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Barrett's #394
« on: September 18, 2017, 05:59:11 PM »
Who built this car and what is it based on?

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Re: Barrett's #394
« Reply #1 on: October 02, 2017, 04:51:36 AM »
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Re: Barrett's #394
« Reply #2 on: October 02, 2017, 09:44:35 AM »
Based on a Ford Popular?

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Re: Barrett's #394
« Reply #3 on: October 02, 2017, 10:04:02 AM »
Indeed

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Re: Barrett's #394
« Reply #4 on: October 02, 2017, 03:26:57 PM »
Edwards Brothers?

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Re: Barrett's #394
« Reply #5 on: October 03, 2017, 04:16:44 AM »
Not that

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Re: Barrett's #394
« Reply #6 on: October 03, 2017, 02:30:49 PM »
was it a one-off?

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Re: Barrett's #394
« Reply #7 on: October 04, 2017, 04:22:14 AM »
Yes, a home-built car by a private individual; not a well-known name

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Re: Barrett's #394
« Reply #8 on: October 04, 2017, 03:27:28 PM »
......so it wasn't Terwilliger Muffinpuss :lmao:

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Re: Barrett's #394
« Reply #9 on: October 04, 2017, 04:13:45 PM »
is it R.N. Wedington?

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Re: Barrett's #394
« Reply #10 on: October 05, 2017, 06:39:15 AM »
Not him

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Re: Barrett's #394
« Reply #11 on: October 25, 2017, 03:32:24 PM »
do the pros know?

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Re: Barrett's #394
« Reply #12 on: October 25, 2017, 04:34:04 PM »
Mike John?

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Re: Barrett's #394
« Reply #13 on: October 26, 2017, 05:22:19 AM »
Not him either

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Re: Barrett's #394
« Reply #14 on: October 12, 2018, 04:03:57 PM »
besides ford popular,did it have car parts from other car brands?

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Re: Barrett's #394
« Reply #15 on: October 23, 2018, 08:50:36 AM »
The mechanical basis is all Ford. The Windscreen is from a Vauxhall. Beyond that, I'm not sure

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Re: Barrett's #394
« Reply #16 on: October 07, 2023, 11:31:31 AM »
Did the builder build anyother vehicles?

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Re: Barrett's #394
« Reply #17 on: October 12, 2023, 11:20:52 AM »
Did the builder build anyother vehicles?

I don't think so. It's nobody 'famous' and I think you have to find the original source to find this answer, sadly