Topic: Barrett's #25 - Solved - Barrett Midget invalid carriage

[barrett]

Name the car, win a point!

[barrett]

Moving up! It shouldn't be too hard to work out why this car is 'close to my heart', as it were...... Any experts willing to step up to the challenge??

[gilescooperuk]

AC Invacar

[barrett]

Not that....

[DeAutogids]

It's an Invacar as far as I can see. Model 57. Maybe you have it as a Thundersley?

[Tom_I]

It's not an AC Invacar - there was a substantial clue in Reply #1.

This is "close to Barrett's heart" because it's a Barrett Midget invalid carriage from 1963. This one appears to live in the Science Museum in London.

[barrett]

Congratulations! It is of course a Barrett Midget.
This was snapped by a friend of mine at the Coventry Transport Museum, although i'm not sure if it's just on loan or they have purchased it from the Science Museum

[DeAutogids]

Not sure what constitues the of course. Probably the colour makes it obvious it's not the AC/Thundersley?

[Tom_I]

The front is significantly different from the AC. The Invacar 57 has an opening hatch, and a separate front valance panel that extends further down over the front wheel. The front of the Barrett is all in one piece.

And there's the colour as well. 

[DeAutogids]

Thanks!
Honestly, that is appreciated, because I didn't see them. They are not immediately apparent from a picture