|
|
|
|||||||
| 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars Type 407 onwards - restoration, repair, maintenance etc |
 |
|
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread | Display Modes |
|
|
10-05-09, 12:40 AM
|
|||
|
|||
412 virtues
It must be 70s cars. I like the AM Lagonda and the Camargue as well.
I saw a lovely navy Camargue last week for about two seconds from behind. It was too late for me to change lanes to follow it. Maybe these cars and the 412 represented a direction in car design that was unique to the 70s which just never developed out because luxury car buyers are quite conservative? 
|
|
10-05-09, 01:54 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
412 virtues
I know the big issue with the Camargue was it's price. When it was launched
in 1975 it made the Silver Shadow look cheap by comparison. I think at the start of the 1980's it cost £83,122 which was a massive price back then. Was the 412 much more expensive than other Bristols around that time when in production? Oh and yes I like the AM Lagonda too, it's was almost space age in it's day. A bit of a Thunderbirds kinda car. Andrew
|
|
10-05-09, 06:26 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Paul, I have just seen your photographs of (presumably) your own 412, which you kindly posted, and I can now understand why you like them. Your car looks wonderful, outside and in. I am now sold on the 412. Might even chuck my Shadow away (not worth much at the moment) and look for a really nice 412 like yours. Hey Ho. If only all Bristol owners understood that ownership of a Bristol is not enough; it should be well looked-after too. Too many are just tatty. Oops......that's rather contentious ! Stephen Bennetts
|
|
10-05-09, 07:30 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
412 virtues
Thanks Stephen, it is my one but I can only take credit for the
polishing aspect of it's appearance, If you do want a 412 I strongly recommend you give David Bradshaw at Bristol cars a ring, the factory warranty is unbeatable. Andrew Blow seems to be out of V8s altogether and Brian May was advertising for cars to sell. There is always eBay for the brave! Paul
|
|
10-05-09, 08:00 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
412 virtues
Last edited by Kevin H; 24-09-19 at 05:09 AM. Reason: fixed the link
|
|
10-05-09, 10:51 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
I was going to say that 412s look better in darker colours, but your car looks really good Paul, maybe it's the metallic paint that makes the difference. There's no doubt in my mind that certain colours suit certain cars.
I think the later wheels help as well, whereas I don't think they would look right on a 411.
|
|
11-05-09, 12:30 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
412 virtues
Paul's 412 looks splendid and a credit to BCL, particularly the interior.
But, could we have details of whatever mechanical upgrades there are? And, dare one ask how much it cost? P
|
Hybrid Mode
