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barrett's #372
« on: August 24, 2014, 08:46:29 AM »
What's this? I have no idea, though it's very familiar. It may be a repost, but a point is on offer if you can tell me what it is (and prove it!)

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Re: barrett's #372
« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2014, 03:32:47 PM »
Does an Expert know?

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Re: barrett's #372
« Reply #2 on: September 12, 2014, 08:10:06 AM »
British and home-made?

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Re: barrett's #372
« Reply #3 on: September 12, 2014, 01:51:05 PM »
CLECO Electric car?

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Re: barrett's #372
« Reply #4 on: September 13, 2014, 05:58:33 AM »
I really don't know what it is!

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Re: barrett's #372
« Reply #5 on: September 13, 2014, 06:32:35 PM »
Sorry, I've seen a picture of the CLECO car in Internet and is not that vehicle.

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Re: barrett's #372
« Reply #6 on: September 30, 2014, 05:39:01 AM »
A point for a Pro with proof...

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Re: barrett's #372
« Reply #7 on: September 30, 2014, 05:42:50 AM »
It looks very much like a rebodied Rytecraft Scootacar van.

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Re: barrett's #372
« Reply #8 on: September 30, 2014, 05:48:02 AM »
I suspect that may very well be the case, yes, but all my searches in that direction haven't found an answer. Maybe you can do better than me?

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Re: barrett's #372
« Reply #9 on: September 30, 2014, 06:38:38 AM »
Probably inspired by this one:

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Re: barrett's #372
« Reply #10 on: September 30, 2014, 11:51:54 AM »
I did not even scroll down before posting and had exactly the same idea!  :o
« Last Edit: September 30, 2014, 11:54:16 AM by grobmotorix »

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Re: barrett's #372
« Reply #11 on: September 30, 2014, 11:58:10 AM »
...but no mini Holland Coachcraft.  Just Albions and Commers

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Re: barrett's #372
« Reply #12 on: July 26, 2015, 08:37:40 AM »
Any more ideas before this gets sent to the Black Hole?

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Re: barrett's #372
« Reply #13 on: July 26, 2015, 11:51:47 AM »
The registration is a London 'Trade Plate' which means it's not actually road-registered so is probably a prototype.
None of this information is any help however!
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Re: barrett's #372
« Reply #14 on: August 06, 2015, 09:52:14 AM »
The registration is a London 'Trade Plate' which means it's not actually road-registered so is probably a prototype.
None of this information is any help however!
Actually "RK" was Croydon, not London.
That may be more help to someone!
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Re: barrett's #372
« Reply #15 on: August 06, 2015, 11:39:08 AM »
The registration is a London 'Trade Plate' which means it's not actually road-registered so is probably a prototype.
None of this information is any help however!
Actually "RK" was Croydon, not London.
That may be more help to someone!

Ah - my books don't distinguish between the various London areas, just calling all of them 'London'.  But it is a fact that the you can break them down into a north, south, east or west London registrations (we northerners consider Croydon part of London, which it actually wasn't in the days when this number would have been issued!)
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Re: barrett's #372
« Reply #16 on: January 14, 2016, 06:28:37 PM »
Any connection with Trojan?
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Re: barrett's #372
« Reply #17 on: January 15, 2016, 03:38:14 PM »
I can't be certain, but I seriously doubt it

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Re: barrett's #372
« Reply #18 on: June 19, 2018, 09:03:33 AM »
Trying to tidy up some really old puzzles on this board.
Any chance you could do something with this one Scott?
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Re: barrett's #372
« Reply #19 on: June 19, 2018, 09:25:11 AM »
Black hole, then?