Buckland B3

[slomax]

It looks like the Buckland B3 is making it back into production under it's new owners- penguin speedshop.

Looks good, can't wait to see one in the flesh. Sounds good too. I just hope it actually comes to fruition. I hope it's at stoneliegh, the website says the demonstrator will be good for march this year with a launch of early-mid 2011.

http://penguinspeedshop.com/buckland/

[Sam_68]

Good - I always liked the Buckland!

Lets hope it comes off!

[Yazza54]

Another three wheeler to feed your fetish! Pervert!

[slomax]

Yazza54 said:

Another three wheeler to feed your fetish! Pervert!

[penguinspeedshop]

Production has started today march 1st of the new buckland B3 so the first 12 will be available in kit form from the end of April 2011

[fuoriserie]

penguinspeedshop said:

Production has started today march 1st of the new buckland B3 so the first 12 will be available in kit form from the end of April 2011

Very good news...

[slomax]

will it be at Stoneliegh in May?

Excellent news- hope you do well- its a lovely little car!

[thescamper]

penguinspeedshop said:

Production has started today march 1st of the new buckland B3 so the first 12 will be available in kit form from the end of April 2011

Have looked at the website and can't find the prices do you want to give me a clue.

[penguinspeedshop]

We have not finalised prices yet but we expect you to be on the road for around £13k . We have the first bodies in today and the chassis are now ready waiting on the bevel boxes from the machine shop and we will be able to build the demonstrator

[slomax]

excellent news- respectable price too.

Keep us posted!

[S47]

Buckland B3 - best 3 wheeler ever, hope the new owners do Dick Bucklands Car justice other wise it'll degenerate into a 2CV 3 wheeler competitor. which would be sad

[slomax]

WELL WHAT ARE THE CHANCES?!

saw the very Buckland i posted originally OTR today as we were in the Lomax just outside my hometown of Knutsford! the amount of arm waving was great. looked fantastic!

[Yazza54]

slomax said:

WELL WHAT ARE THE CHANCES?!

saw the very Buckland i posted originally OTR today as we were in the Lomax just outside my hometown of Knutsford! the amount of arm waving was great. looked fantastic!

Did you cum?

[slomax]

Yazza54 said:

Did you cum?

Im not ashamed to say I did! I think I might have crashed with excitement if i were driving!

[penguinspeedshop]

If we don't build it well dick and v will kill us
Dick is in the loop and we expect a visit soon for him to check progress
There are changes but things have moved on a lot
We have updated the suspension and revised the nose
The chassis are now made and the bodies moulded just working on the new bevel box and updated brakes

[kennyrayandersen]

I know it is old thread but i think is better to keep stuff consolidated. I just sent the last of my money to Penguin for a giant bucket of B3 parts. As I am stateside I probably got more stuff than you locals would have, But it is what it is. I hopto get a blog going and I shoul take delivery some time in Aug. I work out of town A LOT of it will likely come in fits and starts but I hope to get there eventually!

So far John and his crew have been a pleasure to work with!

[KMF]

crakin little cars. i saw the first one on display at stoneleigh many years ago as it was first shown

[kennyrayandersen]

car ships thursday. The importers agreed it's just parts, not a car, so one hurdle leaped! I opted for a 1.6 liter Kent crossflow, because that's what I could source stateside. I hear it should just fit. I have twin carbs on it now, but don't know how that will git, so I have the single carb on order as well -- lot's of things to sort out!

[Bumbly1]

Kenny, any update on your Buckland build?

Tom

[kennyrayandersen]

Bumbly1 said:

Kenny, any update on your Buckland build?

Tom

sorry, hadn't logged in in ages. the going has been a bit slow. first when I took delivery I was actually working in korea. when I did get back I was working a steady work diet of 60 hours a week! recently that has been reduced to 44 so I'm hoping to get more time to work on it's I recently got the wheels underneath jt so there has been a little progress anyway!
cheers, Kenny