Topic: Barrett's #257 - Solved - Ford-based special by John Hawker

[barrett]

No. Alphabetically, the answer lies somewhere between Bateson and Madden

[woodinsight]

Thank you that certainly cuts it down a bit.
Perhaps the Ford Special built by Alan Haworth in 1950?

[barrett]

Getting closer!

The surname is HawXXX, the first name is just about the most common first name around. It dates from a bit later than 1950.

[woodinsight]

Getting closer!

The surname is HawXXX, the first name is just about the most common first name around. It dates from a bit later than 1950.

James Hawson? c.1952/53?

[barrett]

not James or Hawson... The date is probably right, I'll have to double check later

[woodinsight]

John Hawker?

[barrett]

That's the one!

[Carnut]

£400 for insurance in the 1950's?!!
That must be the equivalent of about £20,000 today!!

[barrett]

It does seem ridiculously high! I think actually it is just a very badly-worded sentence, I expect they mean that although it only cost £100 to build it has an agreed insurance value of £400.... at least I hope that's what they mean!

[Carnut]

It does seem ridiculously high! I think actually it is just a very badly-worded sentence, I expect they mean that although it only cost £100 to build it has an agreed insurance value of £400.... at least I hope that's what they mean!

You're possibly right, but this 'agreed value' insurance malarky is a modern phenomenon which grew with the classic car movement from the 1980s onwards.  There was absolutely no such thing in the 1950's!