Barney's car was - to the best of my knowledge - never referred to as anything else but 'Barney's car' in the series, but among the writers and illustrators it was called the 'Loggin Continental' - a play on words of the real-life Lincoln Continental. It is seen in the very first episode aired on TV and has all the classic elements of the car we all know: hollowed out log and four supports holding up the roof.
The car was made in blue and red (shown here) as well as flip flopped colors of red and blue. It too was available as a red and yellow version in Montgomery Wards half set. It measures 4" (10,16cm) L x 1.375" (3,49cm) W x 1.75" (4.44cm) H and it too has an Achille's heel. Unfortunately, Marx's attempt at making a nicely detailed car included the use of four fragile roof supports that are easily lost or broken. If you're lucky enough to obtain all four supports make sure all the tabs which are meant to fit into the body or roof, are there. Generally what I do is just use the two front supports and use what remaining supports I have for other Barny cars. As well, the tabs on the back of the roof, meant to fit into the body of the car, are often times broken off. However, the nice thing about this design is that it could be used totally without a top and would be correct for what was shown in the series.
Ed
S1 E1 "The Flintstone Flyer"
S1 E5 "The Split Personality"
Johnny Lightning Barney Rubble's Sports Car
Marx Barney's Car
