barrett's #176 - Solved - Cochrane Special by W.A. Cochrane

barrett · July 13, 2011, 08:06:15 AM

Those of you who have been paying attention might be able to figure out what this is without much effort! I want full details of it though, name, year, who built it etc (I believe it was built though I have no photos of it)

barrett · July 22, 2011, 12:03:37 PM

Experts?

barrett · July 31, 2011, 10:10:59 AM

Up again....

barrett · August 13, 2011, 01:21:34 PM

Not a single guess? I actually gave away the answer to this on a previous puzzle (not one of mine)!

Oguerrerob · August 13, 2011, 01:31:10 PM

Anderson?

barrett · August 13, 2011, 01:33:48 PM

Not that

pnegyesi · August 13, 2011, 02:20:05 PM

Cochrane special?

barrett · August 13, 2011, 02:24:02 PM

Yes that's the one!
Can you fill in the rest of the gaps now? Locked for you of course

pnegyesi · August 16, 2011, 11:25:13 AM

I don't know this car, I just followed your lead

PLease open it up

barrett · August 16, 2011, 09:09:08 PM

Okay, this is now open to all puzzlers again

woodinsight · August 17, 2011, 08:39:06 AM

Ah yes, the Cochrane Special, built by W.A. Cochrane of West Hampstead, London between 1933 and 1935.
Very little information is known about this three-wheeler except that it was constructed on a specially designed three-wheeler chassis, lightweight aluminium body and was designated chassis number one.

Mr. Cochrane then went on to build a four-wheeled sports car in 1954 - chassis number two - that I believe has been restored in the 1990s and was completed in 1998.

barrett · August 17, 2011, 11:14:16 AM

That's it yes!

I don't suppose you have any images of the later car do you? Or would you prefer to save it for a future puzzle?

woodinsight · August 17, 2011, 11:35:51 AM

Quote from: barrett on August 17, 2011, 11:14:16 AM
That's it yes!

I don't suppose you have any images of the later car do you? Or would you prefer to save it for a future puzzle?

I have found a few images of the 1954 car but they aren't very good.
I haven't been completely through my library yet (that may take some time!) but I will keep the second car for a near future puzzle I think.....

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barrett's #176 - Solved - Cochrane Special by W.A. Cochrane