Bristols….well, one, anyway

[tooSavvy]

Oooff ♥️

No way you can fault *4sp Auto....

🚙💨

[somewhatfoolish]

  On 08/10/2024 at 08:21, MrBiscuits said:

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

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They do look like a match.

[Rocket88]

  On 08/10/2024 at 07:41, cort1977 said:

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?

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It does… battery and brake servo in other compartment 

[DSdriver]

  On 08/10/2024 at 10:59, Rocket88 said:

It does… battery and brake servo in other compartment 

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Is it like the DS rear wings, one bolt and the wing lifts off, or does it hinge?

[Rocket88]

  On 07/10/2024 at 20:57, 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. 

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The DS might be going.

[Rocket88]

  On 08/10/2024 at 07:41, cort1977 said:

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?

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[lesapandre]

  On 08/10/2024 at 11:40, Rocket88 said:

The DS might be going.

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Already? I have one (stored) they are an unusual drive. Not that popular in France - a little too thirsty... and the problems associated with the early days of the 5th Republic somehow rubbed off on their image - as the car of the conservative bourgeoisie 😂

Whereas the Bristol has no image issues.. 

A few Bristols in the Notting Hill/Holland Park area.

[Rocket88]

  On 08/10/2024 at 11:49, lesapandre said:

Already? I have one (stored) they are an unusual drive. Not that popular in France - a little too thirsty... and the problems associated with the early days of the 5th Republic somehow rubbed off on their image - as the car of the conservative bourgeoisie 😂

Whereas the Bristol has no image issues.. 

A few Bristols in the Notting Hill/Holland Park area.

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A rare departure of good taste from Mr Gallagher…. Apparently Brian May has a few

[DSdriver]

  On 08/10/2024 at 11:49, lesapandre said:

Already? I have one (stored) they are an unusual drive. Not that popular in France - a little too thirsty... and the problems associated with the early days of the 5th Republic somehow rubbed off on their image - as the car of the conservative bourgeoisie 😂

Whereas the Bristol has no image issues.. 

A few Bristols in the Notting Hill/Holland Park area.

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Those lamp units look like the have been salvaged out of a skip.

[BorniteIdentity]

  On 08/10/2024 at 14:28, DSdriver said:

Those lamp units look like the have been salvaged out of a skip.

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Marvellous, isn’t it? All adds to the magic.

I have no idea why Allegro door handles are passé but senator/rootes/bedford rear lights are fine - but I don’t make the rules 🤷‍♂️

[Rocket88]

  On 08/10/2024 at 14:28, DSdriver said:

Those lamp units look like the have been salvaged out of a skip.

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Think they’d spent all the R&D money by the time they got to the back…

[yes oui si]

Bristol are one of those things that I *should* love (right 'era', grandad spec, big lazy engines) but the insistence on the spare wheel location really screws up the proportions

I'd have one shortened to look better if I won fortunes. 

Are the Avon Safety Wheels OEM fitment? 

[HMC]

Later on IIRC they used senator units…

with the last of the line IIRC a6 sourced, and awkwardly blended..

[DSdriver]

  On 08/10/2024 at 14:51, BorniteIdentity said:

Marvellous, isn’t it? All adds to the magic.

I have no idea why Allego door handles are passé but senator/rootes/bedford rear lights are fine - but I don’t make the rules 🤷‍♂️

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If they had moved them inboard about 5 or 10mm it would have looked so much better.

[eddyramrod]

  On 08/10/2024 at 12:47, Rocket88 said:

A rare departure of good taste from Mr Gallagher…. Apparently Brian May has a few

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A Gallagher brother and Brian May?  Suddenly there are few cars I want less than a Bristol....

[Dobloseven]

  On 08/10/2024 at 19:02, eddyramrod said:

A Gallagher brother and Brian May?  Suddenly there are few cars I want less than a Bristol....

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I'm not sure it was that Brian May.There was a fellow, recently departed, of the name,who had a lot stashed away in greenhouses in various stages of dismantlement.

[lesapandre]

Brian May...

 

[Noel Tidybeard]

you are inspector linley AICMFP

 

but i would accept havers as an alternative🤪

[jonathan_dyane]

Didn't the lad out of Peak Practice like a Bristol?

[Dobloseven]

The posh twat in Call the Midwife drove one before replacing it with a Mk 10 or 420G Jaguar.

[treehugger]

What did Peter kingdom/Stephen Fry drive? 

[eddyramrod]

Alvis, IIRC.  I think John Alderton drove one in a series too but can't remember which.

[Rocket88]

  On 08/10/2024 at 19:39, Dobloseven said:

I'm not sure it was that Brian May.There was a fellow, recently departed, of the name,who had a lot stashed away in greenhouses in various stages of dismantlement.

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[Dobloseven]

  On 09/10/2024 at 08:22, Rocket88 said:

 

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Blimey, that's a coincidence!

[martc]

  On 08/10/2024 at 16:11, yes oui si said:

Are the Avon Safety Wheels OEM fitment? 

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Yes they were.

[martc]

  On 07/10/2024 at 19:11, R Lutz said:

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.

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Are you sure you're not me? It was The Observers Book of Automobiles I bought in the mid '70's that brought them to my attention. At the time I prefered the 412 but now it's the 603 all the way.

That's where I picked up the Avon tyre fact.

[mercedade]

  On 07/10/2024 at 19:04, Peter C said:

The dashboard is a masterpiece.

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Congratulations to Bristol for inventing voice-controlled audio decades before the likes of Google and Amazon appeared on the scene.

At least, that's how I assume one is supposed to operate the stereo.

[Peter C]

  On 09/10/2024 at 16:30, mercedade said:

Congratulations to Bristol for inventing voice-controlled audio decades before the likes of Google and Amazon appeared on the scene.

At least, that's how I assume one is supposed to operate the stereo.

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Who cares about safety and ergonomics if something looks that great?

[lesapandre]

Tony Crook - the late CEO of Bristol Cars was quite a character and of trenchant views - I expect he regarded fiddling with the wireless an effete activity - only to be undertaken before setting off and not touched after.

[Asimo]

There was a name in Exchange&Mart, every week for years and years, who wanted to buy your Bristol.
Got into legal trouble over something. Could have been a Brian…