This, the 299th of the 421 Standard bodied 400s produced was registered to Smith Bros.

of Albion Flour Mills, Worksop on October 19th 1949.

We have the buff log book showing the company's name change to Smiths Flour Mills Ltd.

in September 1954.

Originally the car was painted Birch Grey.

Bristol Motor Company often re-worked their cars for enthusiastic owners .

We have a copy of the original factory record card, showing that Bristol fitted the higher power 100A engine on the 21st of July 1953 at 38,476 miles.

It is believed by the last owner that only three 400s have this engine.

We are told that the colour was changed to blue for its second owner in 1955.

In 1961, Bristol agents Bradburn and Wedge sold the car to its third owner, a Mr Robert Hathaway from the West Midlands and he took the car on honeymoon with his new wife in 1963.

The car was then displayed at the Stratford-on-Avon Motor Museum from 1966-1981.The fourth owner, Edward Rose then kept the car until 1986 when i...