Cars
1929. Burney Streamline. The airship that never flew
The Burney car, designed by Sir Dennison Burney as an alternative to the iconic Rolls-Royce, was a revolutionary vehicle with a large size, overhanging rear engine, and a spare wheel housed inside the door frame.
The fact that one was bought by the Prince of Wales in a country where cars such as Rolls Royce and Bentley were produced might suggest that the Burney was a successful car.
An overhanging rear engine, huge cockpit, the spare wheel housed inside the door frame to limit air resistance, the Burney was presented as an alternative of the classic, renowned and iconic Rolls-Royce.
Its revolutionary line, its large size and comfort for as many as seven people, were not enough to make it a commercial reality. Burney himself, who sold the patent to Crossley Motors in 1934, had no major ambitions. He was more determined to promote his idea of a different car. Very different for that matter!
