1974 BRISTOL 411 SERIES 4 - just acquired

[hesketh786]

Good evening Nick,

Thank you for the information provided that is very interesting !

So could my car been built in a cross over period of the S3 and S4 ?

Many thanks again,

H

[David C]

Hello H.

Per my previous, I think your car was bang in the middle of the s4 production.

It looks as though 7682 was the first S4.

Your car, 7700 reg VMD 98M, 7702 was VMD 97M and 7703 was VMD 99M. Presumably all registered in a block, possibly in the Manchester area.

[AndrewA]

H - you've done it again!
Are you receiving any treatment for this addiction?
This one looks great and reasonably straightforward - but then they all start off that way .
Cheers
Andrew

[hesketh786]

Dear Andrew !

I hope you are well sir !

I know I know ! I could not resist the temptation it was to hard not to buy it !

And yes treatment is well underway for this horrible and crippling addiction I have.... but unfortunately as we can see from the latest results that the help is not working just yet ! hahah !

Yes she is a rather straight forward and easy resto by the looks of it as of now !

Like you say they can spiral out of control !

How are you keeping and how are your cars coming along ?

Great to hear from you,

Best
H

[hesketh786]

Good evening all,

A few photos before and after the first of many cleans

Best

H

[AndrewA]

Wow - car has come up brilliantly - you must be pleased.
Mine has had a number of niggles attended to and is being used regularly despite the weather. Am now at that obsessive stage where I'm trying to get it as quiet as a new modern luxury car and must admit I'm getting close!
Am going to follow the suggestions and upgrade the dash lights to LED's but that's about it.
Have booked some trips/tours to France and Italy in it for later in the year so am looking forward to those.
Model A is up in Scotland waiting for me to visit and attempt North Coast 500 in it - open car with limited storage - should be interesting.
When you can face it, an update on all your Bristol projects would be excellent please.
Best
Andrew

[Xseries]

7700386 was despatched on 11 March 1974 so will be celebrating a half century in less than a fortnight. I make the car to be the 21st Series 4 in terms of chassis number (with another 47 odd cars until the Series 5 started).

Strangely DVLA record three Bristol cars - VMD 96, 97 and 99 M but for some reason not 98 M. The car was originally despatched with an electric sunroof - does that remain hidden under the black vinyl perchance

In October 1974, responsibility for issuing registrations was transferred from local and regional authorities to specialist Local Vehicle Licensing Offices (LVLOs) or Vehicle Registration Offices (VROs) run by the DVLA.
Whilst MD became Manchester in late 1974, it belonged to London North East originally and then Greater London. Thus these 4 Bristol cars were most likely registered in London in March (96 and 97) or April (99).

Brian
BOC 411 Registrar