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barrett's #109 - Solved - Cooper-Bristol Mk1 sports-racer
« on: January 13, 2011, 06:58:25 AM »
Who knows this car? I need to know what car it is based on, when it was built and by whom (or at least, for whom). A complex history this one, so a fully detailed answer is, as usual, very welcome.
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Re: barrett's #109
« Reply #1 on: January 19, 2011, 08:45:05 AM »
An expert should know...
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Re: barrett's #109
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2011, 02:43:21 PM »
Cooper-Maserati?
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Re: barrett's #109
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2011, 04:13:57 PM »
Cooper yes, Maserati no!
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Re: barrett's #109
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2011, 05:31:08 PM »
Thanks to Carnut I can now identify it in Cooper Cars which says .

This is the ex Mike Hawthorn driven, Bob Chase owned Cooper-Bristol Mk 1 which was converted into a sports car by Bernie Rodger and raced by Alan Brown.  Registration number HPN 665.  Later fitted with an Aston Martin engine and raced by Tony Everard.
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Re: barrett's #109
« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2011, 07:55:25 PM »
Excellent answer, well done. A very pretty little car I think, I'l try and get a decent front-end shot up over the weekend


Bad luck carnut, you were halfway there!
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Re: barrett's #109
« Reply #6 on: January 28, 2011, 04:57:13 AM »
Quote from: barrett on January 27, 2011, 07:55:25 PM
Excellent answer, well done. A very pretty little car I think, I'l try and get a decent front-end shot up over the weekend


Bad luck carnut, you were halfway there!

I have a front-end shot if you can't find it; I actually meant to bring it with me today and scan it in.
It was on the previous page from the Cooper-Maserati picture and would have been my next guess.  If I'd studied the pictures more carefully I would have seen the port-holes and rubbing strip but I just didn't have time (I had to go out for a pressing snooker match!) so plumped for the Maserati option..
I thought I'd be able to check again when I got back in as no-one had posted on this puzzle for over a week but by then the obviously correct answer had already been posted!

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Bad luck carnut, you were halfway there!

Perhaps almost worth a lock...
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Re: barrett's #109 - Solved - Cooper-Bristol Mk1 sports-racer
« Reply #7 on: January 28, 2011, 09:17:57 AM »
Sorry Carnut, usually I would lock if someone got half the make correct, but in previous experience of puzzles saying 'Cooper' usually precipitates a long-winded guessing game as to which car it actually is, the same goes for guessing if a car has a Bristol engine. The possibilities are too wide (unless you have that book, it seems). I hope you understand!
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Re: barrett's #109 - Solved - Cooper-Bristol Mk1 sports-racer
« Reply #8 on: January 28, 2011, 09:39:01 AM »
Quote from: barrett on January 28, 2011, 09:17:57 AM
Sorry Carnut, usually I would lock if someone got half the make correct, but in previous experience of puzzles saying 'Cooper' usually precipitates a long-winded guessing game as to which car it actually is, the same goes for guessing if a car has a Bristol engine. The possibilities are too wide (unless you have that book, it seems). I hope you understand!

No problem!
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Re: barrett's #109 - Solved - Cooper-Bristol Mk1 sports-racer
« Reply #9 on: January 28, 2011, 03:48:35 PM »
In fairness I think the point rightfully belongs to Carnut.  I didn't think it was a Cooper until he said so.
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Re: barrett's #109 - Solved - Cooper-Bristol Mk1 sports-racer
« Reply #10 on: January 31, 2011, 08:03:25 AM »
And here are those contemporary shots of Alan Brown racing his HPN 665 as promised:
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Re: barrett's #109 - Solved - Cooper-Bristol Mk1 sports-racer
« Reply #11 on: March 14, 2011, 07:20:54 AM »
HPN 665 is currently advertised For Sale in Classic & Sports Car magazine, for those with deep pockets...
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