Topic: Solved -PJ129- F.C.B. by Austin Farrar 1956

[grobmotorix]

Oh, thank you...

 I´ve searched for the name I have aut autopuzzles and my source says it is a wooden car by a certain Mr.Farrar from Ipswich.
I was not aware that it already existed as the mentioned one.

So, maybe the best would be to merge those two or delete it completely...

[Paul Jaray]

Merged!
Your additional info are definetly worth a point.
Are there other details?

[woodinsight]

Additional information on this obscure car -

It was built by Austin Farrar at Wolverstone Shipyard Ltd., Ipswich, UK in 1958.
The car - named Farrar Sports? was fitted with a Standard Ten engine.
I have a very similar photo that shows the car with twin aero-screens.

[grobmotorix]

Well I´ve got two more photographs that clearly show its sophisticated wooden structure. The whole body weighed a mere 64kg!

He was a master craftman, indeed!

[Paul Jaray]

Additional information on this obscure car -

It was built by Austin Farrar at Wolverstone Shipyard Ltd., Ipswich, UK in 1958.
The car - named Farrar Sports? was fitted with a Standard Ten engine.
I have a very similar photo that shows the car with twin aero-screens.

Great, point added...thank you.
Only here you can find all these info and additional pics on such an obscure car!

[Paul Jaray]

Well I´ve got two more photographs that clearly show its sophisticated wooden structure. The whole body weighed a mere 64kg!

He was a master craftman, indeed!

...I saw his boats...now I understand!

[woodinsight]

That's so true - nowhere else will you find this type of information.

[woodinsight]

I have found more information on this unusual car.
It was built by Austin Farrar of Wolverstone Shipyard Ltd., Ipswich with a chassis constructed by W.J. Coe Ltd., Ipswich and owned by Bill Bunbury.
The car was named the F.C.B. (Farrar/Coe/Bunbury) and was completed in 1956.
As stated the body was of laminated wood.
Powered by a tuned Standard Ten engine, the transmission, steering and suspension also came from this car.
The F.C.B. was raced at a high speed trial at Snetterton on 15th. April 1956 driven by Jack Sears.
A photo of the car at this event is shown below -

[Paul Jaray]

Thank you!

[DeAutogids]

Considering the (German?) magazine, do you know if more then 1 was constructed?

[grobmotorix]

The magazine is german, yes.

But I do not have any information about the number of cars he has built.

I doubt it was more than the one shown here.

The number of hours to create a wooden body like this must be immense. And the car must beheavily expensive if you want to sell it...

[woodinsight]

My information comes from a UK magazine.
It was described as a prototype and I'm 99% certain that only one was built.

[DeAutogids]

Let's just asume it was build out of a hobby (referring to the mag) and probably published because of it