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Title: barrett's #176 - Solved - Cochrane Special by W.A. Cochrane
Post by: barrett on July 13, 2011, 08:06:15 AM
Those of you who have been paying attention might be able to figure out what this is without much effort! I want full details of it though, name, year, who built it etc (I believe it was built though I have no photos of it)
Title: Re: barrett's #176
Post by: barrett on July 22, 2011, 12:03:37 PM
Experts?
Title: Re: barrett's #176
Post by: barrett on July 31, 2011, 10:10:59 AM
Up again....
Title: Re: barrett's #176
Post by: barrett on August 13, 2011, 01:21:34 PM
Not a single guess? I actually gave away the answer to this on a previous puzzle (not one of mine)!
Title: Re: barrett's #176
Post by: Oguerrerob on August 13, 2011, 01:31:10 PM
Anderson?
Title: Re: barrett's #176
Post by: barrett on August 13, 2011, 01:33:48 PM
Not that
Title: Re: barrett's #176
Post by: pnegyesi on August 13, 2011, 02:20:05 PM
Cochrane special?
Title: Re: barrett's #176
Post by: barrett on August 13, 2011, 02:24:02 PM
Yes that's the one!
Can you fill in the rest of the gaps now? Locked for you of course
Title: Re: barrett's #176
Post by: pnegyesi on August 16, 2011, 11:25:13 AM
I don't know this car, I just followed your lead :) PLease open it up
Title: Re: barrett's #176
Post by: barrett on August 16, 2011, 09:09:08 PM
Okay, this is now open to all puzzlers again
Title: Re: barrett's #176
Post by: woodinsight on August 17, 2011, 08:39:06 AM
Ah yes, the Cochrane Special, built by W.A. Cochrane of West Hampstead, London between 1933 and 1935.
Very little information is known about this three-wheeler except that it was constructed on a specially designed three-wheeler chassis, lightweight aluminium body and was designated chassis number one.

Mr. Cochrane then went on to build a four-wheeled sports car in 1954 - chassis number two - that I believe has been restored in the 1990s and was completed in 1998.
Title: Re: barrett's #176
Post by: barrett on August 17, 2011, 11:14:16 AM
That's it yes!

I don't suppose you have any images of the later car do you? Or would you prefer to save it for a future puzzle?
Title: Re: barrett's #176
Post by: woodinsight on August 17, 2011, 11:35:51 AM
Quote from: barrett on August 17, 2011, 11:14:16 AM
That's it yes!

I don't suppose you have any images of the later car do you? Or would you prefer to save it for a future puzzle?
I have found a few images of the 1954 car but they aren't very good.
I haven't been completely through my library yet (that may take some time!) but I will keep the second car for a near future puzzle I think.....