LOT 419 ◊◊◊

A Stanley-BRM "Supersports" 1970 Can-Am series electric child's car designed and developed by Aubrey Woods, produced in 1978,

Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500

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Lot 419^◊◊◊

A Stanley-BRM "Supersports" 1970 Can-Am series electric child's car designed and developed by Aubrey Woods, produced in 1978,

The Beaulieu Sale: Collectors' Motor Cars & Motorcycles and Automobilia|7 September 2019, 11:00 BST|Beaulieu, National Motor Museum

A Stanley-BRM "Supersports" 1970 Can-Am series electric child's car designed and developed by Aubrey Woods, produced in 1978,

ex Toy Shop new/old stock, steel chassis with moulded fibreglass coachwork, finished in two tone blue with silver painted engine blocks and 'lights', chromed roll bar, Stanley-BRM enamel badge to nose, Lucas-Marine electric motor powered by 2 x 6 Volt batteries (not included), 170cm long overall, (lacking rear spoiler), sold with owner's handbook and sales brochure for Stanley-BRM Type 167.
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Footnotes

750 of these cars were made in 1978 by Stanley BRM, 500 of which were sent to Saudi Arabia at £285 each, but for which BRM never received any payment. 12 were sold to Thorpe Park, others were sold through Harrods at £490 each, approximately 100 were remaindered unsold stock.

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