Tyers for a Bristol 407

[Kevin H]

Originally Posted by Claude

1) I would love to hear from someone who went to Bristol Cars and bought a new set of steel (or better) wheels for their vintage Bristol that looks the same but has the diameter and offset of the more affordable and available modern wheels, and is certified by the factory as an acceptable replacement.

There would have to be a market for these, albeit limited to secondhand Bristol owners. Sounds like a job for BODA!

Originally Posted by Claude

2) On the taxi tyre issue, this is where the Club or new Club should step in, go to Bristol Cars and ask them to issue an official factory statement to the effect that they are acceptable for Bristols that do not exceed 99 mph.

Which Bristols cannot exceed 99 MPH? Given their famous numberplate (100 MPH) used in marketing shots for many years, I would have thought it would be hard for them to make this statement.

Furthermore, there is Bristol's reputation for rigorously testing components
used on their cars. This testing could be done, but it would be expensive to do it properly, having a car of each type in perfect original condition would be a challenge for starters.

But why would Bristol do this? I can't see that it would benefit them in any way. Making 15" wheels would be a much more sensible.