Author Topic: Barrett's #306 - Solved - 'Steady' Barker's Lancia 'short' Astura special 1934/ 1953 (Read 729 times)

barrett · « **on:** June 21, 2012, 11:35:40 AM »

For a point please tell me who built this car, when and what he called it, and also the make, model and year of the base car.

barrett · « **Reply #1 on:** July 10, 2012, 10:49:12 AM »

Experts?

Iluvatar · « **Reply #2 on:** July 11, 2012, 06:00:50 AM »

Lancia?

barrett · « **Reply #3 on:** July 11, 2012, 06:17:45 AM »

Yes, that's the easiest piece of the puzzle!

Iluvatar · « **Reply #4 on:** July 11, 2012, 01:29:27 PM »

Maybe Lancia-Paganelli?

barrett · « **Reply #5 on:** July 11, 2012, 04:20:55 PM »

Not that one

barrett · « **Reply #6 on:** July 17, 2012, 07:08:36 AM »

Just a brief spell in expert-land... Surely a Pro will have this one solved in no time?

woodinsight · « **Reply #7 on:** July 17, 2012, 07:17:43 AM »

Just a thought - it's not the re-bodied Lamgia originally built by Dr. Kennedy of St. Albans?
That was Lancia-based with MG mechanicals.

barrett · « **Reply #8 on:** July 17, 2012, 07:19:55 AM »

Not that one - this is all Lancia underneath

faksta · « **Reply #9 on:** July 17, 2012, 07:40:50 AM »

Jack Walton drove a Lancia in 1955 against various sportscars, which makes me think that was a special. Maybe this is it?

barrett · « **Reply #10 on:** July 17, 2012, 08:07:45 AM »

I've not heard that name in connection to this car at all, he's certainly not the builder and I don't think it was ever campaigned by anyone other than the chap who put it together

faksta · « **Reply #11 on:** July 17, 2012, 08:22:09 AM »

But it still looks British to me...

barrett · « **Reply #12 on:** July 17, 2012, 08:26:35 AM »

Yes, it is British!

SACO · « **Reply #13 on:** July 17, 2012, 09:47:10 AM »

Lancia Astura rebuilt in 1950 ?

barrett · « **Reply #14 on:** July 17, 2012, 09:50:03 AM »

Lancia Astura YES! A little later than 1950 though

woodinsight · « **Reply #15 on:** July 17, 2012, 12:25:01 PM »

Hurst Special?

barrett · « **Reply #16 on:** July 17, 2012, 02:32:05 PM »

Not that. It was created by a well known name...

SACO · « **Reply #17 on:** July 17, 2012, 04:12:30 PM »

By Ron ‘Steady’ Barker’s and his short-wheel-base special “short-Arstura" ?

Allan L · « **Reply #18 on:** July 17, 2012, 04:29:50 PM »

Quote from: SACO on July 17, 2012, 04:12:30 PM

By Ron ‘Steady’ Barker’s and his short-wheel-base special “short-Arstura" ?

I think he's got it!
T'was also known as the Costalotti.

barrett · « **Reply #19 on:** July 17, 2012, 04:41:50 PM »

Quote from: SACO on July 17, 2012, 04:12:30 PM

By Ron ‘Steady’ Barker’s and his short-wheel-base special “short-Arstura" ?

That's the one!

Can you complete the answer for the point...

Ronald ‘Steady’ Barker’s Lancia 'Short' Astura, built in 19XX and based on a 19XX Astura

Locked for you, of course

SACO · « **Reply #20 on:** July 17, 2012, 05:06:52 PM »

Ron Barker special based on a 1934 saloon
and rebuilt in 1955 ?

barrett · « **Reply #21 on:** July 17, 2012, 07:29:09 PM »

I actually have the date of the new car as 1953, but 1934 is the right year for the chassis and I think you're close enough for the point. Well done, I don't think this one was that easy to be honest.

Allan L · « **Reply #22 on:** July 18, 2012, 03:43:49 AM »

May I point out that, as SACO wrote, Steady called it the "short-ars tura" for reasons obvious to native English-speakers!

Wendax · « **Reply #23 on:** July 18, 2012, 11:40:42 AM »

Shouldn't this be moved to the Solved section?

barrett · « **Reply #24 on:** July 18, 2012, 03:23:25 PM »

ah, my mistake!

As for the 'short as/ ars-tura', my (British) source was obviously much too polite to report it as such (or they just didn't 'get it') so I'll leave the topic title as-is for the time being, it contains enough components for this to show up on a search I think...

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