BSA Model History

United Kingdom · founded 1907

British arms-to-motorcycles conglomerate that built cars in three eras (1907–1940) — pioneers of front-wheel drive in the Scout sports car.

Models

Early Tourer (1907–1915)

BSA's first car range — large four-cylinder Edwardian tourers, later transferred to Coventry after BSA acquired Daimler in 1910.

Touring car · 1907–1915
Ten (1921–1926)

BSA's interwar revival — a popular V-twin light car followed by four- and six-cylinder models, before the name was temporarily dropped.

Light car · 1921–1926
Three-Wheeler

A pioneering front-wheel-drive three-wheeler — innovative, practical, and the engineering ancestor of the Scout.

Cyclecar / three-wheeler · 1929–1936
Ten Saloon

A conventional rear-wheel-drive small saloon sold alongside BSA's front-drive models, aimed at family buyers.

Saloon · 1932–1936
Scout

BSA's landmark front-wheel-drive open sports car — praised for its grip, economy, and progressive engineering when it launched at £149.

Sports car · 1935–1939

Other makes