Latest News
July 2011
For Sale - Unique Mechanical Horse:
Fancy a Mechanical Horse? Short of space? John Wakefield kindly provided
the following link to a vehicle which might be of interest. Built by renowned vehicle builder
Sandy Fraser on a Reliant Robin chassis, this interesting vehicle is now for sale
and can be seen here - Flickr Webpage
Unfortunately the vehicle has been out of use and in storage for some
time and does require restoring to it's former glory, but John also sent a photo
of his own showing the vehicle in it's current condition which can be
seen here
December 2010
Pictures on Flickr:
Mechanical Horse enthusiast and former club member, Matthew Hodder, sent a link to the
following site which has lots of photos of Mechanical Horses, Scarabs and Townsmen. Have
a look and enjoy! Scammell Mechanical Horses on Flickr
September 2010
Youtube:
The following short video clips of Mechanical Horses and a Scarab undergoing restoration
can be seen on Youtube. Simply click on the links and a new window will open.
:
3 ton
Mechanical Horse
3 ton
Mechanical Horse (wide cab)
First startup
of the Scarab engine
Second startup of the
Scarab engine
June 2010
Website:
The Shows and Events page now includes a report by Graham Parks and Helen Kemp following their
recent visit to the Bentley Miniature Railway in one of three Scarabs attending a special event.
March 2010
Website:
A new 'Photo of the Month' page has been added to the website - this will feature a selection of
both archive and contemporary photos and will be updated on a monthly basis.
October 2009
AGM:
The date for the 2010 AGM has been confirmed - please see the 'Shows and Events' page
for further details.
September 2009 The website has recently received an
interesting email from Ken Johnson who is a 3 wheeler enthusiast living in Ontario,Canada.
Ken's main interest is restoring Piaggio and Vespa vehicles (and very nice they are too!), however he has
also built an excellent website which includes a huge gallery of photos of all kinds of 3 wheeled
vehicles from around the world and this can be
seen here . Two areas of particular interest are the
section on the Piaggio Pentaro (articulated version) and some images of Australian variants of the Scammell
Mechanical Horse,
an example of which can be seen in this photo .
Dartford Scarab Project: All progress reports are now
included on the page dedicated to this fascinating vehicle - this can be accessed via a link
on the 'Projects' page.
Website: The website has undergone an overhaul recently, we're still in the process of improving
it and hope to add some new features soon including a photo gallery.