | May 2016