The Puckridge is a

cyclecar A cyclecar was a type of small, lightweight and inexpensive motorized car manufactured in Europe and the United States between 1910 and the early 1920s. The purpose of cyclecars was to fill a gap in the market between the motorcycle and the c ...

built in 1904 in

Port Lincoln, South Australia Port Lincoln is a city on the Lower Eyre Peninsula in the Australian state of South Australia. Known as Galinyala by the traditional owners, the Barngarla people, it is situated on the shore of Boston Bay, which opens eastward into Spencer G ...

by bicycle maker F. B. Puckridge. Puckridge used as the basis for his vehicle a

three-wheeler A three-wheeler is a vehicle with three wheels. Some are motorized tricycles, which may be legally classed as motorcycles, while others are tricycles without a motor, some of which are human-powered vehicles and animal-powered vehicles. Ove ...

owned by his neighbour, a Dr. Kinmont. Kinmont had been injured when the three-wheeler toppled over on a bend and wanted a more stable vehicle. Puckridge took the three-wheeler apart and built a four-wheel vehicle, using the original 2.75 hp single-cylinder De Dion engine. He added a two-speed belt-drive transmission,

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steering,

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, and fan cooling. An unusual feature was the starter system, which involved pulling a chain through a hole in the

floorboard Wood flooring is any product manufactured from timber that is designed for use as flooring, either structural or aesthetic. Wood is a common choice as a flooring material and can come in various styles, colors, cuts, and species. Bamboo flooring ...

s to rotate the engine.Davis, Pedr & Tony, ''Aussie Cars'', Marque Publishing, Sydney, Australia, 1987,

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