Ubb97 Barrett BWA 1939

mekubb · June 10, 2013, 03:44:31 AM

A baby blue racer, what is it and from when ?

nicanary · June 10, 2013, 06:03:43 AM

Is it based on an Austin 7hp ?

mekubb · June 10, 2013, 07:50:26 AM

I really can't tell you, in fact I do know very little about this car....

D-type · June 10, 2013, 03:13:17 PM

It looks like a British one-off, probably for hillclimbing, with a proprietary chassis.

So are you looking for a name like the "**** Special"?

mekubb · June 10, 2013, 04:03:35 PM

It is not British... and yes, I am looking for a name like you suggested, but it hasn't the word Special in it

nicanary · June 15, 2013, 07:02:31 AM

German ?

mekubb · June 15, 2013, 08:14:56 AM

Not German

D-type · June 15, 2013, 11:48:35 AM

Australian?

mekubb · June 15, 2013, 04:33:10 PM

Australian it is indeed...

nicanary · June 15, 2013, 07:16:23 PM

It's got a badge saying "BWA" on the radiator shell. I've found a photo of the front, but no further info....

I've found out that it took part in the 1952 Australian GP, and also that it was competing in 1947 driven by Gib Barrett. It was powered by a 1.5 litre engine quoted as being from a Frazer-Nash, though they didn't make their own motors. I assume that the car was made pre-WW2.

mekubb · June 16, 2013, 03:25:44 AM

Quote from: nicanary on June 15, 2013, 07:16:23 PM
It's got a badge saying "BWA" on the radiator shell. I've found a photo of the front, but no further info....

I've found out that it took part in the 1952 Australian GP, and also that it was competing in 1947 driven by Gib Barrett. It was powered by a 1.5 litre engine quoted as being from a Frazer-Nash, though they didn't make their own motors. I assume that the car was made pre-WW2.

It is a Barrett BWA, locked for you to come with the right year. As you said it's pre-war, 2 guesses you have got...

nicanary · June 16, 2013, 06:21:08 AM

Please bear with me - information is very scarce. I have found out that it is pre-WW2, and was originally a sports car based on an MG TC, converted post-war to a monoposto, with Lancia front end and wheels, and Chevrolet truck drive shafts (!). The history of the car says that it had a Lea-Francis supercharged engine, but the entry list for the 1952 Australian GP states engine is Frazer Nash.

No actual year of build yet....

mekubb · June 16, 2013, 10:08:14 AM

Not that much pre-war it is ...

nicanary · June 16, 2013, 10:36:23 AM

1939 ?

I have found an obscure reference to the car, which calls it Julian Barrett's BWA from 1938. It was owned at that point (2003) by one Ron Townley.

mekubb · June 16, 2013, 05:46:58 PM

Exactly, I have 1939 as well, a point for you.

nicanary · October 03, 2014, 06:55:12 AM

I have found a photo of the car without bodywork. Maybe somebody can identify this mysterious "Frazer Nash" engine. The car was named BWA after the 3 builders - Alf Barrett, John White and Alan Ashton.

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Ubb97 Barrett BWA 1939