thumb|right|250px|The Streamline Car in an American Magazine
Streamline Cars Ltd was the company responsible for making the Burney car designed by Dennis Burney.
Sir Dennistoun Burney rose to fame as an airship designer, best known for his work at Howden on the R100 for Vickers.
Starting in 1927, thirteen cars were made at Maidenhead. Each was different, as they were intended as showcases for his patents rather than for serious production.
Engine and running gear
The cars incorporated such features as independent suspension, hydraulic brakes, a heater and all seating within the wheelbase. Ignition and other controls operated through flexible cables encased in copper tubing, which followed contemporary aircraft industry practice. The first car used an Alvis front-wheel-drive chassis effectively turned back-to-front but adapted so the new front wheels steered. Later cars used Beverley straight 8, Lycoming and Armstrong Siddeley engines.
Body
The streamlined bodywork is very long at just under . The spare wheel was carried inside one of the rear doors which must have put an enormous strain on the hinges and door pillar. The equivalent space in the opposite door was occupied either by a second spare wheel
Commercial
Each car was priced at around £1,500. A blue one was bought by the Prince of Wales late in 1930, Crossley Motors took out a licence to build the Streamline, producing a further 25 vehicles, of which two survive.
The Straight eight Beverley-Barnes engines in the earlier cars proved to be unreliable, and in the final three cars were replaced by US-built 6-cylinder Lycoming or UK-built Armstrong Siddeley units.