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8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars Type 407 onwards - restoration, repair, maintenance etc

Does anyone has information on this car?

 
 
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Old 21-03-11, 02:44 AM
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Quote --That's all very well if you have £25k! But £10k, or possibly less, could get you into a rolling restoration which you can complete as funds permit. - Quote

I agree that it's maybe worth a punt at £10 k to improve over time, but It wont cost a lot to get someone that knows to have a look.

Quote --Why do they drive better than a 411?
Do they have a different chassis? (looks the same to me) --Quote

Don't know really, but I would guess they kept upgrading everything.

The Beaufighter of that era seems to handle the best because of the uprated springs and dampers.

I have a 411 and 603 and Beaufighter on the drive and you can feel the evolution and refinement. I had a ride in a Blenheim 4 today and I can assure you that the refinement continued to get a LOT better. Felt as good as my old Mercedes S600 and starting and running on LPG !!

A chassis is only part of a big equation. -- I also have a 1995 London Taxi that looks identical to a 1959 one --- it isn't !! but same chassis :-)

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