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[[File:Skeoch Scottish Cyclecar replica by Dalbeattie Men's Shed in Dalbeattie 18th July 2021.jpg|thumb|Skeoch Scottish Cyclecar replica constructed by Dalbeattie Men's Shed at the reveal weekend in Dalbeattie 18 July 2021]] [[File:Skeoch Scottish Cyclecar Memorial Wall Art at Factory Site in Dalbeattie 28th July 2022.jpg|thumb|Skeoch Scottish Cyclecar memorial wall art at factory site in Dalbeattie]]

The '''Skeoch''' was a Scottish [[cyclecar]] manufactured in 1921 by Skeoch Utility Car Company in [[Dalbeattie]], Kirkudbrightshire.<ref name="bbc_skeoch">{{cite web |last1=Nichola Rutherford |title=Drive to rebuild 'forgotten' early car |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-43168686 |website=BBC News |access-date=24 November 2022 |date=27 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Where the ghosts roll on wheels Once, Scotland had many car factories. Now it has Motoring Memories, writes Ross Finlay, tracking the traces |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12034103.where-the-ghosts-roll-on-wheels-once-scotland-had-many-car-factories-now-it-has-motoring-memories-writes-ross-finlay-tracking-the-traces/ |website=HeraldScotland |access-date=24 November 2022 |language=en |date=6 September 1996}}</ref>  It was powered by a 348 cc single-cylinder [[Beardmore Precision Motorcycles|Precision]] engine and was fitted with a two-speed [[Burman and Sons Ltd|Burman]] gearbox with chain for its final-drive.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dalbeattie Museum - The Skeoch Car made in Dalbeattie |url=http://www.dalbeattiemuseum.co.uk/stories/the-skeoch-car-made-in-dalbeattie/ |website=www.dalbeattiemuseum.co.uk |access-date=24 November 2022}}</ref> 
At the Scottish Motor Show in 1921, the first Skeoch Utility Car was the cheapest on display and sold for £180 complete, or at a reduced cost of £165 without accessories.<ref name="bbc_skeoch"/> Around 10 were manufactured before the factory "The Burnside Motor Works" was destroyed by fire<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pennycook |first1=Derek |title=A Mural To Commemorate James B Skeoch's Utility Cycle Car Has Been Commissioned In Dalbeattie |url=https://www.dgwgo.com/community-focus/mural-commemorate-james-b-skeochs-utility-cycle-car-commissioned-dalbeattie/ |website=DGWGO |access-date=24 November 2022 |date=30 July 2022}}</ref> in December 1921.<ref name="bbc_skeoch"/>

On Saturday 17 July 2021 a recreation of the car was revealed at Colliston Park, Dalbeattie.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gillespie |first1=Stuart |title=Dalbeattie Men's Shed unveil replica vehicle |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/crowds-turn-out-public-debut-24584458 |website=Daily Record |access-date=24 November 2022 |language=en |date=21 July 2021}}</ref> The fully operative replica had been constructed by members of Dalbeattie Men's Shed charity<ref>{{cite web |last1=Norris |first1=Stephen |title=Men's Shed's vintage car replica ready for first outing |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/dalbeattie-mens-sheds-vintage-car-24533478 |website=Daily Record |access-date=24 November 2022 |language=en |date=15 July 2021}}</ref> and built from the original plans which had been offered from Fiona Sinclair, granddaughter of James Baird Skeoch who died in 1954.<ref name="bbc_skeoch"/> As few of these cars were made this is now the only known physical example of the Skeoch cyclecar.

==See also==
* [[List of car manufacturers of the United Kingdom]]

==Further reading==
[[David Burgess Wise]], ''The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles''.

Skeoch Utility Car binder located in Dalbeattie Museum Trust at Southwick Road, Dalbeattie, Scotland, DG5 4BS
==References== 
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[[Category:Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of Scotland]]
[[Category:Cyclecars]]
[[Category:Goods manufactured in Scotland]]
[[Category:Vehicles introduced in 1921]]
[[Category:1921 establishments in Scotland]]
[[Category:History of Dumfries and Galloway]]
[[Category:Companies based in Dumfries and Galloway]]
[[Category:Car manufacturers of the United Kingdom]]

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