Dr. Chris Barker

Chris Barker began his career with Rootes Motors, and gained his degree in Automotive Engineering at Loughborough University. He soon moved to Westland Helicopters where he worked until retirement, having been Chief Designer for the Lynx and AW101 Merlin helicopters. He has owned his Sunbeam Alpine since 1973 and bought his second classic car, a 1926 Model T Ford Coupe, in 2002. In recent years he has restored machinery in his local Victorian twineworks, and has installed a 1927 oil engine to...See more

Chris Barker began his career with Rootes Motors, and gained his degree in Automotive Engineering at Loughborough University. He soon moved to Westland Helicopters where he worked until retirement, having been Chief Designer for the Lynx and AW101 Merlin helicopters. He has owned his Sunbeam Alpine since 1973 and bought his second classic car, a 1926 Model T Ford Coupe, in 2002. In recent years he has restored machinery in his local Victorian twineworks, and has installed a 1927 oil engine to power it. He has written books and numerous articles on the Alpine and the Model T, and was co-author of a successful book on English Model T Fords. He is the Archivist for the Model T Ford Register of Great Britain � " the UK owners' club for Model Ts. See less