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What's this, for a point?
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Re: Barrett's #22
« Reply #1 on: June 29, 2010, 07:11:23 AM »
moving up.....

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Re: Barrett's #22
« Reply #2 on: June 29, 2010, 08:48:44 AM »
Stutz?

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Re: Barrett's #22
« Reply #3 on: June 29, 2010, 09:11:38 AM »
Nope!

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Re: Barrett's #22
« Reply #4 on: June 29, 2010, 11:06:08 AM »
But US?

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Re: Barrett's #22
« Reply #5 on: June 29, 2010, 11:08:54 AM »
Not from the US

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Re: Barrett's #22
« Reply #6 on: June 30, 2010, 04:51:08 AM »
British?

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Re: Barrett's #22
« Reply #7 on: June 30, 2010, 08:11:05 AM »
partly.....

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Re: Barrett's #22
« Reply #8 on: June 30, 2010, 12:27:50 PM »
Looks a bit Fiore-ish?
Alvis proposal?
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Re: Barrett's #22
« Reply #9 on: June 30, 2010, 03:02:29 PM »
Getting slightly closer... not an Alvis, but a proposal for a British marque

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Re: Barrett's #22
« Reply #10 on: June 30, 2010, 04:10:56 PM »
Wolseley??

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Re: Barrett's #22
« Reply #11 on: July 01, 2010, 02:43:05 AM »
Not a Wolseley...

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Re: Barrett's #22
« Reply #12 on: July 01, 2010, 08:09:46 AM »
Armstrong-Siddeley?
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Re: Barrett's #22
« Reply #13 on: July 01, 2010, 01:41:34 PM »
Bingo!
Locked for you to find the designer.....

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Re: Barrett's #22
« Reply #14 on: July 02, 2010, 09:32:31 AM »
Michelotti?
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Re: Barrett's #22
« Reply #15 on: July 02, 2010, 11:42:30 AM »
Indeed it is! Congratulations. here is another sketch of the same car

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Re: Barrett's #22 Solved - Armstrong-Siddeley proposal by Michelotti
« Reply #16 on: July 02, 2010, 12:22:34 PM »
Very similar but not quite the same: compare the front wings on the front corners, the rear corner treatment and the waistline!
Must date from the late 1950s as Armstrong-Siddeley made their last car in 1960.
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Re: Barrett's #22 Solved - Armstrong-Siddeley proposal by Michelotti
« Reply #17 on: July 02, 2010, 12:45:56 PM »
You're right, there are a few differences. The designs look quite modern really, I guess they are from 58 or 59, maybe even 1960. No other info unfortunately. Here's the original image

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Re: Barrett's #22 Solved - Armstrong-Siddeley proposal by Michelotti
« Reply #18 on: July 02, 2010, 07:32:29 PM »
Looks like it had a name on the front flanks.
Sapphire perhaps?
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Re: Barrett's #22 Solved - Armstrong-Siddeley proposal by Michelotti
« Reply #19 on: July 02, 2010, 10:59:27 PM »
I assume so.... hadn't actually noticed that before!  ::)