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It started life in England in 1937 as Barson Special No.8 which utilized a frame made from Talbot-Darracq side members and was the brainchild of E. Chanelor Barson who built a number of interesting specials. In 1940 and while in South Africa, the power plant was up-rated using one of the factory Alvis experimental 4.4 litre 8 cylinder engines (based upon a Speed 20 SD 2,762cc with two extra cylinders) along with Lancia Series 8 vertical-coil independent front suspension a top speed of 120mph was claimed. Other notable features by this time included an Armstrong Siddeley pre-selector gearbox, Bugatti rear springs and a Ford V8 rear axle. At the 1940 Table Mountain Hill Climb the car unofficially broke the course record in practice and in the event was 3/5 sec slower than a blown 2.5 litre Maserati. In the post war period the Alvis Special returned to England where it appears to have remained throughout the 1950s and was used as both general road transport as well as in motor club rallies and occasionally seen out at Silverstone. By the 1960s the car had found its way to Pennsylvania in the USA where it has lived ever since. In the late 1990s the Barson Special underwent a major and expensive refurbishment by well known and respected pre-war car specialist David George of DL coachworks. Quote
It is the Barson Special No.11. Quote It started life in England in 1937 as Barson Special No.8 which utilized a frame made from Talbot-Darracq side members and was the brainchild of E. Chanelor Barson who built a number of interesting specials. In 1940 and while in South Africa, the power plant was up-rated using one of the factory Alvis experimental 4.4 litre 8 cylinder engines (based upon a Speed 20 SD 2,762cc with two extra cylinders) along with Lancia Series 8 vertical-coil independent front suspension a top speed of 120mph was claimed. Other notable features by this time included an Armstrong Siddeley pre-selector gearbox, Bugatti rear springs and a Ford V8 rear axle. At the 1940 Table Mountain Hill Climb the car unofficially broke the course record in practice and in the event was 3/5 sec slower than a blown 2.5 litre Maserati. In the post war period the Alvis Special returned to England where it appears to have remained throughout the 1950s and was used as both general road transport as well as in motor club rallies and occasionally seen out at Silverstone. By the 1960s the car had found its way to Pennsylvania in the USA where it has lived ever since. In the late 1990s the Barson Special underwent a major and expensive refurbishment by well known and respected pre-war car specialist David George of DL coachworks. QuoteYes, that's it. Well done.Bad luck Oguerrerob, I'm sure you'd have found it eventually
It started life in England in 1937 as Barson Special No.8 which utilized a frame made from Talbot-Darracq side members and was the brainchild of E. Chanelor Barson who built a number of interesting specials. In 1940 and while in South Africa, the power plant was up-rated using one of the factory Alvis experimental 4.4 litre 8 cylinder engines (based upon a Speed 20 SD 2,762cc with two extra cylinders) along with Lancia Series 8 vertical-coil independent front suspension a top speed of 120mph was claimed. Other notable features by this time included an Armstrong Siddeley pre-selector gearbox, Bugatti rear springs and a Ford V8 rear axle. At the 1940 Table Mountain Hill Climb the car unofficially broke the course record in practice and in the event was 3/5 sec slower than a blown 2.5 litre Maserati. In the post war period the Alvis Special returned to England where it appears to have remained throughout the 1950s and was used as both general road transport as well as in motor club rallies and occasionally seen out at Silverstone. By the 1960s the car had found its way to Pennsylvania in the USA where it has lived ever since. In the late 1990s the Barson Special underwent a major and expensive refurbishment by well known and respected pre-war car specialist David George of DL coachworks. QuoteYes, that's it. Well done.Bad luck Oguerrerob, I'm sure you'd have found it eventually
