History file dating back to the 1970s - In current family ownership since 2008 "It will sustain 80-90mph from dawn until the cows come home...built with all the painstaking care and thoroughness which have made the products of the City of Bristol famous throughout the world." - The Motor.

Very much a ‘connoisseur’s car’ with aircraft quality materials and construction, and discreet yet purposeful styling, Bristol's first model, the 400, was introduced after the close of WWII, based on tooling extracted from the BMW works in Eisenach after the war ended.

The 400 combined BMW’s best pre-war efforts, a BMW 326 chassis installed with the legendary 328 six cylinder engines, wearing an aluminium body from the 327.

The new 401 arrived in 1948, mechanically similar to the previous models other than an upgrade to triple Solex carburettors, increasing power to 85hp.

The chassis was lengthened to accommodate the new Touring designed Superleggera coachwork, honed after hours of development in ...