Author Topic: Barrett's #181 - Solved - Chambers BMC Special by Bill Chambers  (Read 1080 times)

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Okay, here's one I don't know much about myself. All I know is what this is based on, but otherwise it's a total mystery. It was for sale recently in the UK but the owner didn't seem to know much about it - do any of our puzzlers know? One point for the base car and the 'name' it was given in the advert, and another point if you can tell me who built it, when and anything else!
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Re: Barrett's #181
« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2011, 03:38:13 AM »
You are coming up with some great puzzle cars today!
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Re: Barrett's #181
« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2011, 04:53:05 AM »
Thanks  :)

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Re: Barrett's #181
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2011, 07:39:38 PM »
A tough one I guess. up it goes.

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Re: Barrett's #181
« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2011, 11:20:49 PM »
1969 'BMC Special' - custom bodied Austin/Morris 1100

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Re: Barrett's #181
« Reply #5 on: July 24, 2011, 05:35:02 AM »
Yes, well done!

A homemade one-off based on Austin 1100 mechanics with a GRP body. Nothing else is known about it, does anyone recognise?

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Re: Barrett's #181 - Solved - BMC Special by unknown builder
« Reply #6 on: November 02, 2011, 04:25:22 PM »
This car is now on ebay (at a £1,350 mark-up since it was last for sale ::) ) and the seller has added a little more information. It was built by a Bill Chambers and is known as the Chambers BMC special. Apparently it featured prominently in an issue of 'Hot Car' magazine, so there are definitely some period pics out there somewhere....

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Re: Barrett's #181 - Solved - Chambers BMC Special by Bill Chambers
« Reply #7 on: November 09, 2012, 11:51:14 AM »
I think this is the picture used for the ebay advert...:

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Re: Barrett's #181 - Solved - Chambers BMC Special by Bill Chambers
« Reply #8 on: January 03, 2020, 08:12:40 AM »
Here's a period photo from 1969...
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