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New Year and new motor 
Still not a fire snorting beastie, but then you did'nt expect it to be I guess. This time I have a BAYLISS-THOMAS
of 1925 vintage. An 4/5 seat open tourer, wooden floorboards, crash gearbox, you know the sort of thing
Have to look after this one as its one of only 5 left, (and no, they made more than 6 to start with)Its has got an OHV engine so expect me to leave for the shows a little later than previously!
Still not a fire snorting beastie, but then you did'nt expect it to be I guess. This time I have a BAYLISS-THOMAS
of 1925 vintage. An 4/5 seat open tourer, wooden floorboards, crash gearbox, you know the sort of thing
Have to look after this one as its one of only 5 left, (and no, they made more than 6 to start with
)Its has got an OHV engine so expect me to leave for the shows a little later than previously! 
In case you were wondering if he made it all up:
'The company was established as a cycle manufacturer in 1874, making the Excelsior bicycle. They started making motorcycles in 1896 and started to make a three wheeler in 1919. The first four wheeled car, also called the Excelsior, was made in 1921 and the business was then transferred to Birmingham. The Hillfields factory then became the home of Francis-Barnett motorcycles.'
'The company was established as a cycle manufacturer in 1874, making the Excelsior bicycle. They started making motorcycles in 1896 and started to make a three wheeler in 1919. The first four wheeled car, also called the Excelsior, was made in 1921 and the business was then transferred to Birmingham. The Hillfields factory then became the home of Francis-Barnett motorcycles.'
Well sourced John, I detect a hint of enthusiasm for vintage gear? To be a pendantic old misery tho the 4 wheelers were named as Bayliss-Thomas and not Excelsior. Reason being that an Excelsior car was being manufactured in Belgium at the time, thus the Excelsior Company had to name their product with an alternative name. I shall attempt to post a pic when I have collected the old beastie next Wednesday. 
I was also surprised that it only had rear brakes too, but then thought at least its less to go wrong :big grin:
I did test drive an Auastin 7, sadly a little to small for me to fit in properly, and agree the brakes are almost non existant, altho my 12/4 is'nt much better.
I'm fairly hopeless when it comes to mechanical DIY, but I am learning. I think that a good deal of components can be sourced from the Morris cars (bullnose/flatnose) and the engine is Meadows 4 cylinder, which I understand was used by a number of car manufacturers at the time. I will have to see how things pan out.
The previous owner of the Bayliss is also selling a rolling chassis of the same model, alas, I cannot afford to buy.
Can't wait to have a drive
I did test drive an Auastin 7, sadly a little to small for me to fit in properly, and agree the brakes are almost non existant, altho my 12/4 is'nt much better.
I'm fairly hopeless when it comes to mechanical DIY, but I am learning. I think that a good deal of components can be sourced from the Morris cars (bullnose/flatnose) and the engine is Meadows 4 cylinder, which I understand was used by a number of car manufacturers at the time. I will have to see how things pan out.
The previous owner of the Bayliss is also selling a rolling chassis of the same model, alas, I cannot afford to buy.
Can't wait to have a drive
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