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1951 Bristol 401 LHD
United States • 6 Nov 2020
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AI Listing Summary
This 1951 Bristol 401 is a rare left-hand drive example, one of only ten produced. It features aluminum bodywork in Bristol Maroon, a numbers-matching 1,971cc inline-six engine, and tan upholstery. Recent service includes rebuilding the carburetors, replacing the clutch, and renewing the rear axle half-shaft carrier bearings. Imperfections include older repaint, and the coolant temperature gauge stops at 50° Celsius.
Condition
6
The car has an older repaint that was color sanded and polished. The driver’s door was also repaired after being damaged in a shipping container. The interior features tan upholstery with dark brown piping over seating for five, with matching trim on the door panels. The lower-front seat cushions were refreshed with new foam and webbing during the seller’s ownership, and new tan carpeting with leather binding was also fitted throughout the cabin. The seller notes the coolant temperature gauge stops at 50° Celsius. Fluids were changed in July 2020.
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Transmission:
Manual
Chassis No:
401/961
Odometer:
38,000 miles
Reg Number:
AM 94-73
RHD/LHD:
LHD
Chassis: 401/961.
60k Kilometers (~38k Miles) Shown , TMU.
2.0-Liter OHV Inline-Six.
Rebuilt Triple Solex Carburetors.
Four-Speed Manual Transmission.
Left-Hand Drive.
Bristol Maroon Exterior.
Tan Upholstery w/ Dark Brown Piping.
Four-Wheel Lockheed Drum Brakes.
Independent Front Suspension.
New Clutch in 2015.
Workshop Manual.
Copy of Original Build Sheet.
Private Party Or Dealer: Private Party
This 1951 Bristol 401 is one of approximately 600 examples produced between 1948 and 1953 and one of about ten configured in left-hand drive.
This car was delivered new in Paris and spent 25 years with a French owner before moving to Holland, where it was acquired by the seller from a dealer in 2014.
Aluminum bodywork features style construction and is finished in Bristol Maroon.
Power is provided by a numbers-matching 1,971cc inline-six equipped with hemispherical combustion chambers, overhead valves, and triple Solex downdraft carburetors.
Additional features include a four...
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£2,968
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£17,915
Median Price (Since 2020)
£46,125
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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