Forum: Bristol News & Other Bristol Discussion
30-09-26, 09:00 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 17,839
Yes, I noticed this and it seems to involve...
Yes, I noticed this and it seems to involve Richard Hackett and SLJ selling, as he always had done, second-hand ones.
No real indication of the support for the older cars or how this company relates...
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Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars
11-03-26, 05:28 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 7,203
Tony,
Sorry, I am not sure about the...
Tony,
Sorry, I am not sure about the Beaufighter, but when I had a 412 S2, I sourced quite a few similar items from Lancia parts suppliers — I recall Bristol were low on replacement headlamps, which...
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Forum: For Sale - Cars, Parts & Automobilia (Bristol related only)
14-12-25, 05:28 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,929
Sold
It did not reach the estimated Bonhams' sum by £30k – £60k, but it did sell for £90,000
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Forum: For Sale - Cars, Parts & Automobilia (Bristol related only)
02-10-25, 03:16 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,624
Church Stoke S2 412
I have already been discussing this vehicle with Chris and it is an early Series 2 412.
Surely the LPG conversion cannot have been done by Bristol Cars and I wonder whether anyone has a picture of...
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Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars
19-09-25, 05:31 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 5,035
412 Yoy 969 S
Anyone know anything about this rather sad-looking 1978 412 that is currently being offered for sale at a modest price at
https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1944249
The pictures are rather poor and...
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Forum: Bristol News & Other Bristol Discussion
10-05-25, 01:34 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 21,177
Earls Court Motor Show 410
This car, NDV 439F, which appeared in the likes of TV show 'Call the Midwife', was the only car out of hundreds not to receive a single bid in the Historics' Farnborough auction last Saturday (3rd...
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Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars
07-04-24, 08:22 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,932
Geoff,
It looks as if the rumour that it had...
Geoff,
It looks as if the rumour that it had gone to Australia was correct and thanks for confirming this.
Its Brown colour is not the cream over chocolate it was in my ownership (GWR colours) that...
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Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars
03-04-24, 04:18 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,932
my old 408 FPF 678 B
I often wonder what happened to the 408 I owned many years ago. I saw it from time to time rather posher than when it was in my hands, but last time I came across it — more than a decade ago — it was...
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Forum: Wanted - anything Bristol car related
14-03-22, 02:30 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,191
David,
Sorry, I cannot remember whether it was Wheelskins as it was a couple of decades ago, but the one I purchased from the US for my 408, for the same reason as you require one, was perfect and fitted...
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Forum: Bristol Ephemera
04-01-21, 03:28 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 41,851
BoS Forum
Does anyone know where one can view the results of this auction or who the auctioneers were?
Geo.
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Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars
29-03-20, 02:05 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,175
Sad news indeed. A genuinely helpful and...
Sad news indeed. A genuinely helpful and entertaining character who had much knowledge and combined this with a very practical attitude to keeping one's Bristol on the road.
George
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Forum: Bristol News & Other Bristol Discussion
11-08-18, 07:14 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 7,038
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Forum: Bristol News & Other Bristol Discussion
29-05-18, 10:59 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 6,502
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Forum: Restoration and Repair - non specific
11-12-17, 03:50 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 15,294
Yes Geoff, I have also not had much luck on a...
Yes Geoff, I have also not had much luck on a longer-term basis with different forms of coatings that have been hyped by the Classic Car press. A few years ago I carefully shot-blasted the steel...
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Forum: For Sale - Cars, Parts & Automobilia (Bristol related only)
18-02-17, 06:10 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 5,240
Robert,
Good luck with your search. I used my...
Robert,
Good luck with your search. I used my 412 daily in the late 1990s and early 2000s and greatly enjoyed using it as my daily transport.
To add to what others have said, the Zagato design...
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Forum: Bristol Ephemera
23-01-17, 09:54 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 14,103
AFN Isleworth
London Road, Isleworth actually (I used to live round the corner).
It then became the London site of Porsche before going downmarket as the Marlborough car dealership that sold Chrysler and Skoda....
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Forum: Restoration and Repair - non specific
06-11-16, 06:14 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 15,294
Kevin,
Have you thought of using Fluid Film? It...
Kevin,
Have you thought of using Fluid Film? It is fantastic at penetrating joints and the like. It is interesting to inject this into a box section and notice quite how much of it flows out through...
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Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars
03-11-16, 10:50 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 3,144
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Forum: Restoration and Repair - non specific
30-10-16, 04:21 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 15,294
Kevin,
Oh that there was a straightforward...
Kevin,
Oh that there was a straightforward answer to this perennial problem! The one that I have used in the past to some effect is Jenolite (the watery remover not the converter), multiple...
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