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1948 Bristol 400

United Kingdom • 27 Nov 2024

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This Bristol 400, first registered in May 1948, has a rich history including a complete restoration in 1973. Despite a small fire incident and 20 years in storage, it retains significant originality, runs well after recent repairs, and includes extensive documentation.

Condition

6

The car has been in dry storage for 20 years, preserving its originality. While it has had some repairs and refurbishments, it also has a history of a small fire and some damage that affected the paint. The car is said to run well after refurbishments and reassembly.

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Transmission:

[Transmission]

Chassis No:

4001378

Odometer:

[Odometer Reading]

Reg Number:

JNF 506

RHD/LHD:

RHD

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...