First of the 'Aerodyne' Bristols One of only 611 made Present ownership since 1989 Offered for restoration "It will comfortably carry four people; in addition to them it will swallow an almost fabulous volume of luggage.

It will sustain 80-90mph from dawn until the cows some home...

and it is built with all the painstaking care and thoroughness which have made the products of the City of Bristol famous throughout the world." - The Motor .

With the introduction of the 401 - the first of its exquisitely styled Aerodynes - Bristol began to move away from the pre-war design the company had inherited from BMW.

Carrozzeria Touring provided the Superleggera method of body construction that overlaid alloy panels on a lightweight tubular-steel framework, while the low-drag shape was achieved after hours of experimentation in Bristol's wind tunnel.

It had been intended that the Milan-based carrozzeria would build the first 200 cars, but this idea was abandoned after a mere handful of protot...