Autographs of John Barnard
John Edward Barnard, RDI (born 4 May 1946, Wembley, London) is an English engineer and racing car designer. Barnard is credited with the introduction of two new designs into Formula One: the carbon fibre composite chassis first seen in 1981 with McLaren, and the semi-automatic gearbox which he introduced with Ferrari in 1989. More about John Barnard
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Barnard gained a diploma from Watford College of Technology in the 1960s and unlike many of his contemporaries he did not follow a lengthy academic career, instead choosing to join General Electric Company.
In 1968 Barnard was recruited by Lola Cars in Huntingdon as a junior designer and began working on many of the chassis manufacturer's projects, including Formula Vee racers and numerous sports cars. While at Lola, Barnard was introduced to Patrick Head, who later helped Frank Williams found the Williams Formula One team. The two engineers became good friends and Head was best man at Barnard's wedding in the early 1970s. Read even more about John Barnard at Wikipedia
In 1968 Barnard was recruited by Lola Cars in Huntingdon as a junior designer and began working on many of the chassis manufacturer's projects, including Formula Vee racers and numerous sports cars. While at Lola, Barnard was introduced to Patrick Head, who later helped Frank Williams found the Williams Formula One team. The two engineers became good friends and Head was best man at Barnard's wedding in the early 1970s. Read even more about John Barnard at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of John Barnard
The most expensive item with a signature of John Barnard (Piquet Mansell 1990 Fearnley ''FIGHTING FINISH'' SIGNED PIQUET & JOHN BARNARD) was sold in August 2018 for £50.00 while the cheapest item (JOHN BARNARD SIGNED - 50 YEARS OF FORMULA ONE FIRST DAY COVER - VGC) found a new owner for £2.70 in June 2015. The month with the most items sold (2) was November 2022 with an average selling price of £20.99 for an autographed item of John Barnard. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2018 with £50.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £2.95 was June 2015. In average, an autographed item from John Barnard is worth £14.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of John Barnard were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1982sa McLAREN COSWORTH MP4B DETROIT F1 Cover signed JOHN BARNARD | £12.00 | |
| John Barnard & Frank Dernie hand signed Autocourse History 1966-91 F1 Book | £23.00 | |
| John Barnard Formula One Signed Cover-Post UK Only-Read all Below. Lot 32 | £7.50 | |
| John Barnard Hand Signed Ferrari 12x8 Photo Formula 1 F1 1. | £23.99 | |
| John Barnard Hand Signed Ferrari 12x8 Photo Formula 1 F1 2. | £29.99 | |
| John Barnard Hand Signed Ferrari 12x8 Photo Formula 1 F1 3. | £23.99 | |
| John Barnard Hand Signed Ferrari 12x8 Photo Formula 1 F1. | £29.99 | |
| JOHN BARNARD SIGNED - 50 YEARS OF FORMULA ONE FIRST DAY COVER - VGC | £3.20 | |
| John Barnard SIGNED McLaren / Ferrari / Benetton Technical Director | £14.99 | |
| John Barnard SIGNED McLaren Portrait with Alain Prost & Ron Dennis 1985 | £14.99 | |
| John Barnard SIGNED McLaren Portrait with Watson & Dennis 1982 | £14.99 | |
| Piquet Mansell 1990 Fearnley ''FIGHTING FINISH'' SIGNED PIQUET & JOHN BARNARD | £50.00 | |
| Silverstone 1996 British Grand Prix F1 cover signed John Barnard | £14.00 | |
| Silverstone 1998 FDC F1 Signed by Pedro Diniz, Salo, Walkinshaw & John Barnard | £14.99 | |
| Silverstone Grand Prix 1996 Signed by John Barnard | £11.99 | |