Mystery spot - Beeston car?

[benjj]

Not too often that I'm stumped, but...

I saw this on my drive to work today (on a Dutch plate).



The sign on the back said 'Beeston' or similar in script. It sounded like a 4 Pot and had modernish alloy wheels on though they were very (very) narrow.

Anyone got any ideas? Kit car?

I looked online but couldn't find anything under 'Beeston' other than a 1914 car called Beeston by Humberette...

Ben

[slomax]

That, sir, would be a Burton Kit car.

They are from the Netherlands, and a very nice bit of kit manufacturing. Based on a 2CV utilising chassis, sus, drivetrain etc etc. Not many around in the UK. There were some on a CSC run i attended last year. Check out my thread here, about half way down there is a picture of a green one.

Other than that check out the website:-

http://www.burtoncar.com/burton-uk-home.asp


HTH
Slomax

Edited by slomax on Thursday 7th July 11:48

[benjj]

Terrific, thanks, that was really p1ssing me off!

It was indeed the green one with the split screen...

Didn't realise it was based on a two horses. It must have had a different engine as it didn't sound like one.

It was so narrow across the cabin, the two of them were really crammed in there.

[slomax]

If it had the standard citroen exhaust system they are very quiet and do almost sound like a 4pot. I think that used to be/is the Burton publicity/demo car, so i would think it is a standard 2cyl boxer engine. A citroen GS 4 cylinder could be fitted, but due to the sizes and extra weight, the body/chassis would need to be relatively heavily modified, and the extra oomph is not worth the modifications. The most likely engine conversion would be a BMW R80/100 engine, but again its a 2cyl, major modifications would have been undertaken, and cooling in a close nose car would be an issue. Due to the weight and styling of the car, the 29bhp of the 2cyl engine is ample enough to keep up with most modern traffic.

A good spot though none the less!

Slomax

[benjj]

Ah, ok, got you.

The road from my house down to Skipton is quite twisty and they were making good progress, seemed to be enjoying stretching its legs. Looked good in the corners too.

That said I'd be pretty wary about driving a kit car made by Dutchmen.