Stimson Safari Six
Overview
Production1972–73
DesignerBarry Stimson
Body and chassis
LayoutFront-engine, front-wheel drive

The Stimson Safari Six is a Mini-based six-wheeled pickup motor vehicle designed by Barry Stimson. It was introduced into the UK market in 1972, when it was offered for sale by Design Developments at £800 (equivalent to £11,200 in 2021[lower-alpha 1]). That price included a hood covering the entire vehicle from the rear to the windscreen, with a zip-up sidescreen that served as the driver's door. The car was also available in kit form from £270, depending on its level of completion.[1]

The Safari Six was in production for about a year before Design Developments went into receivership in 1974, having by then produced about 20 cars.[2]

Construction

The vehicle's glassfibre body is mounted on a steel tubular-frame chassis. It has a fold-down rear bench seat and a lockable underfloor boot.[3]

Engine and transmission

The front-wheel drive Safari Six is powered by an 848 cc (51.7 cu in) Austin Mini engine and gearbox mounted on a Mini sub frame.[1]

Later developments

The rights to the Safari Six were acquired by Automotive Services, who planned to convert the vehicle to use a Ford Fiesta or Peugeot engine and relaunch it as the Shikara, but that never materialised.[2]

References

Notes

  1. ↑ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017), "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)", MeasuringWorth, retrieved 11 June 2022

Citations

  1. 1 2 Booij (2009), p. 108
  2. 1 2 Booij (2009), p. 109
  3. ↑ Booij (2009), pp. 108–109

Bibliography

  • Booij, Jeroen (2009), Maximum Mini: The Definitive Book of Cars Based on the Original Mini (ebook ed.), Veloce Publishing, ISBN 978-1-84584-154-6
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