Bristols….well, one, anyway

[Rocket88]

Boughted today

[Heidel_Kakao]

That looks ace, 603 with 5.9 litre small block Chevy?

[95 quid Peugeot]

Stunning I had a 603, that one was a bargain,  you beat me to it, I was waiting for Mrs 95 to come home to chat about that one....Well bought 

[HillmanImp]

That is absolutely fantastic.

[grogee]

Whoa! Late contender for AS COTY 2024. Well bought

[motorpunk]

Fantastic! Looking forward to learning more about this one.

[stuboy]

looks fabulous

[horriblemercedes]

34 minutes ago, Heidel_Kakao said:

That looks ace, 603 with 5.9 litre small block Chevy?

It'll be Chrysler, I should think 

[Rocket88]

Thanks guys, it’s not perfect, paint has micro blisters, but it’s solid, and mechanically top notch. 
Chrysler V8 with a later ZF 4 speed auto 

[lesapandre]

One word:

WOW

[Peter C]

The dashboard is a masterpiece.

10 MPG around town?

[R Lutz]

If I were to come into money tomorrow, the 603 line of Bristols would be the first thing I bought. No question. I've coveted them since being a school boy. 

The closest I got was Setight's book.

[lesapandre]

17 minutes ago, Peter C said:

The dashboard is a masterpiece.

10 MPG around town?

1 mpg would be fine... 

 

[HMC]

WOW! what a buy. I expected a photo from the cars and girls thread- but no an actual Bristol!!!

[Dobloseven]

Yes,what a lovely thing.Just love the thought of something made in tiny numbers by old blokes in an industrial unit.Saw once on some motorway services,what must have been the last ever Blenheim.Blue with cream leather and Audi rear lights instead of the Senator ones.Looked so much better in the flesh than in the photos.

[lesapandre]

These things a big - not readily appreciated in photos - kinda 1.5 times the size you expect.*

* some kind of double- entendre in there.

[Dobloseven]

2 minutes ago, lesapandre said:

These things a big - not readily appreciated in photos - kinda 1.5 times the size you expect.

Yet Tony Crook used the narrowness of them as a selling point.Saying they could slip easily through gaps in city traffic.Being essentially a constantly updated,very old design.

[Jim Bergerac]

That is absolutely superb. A proper Gentleman's Carriage. 

[Dobloseven]

Think the stories and characters behind the cars are as fascinating as the cars themselves.

[HMC]

IIRC LJK setright was a fan and owner

 Not to mention Tony Crook

Here at Prescott Hillclimb, 1947 in a pre war alfa

[bigstraight6]

That’s superb, a gentleman’s conveyance of the highest order.

[angle]

So hang on, have you bought a DS and a Bristol in the space of 10 days? Because if you have, that's pretty fucking heroic. 

[BorniteIdentity]

56 minutes ago, angle said:

So hang on, have you bought a DS and a Bristol in the space of 10 days? Because if you have, that's pretty fucking heroic. 

Aye, someone’s doing well… 😉

[Pieman]

Holy crap!

That is proper luxury shite right there, I look forward to following this one!

Also, from those pics I've noticed - is it just me or does this thing look like a bigger version of a late Allegro?

[eddyramrod]

51 minutes ago, Pieman said:

Holy crap!

That is proper luxury shite right there

What he said!

Also, three randoms please.

[cort1977]

I say! Makes me come over all Terry Thomas.

That's amazing, always loved these things. Does it have the spare wheel mounted in the front wing?

[Nullzwei]

Did Ogle have anything to do with the styling of these cars. Front end is a dead ringer for an Ogle mini.

[95 quid Peugeot]

I love the attendance to detail on the switch gear, beautiful engraved text.    Also when i had mine when i opened the drivers door, there was a clicking noise from under the drivers seat occasionally,  turned out it was for a solenoid which was to allow you to tilt the seat forward without having to bend down like a commoner to move a tilt lever    

[BorniteIdentity]

What are the rear lights off?  They look like (from memory) either an Ital or a Sherpa.

[MrBiscuits]

Hillman Hunter on these I believe, as also used by Aston Martin in the same period.