1938 BWA HISTORIC RACING CAR -Ex-Gib Barrett 1953 Australian Grand Prix - Lot 33 The Historic Racing Car & Motorcycle Auction - Sunday, July 21st 2019 - Sunday, July 28th 2019 - Donington Auctions Price: Estimate:(AUD) $95,000 - $115,000 The construction of this legendary historic racing car commenced in late 1938 by three friends Gib Barrett (brother of Alf Barrett), John White and Alan Ashton, thus the marque ‘BWA’ was born as acronym of their names. Curry and Richards Pty Ltd built the chassis from 16-gauge mild steel box sections. It was initially powered by a blown four cylinder 1 ½ Meadows engine from Tim Joshua’s Fraser Nash that had been racing during the 1930s. The front suspension, brakes, steering box, gearbox and wheel hubs were sourced from a Seventh Series Lancia. The body was modified into a two-seater sports (Victorian registration ‘AY.186’) and at Bathurst in 1946 Gib (Julian Barrett) recorded fasted race time and later at Rob Roy, it took the class record. In 1949 Gib redesigned the car as a monoposto. At Bathurst in October 1951, it was the first under 1500cc car in two races, also recording 99.45mph on the straight. The car raced at the 1953 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park by Alf and Gib and finished 12th overall. Gib took the car to Fishermen’s Bend in March 1954 and finished fourth and later that year won both the under 1500cc scratch race and third at the main event, the Fisherman’s Bend Trophy in October. For more information, please visit the Donington Auctions website. https://online.doningtonauctions.com.au/m/lot-details/index/catalog/30/lot/1536?url=%2Fm%2Fview-auctions%2Fcatalog%2Fid%2F30 Auction Catalogue; https://online.doningtonauctions.com.au/m/view-auctions/catalog/id/30
