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1948 Bristol 400
United Kingdom • 13 Mar 2024
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AI Listing Summary
This 1948 Bristol 400, estimated at £25,000 - £30,000, is a very original and solid example with a comprehensive history. It has been restored, maintained, and recently revived after long storage, presenting in fine 'oily rag' condition. The car has some recommissioning and cosmetic work to be considered.
Condition
6
The car is described as very original and solid, with a comprehensive history file dating back to 1973. It has completed just over 10,000 miles since 1974 and is mostly original, even down to the HMV radio. Although it suffered a small fire around the carburetors, it was repaired and put away in dry storage for 20 years. The vendor has since got the car running well and repainted the bonnet. The car presents in fine 'oily rag' condition.
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Transmission:
[Transmission]
Chassis No:
4001378
Odometer:
10,000 miles
Reg Number:
JNF 506
RHD/LHD:
[RHD/LHD]
Registration No: JNF 506 Chassis No: 400-1-378 MOT : Exempt With the support of the War Reparations Board, the rights to manufacture the BMW 326, 327 and 328 and their famed six-cylinder engine were secured by the Bristol Aeroplane Company’s fledgling Car Division in 1946.
Place a pre-war BMW 327 alongside Bristol's first offering, the 400, and the ancestry is self-evident, but there were many differences.
The decision to make it a four-seater saw it based on the longer chassis of the 326.
The aircraft grade Bristol body was more streamlined than that of the 327, while Bristol developed the already impressive 328 engine into one of the finest 2-litre units of the period, which powered not only all Bristol models until 1961, but various sports and racing cars from AC, Arnolt, Cooper, Frazer Nash, Lister, Lotus and Tojeiro.
The 400's interior trim was an unmistakably British blend of leather and wood.
With its lithe 1170kg kerb weight, rack and pinion steering, independent front sus...
Points of note
£3,634
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£38,501
Median Price (Since 2020)
£77,792
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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