Bristol Cars Automobile Sells Price Buy in UK

Bristol Cars is a manufacturer of hand-built luxury cars headquartered in Patchway, near Bristol, United Kingdom. Bristol have always been a low-volume manufacturer, the most recent published official production figures were for 1982, which stated thar 104 cars were produced in that years production has been around 20 cars per annum. 

Unlike most speciality automakers, Bristol does not court publicity and has only one showroom, located on Kensington High Street in London. Nevertheless the company maintains an enthusiastic and loyal clientele. The companyy suspended manufacturing in Mach 2011, when administrators were appointed and 22 staff were made redundant. In April 2011, the company was purchased by the Kamkor Group. The history of Bristol Cars began in 1945. Forecasting an excess labour capacity , the Bristol Aeroplane Company (BAC) began working with AFN Ltd, makers of Frazer Nash cars and British imorter of BMWs before the war, on plans for a joint venture in automotive manufacture. By July 1945 BAC had created a Car was sold after its parent joined with other British airplane companies in 1960 to create the British Aircraft Corporation which later became part of British Aerospace. A factory was established at Filton Aerodrome, near Bristol.

 Pre-war BMW designs

HJ Aldington, a director of the Bristol Aeropalce Company affiliated AFN (BMW's pre-war concessionaire in the UK), used his British Army connections to visit the bombed BMW factory in MUich several times post-war. In 1945 he took plans for BMW cars back to Britin. A BMW chiel engineer, Dr.Fritz Fiedler, was also given employment. Its first car was the Bristol 400, prototyped in 1946 and inroduction at the 1947 Geneva Motor Show. Derived from immediately pre-WW2 BMW products (thanks to a body on the 327. Even a variation on the famous double-kidney BMW grille was retained . Bristol, however did a thoroughgoing examination of the cars handlling . The 405, which entered prodution in 1954, was much more succeddful, not least for being Bristol's only four-door. It remained in production until 1958, with 297 saloons and 43 drohead coupes produced in all. Bristol debuted the 406 in 1958, and it remained in prduction until 1961.

 The 410, introduced in 1966, was a return to the high-performance turing tradition, offering the same tol speed as the 409, and superior acceleration, with the same powerpant. It also saw Bristol become a provate comapany and marked a return to quality to the exclusion of output no more  than three cars week were to be made. In 1969 , the Bristol 411 appered , with a news 6.2 litre Chrysler V8 (still rebuilt and modified by Bristol , as before) granting higher top speed and better acceleration still.  Its replacement , the 407, was powered by a 5.2 titre V8 provided by Chrysler of Canada. It was followed in 1963 by the 408, with drastic restyling as well improved suspension.

Engines Bankruptcy and purchase

Until 1961, all Bristol cars used derivatives of  a six-cylinder BMW engine. This well-regarded engine also powerd a number of parts and racing cars, including all post-war Frazer Nashes , some ACs, some Lotus and Cooper racing cars, and several others. In 1961 with the launch of the Bristol 407, the company switched to large Chryslelr V8 engines, with were more suitable for the increasingly heavy cars. All post-1961 Brisstols, including the latest Blenheim and Fighter models, use Chrysler engines.

On 3 March 2011, it was announced Bristol Cars has gone into administration, with the immediate loss of 22 jobs. On 21 April 2011, the comapany was purchased by the Kankorp Group, which also owners eletric vehicle drivertain company Frazer-nash Reasearch. 

BMW Engine d Cars Models 

■ Type 400 (1946-1950)

■ Type 401 (1948-1953)

■ Type 402 (1949-1950)

■ Type 403 (1953-1955) 

■ Type 404 (1953-1955)

■ Type 404x Arbolt Bristol (1954-1958)

■ Type 405 (1954-1958)

■ Type 406 (1958-1961)

■ Type 450 (1953-1955)

Chrysler Engine Cars Models

■ Type 407 (1961-1963)

■ Type 408 (1963-1965)

■ Type 409 (1965-1967)

■ Type 410 (1967-1969)

■ Type 411 (1969-1976)

■ Type 412/Beautiful (1975-1993)

        ■ Beaufort 

■ Type 603 (1976-1982)

      ■ Britannina/Brigand (1982-1993) 

■ Blenheim (1993-present)

     ■ Blenheim 2

     ■ Blenheim 3, 3S and 3G 

     ■ BLenheim 4 

■ Series 6 (200-present)

■ Blenheim Roadster/Speedster ( 2003-present)

■ Fighter (2004-present)