Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars
07-10-26, 09:56 PM
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The 400 front wings, which were stamped out and...
The 400 front wings, which were stamped out and unlike all future Bristols not coachbuilt on the English wheel, were always very thin and lightweight, e.g. compare them to a monstrous Jaguar wing. If...
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Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars
03-10-26, 07:59 AM
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Replies: 2
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I transplanted the whole front beam off a...
I transplanted the whole front beam off a scrapper 406 ( ouch- they do exist) onto my 400. This gave me Discs and Konis and an anti roll bar. Slightly higher front end and different castor angles. No...
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Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars
20-09-26, 03:43 PM
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Replies: 9
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Auto Sparks supplied my 400 wiring loom and it...
Auto Sparks supplied my 400 wiring loom and it was pretty good except that one black wire had been swapped for a white one on the ,I think , ignition circuit behind the dash. Said love he told me...
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Forum: Bristol News & Other Bristol Discussion
22-03-26, 01:22 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 4,668
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Forum: Bristol News & Other Bristol Discussion
27-12-25, 03:54 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 4,668
BOHT knees up, dinner and lecture day.
Our next Bristol Owners Heritage Trust lecture day is Saturday, the 28th of March at Aerospace Bristol (in Filton) . There will be erudite talks and copious banter.
We are planning a dinner the...
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Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars
28-11-25, 08:31 AM
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Replies: 1
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Save the Date! BOHT lecture day 28/3/26
Save the date! The Bristol Owners Heritage Trust is having another Lecture day on Saturday 28 th March at Aerospace Bristol. And we are plotting a decent dinner somewhere quite nice the night before....
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Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars
19-07-25, 07:09 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,239
406 Lucas parts
Please check the Bristol Owners Heritage trust website, called BristolownersHT. We have just uploaded copies of the factories own handwritten Lucas parts lists which include every imaginable...
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Forum: Wanted - anything Bristol car related
12-07-25, 01:21 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 4,275
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Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars
02-06-25, 08:29 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,162
Bristol stalls on heavy braking
Mine does that occasionally, it’s just because the fuel in the float chambers tips forward , away from the jets. Itll restart normally afterwards.
. It’ll also happen on cornering at high speeds eg...
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Forum: Bristol Ephemera
14-04-25, 09:23 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 32,806
401 Buck now in Aerospace Bristol
Bristol 401/3 buck
We at the Bristol Owners Heritage Trust have now negotiated with Aerospace Bristol for this to be the permanent home of this lovely buck. It nestles beside the mighty Bristol...
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Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars
31-01-25, 09:48 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 8,850
That 401
Well sounds like everything I can think of has been addressed. Scrutinise it underneath on a ramp and look carefully at the new paint e.g. around the wheel arches to make sure no corrosion is...
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Forum: Bristol News & Other Bristol Discussion
08-01-25, 02:21 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 9,087
STOP PRESs!
Terrific news!!
At long last after years of negotiation , false starts, and legal complexities re IP, on Monday the Bristol Owners Heritage Trust bought the entire Archives of Bristol Cars Ltd; 12 ...
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Forum: Wanted - anything Bristol car related
13-12-24, 08:55 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 5,581
Starting handle
The good mechanicians of Spencer Lane-Jones made one for me out of steel stock in perhaps half an hour. Good black smithing. (It would have been even better if it had been half an inch longer)
I...
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Forum: Bristol News & Other Bristol Discussion
31-10-24, 02:45 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 8,856
Zagato Zele electric car.
This was the Zagato Zele. Tony Cook bought five in various colours during the oil crisis. They are based on fiat 500 running gear and Zagato made a chunky , typically Zagato, body for them. The...
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Forum: Other Bristol engined cars
20-09-24, 12:54 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 31,728
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Forum: Bristol News & Other Bristol Discussion
18-04-24, 06:39 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 9,181
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Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars
28-02-24, 07:46 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,206
Heritage Trust Lecture Day 19th April 24
SAVE THE DATE!
Bristol Owners Heritage Trust
BOHT Lecture Day 19th April 2024
The Bristol Owners Heritage Trust will be holding its next lecture day on Friday, the 19th of April, at the Atwell...
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Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars
07-02-24, 06:14 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,314
Spigot
I have one somewhere in the cellar. Will start digging.
all the best, Stefan
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Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars
06-11-23, 04:57 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,630
401 buck under restoration
The Heritage Trust has just commissioned a light and sympathetic restoration of the 401/403 buck we bought at the Windlesham debacle. It is made from hardwoods and marine ply. Every aerodyne of this...
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Forum: Bristol News & Other Bristol Discussion
03-10-23, 11:39 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 9,012
The Bristol Story DVD
The Bristol Owners Heritage Trust has sent out a DVD "The Bristol Story" . This is an hour long compilation of my interviews with key Bristol characters from the bery start of the company. This has...
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Forum: 8 & 10 cyl Bristol cars
13-08-23, 08:37 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 4,218
409 bonnet ventilation
Well I must say I've been tempted to have louvres cut into a lovely Bristol bonnet to release the scorching air that we generate in such large amounts.
And today's climate change makes this all the...
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Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars
24-06-23, 04:44 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 4,766
400 disc conversion.
I did this years ago with a complete 406 front end.
Pretty straightforward, but it can be difficult to bleed the brakes, and I think that’s because my servo is on the left side of the car under the...
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Forum: Bristol News & Other Bristol Discussion
11-05-23, 06:28 PM
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Replies: 0
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Father’s Day meet at Aerospace Bristol
The Bristol Owners’ k Trust is sponsoring a display of Bristol and Bristol-engined cars at Aerospace Bristol as part of their Fathers’ Day events, Sunday 18th June 2023. Whilst other makes (BMW and...
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Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars
26-04-23, 04:05 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,133
406 Marchal headlamps
And of course do try Classic Bristol Car Parts in Liphook, they hold much of the former factory stock. Graeme is very knowledgable and helpful. Yes, they were Marchal.
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Forum: 6 cyl Bristol cars
26-04-23, 09:20 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,133
well done!
Congrats on removing these awful excrescences from such a dignified and elegant car. . I can't quite see from the photos, whether the wings have been cut back (butchered) to include larger...
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