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£48,224 (Est: £46,000 - £48,000)
Bristol 403 1953
United Kingdom • 27 Apr 2018
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1953 Bristol 403, originally owned by Sir John Stanley Storey in Australia, has been brought back to the UK and restored. The car features a Brooklands Green exterior with a tan leather interior, and comes with a history file documenting its past and restoration work.
Condition
8
The car has been restored with a full respray and mechanical work, but given its age and use, it's unlikely to be in perfect 'Pristine' or 'Outstanding' condition. 'Excellent' seems appropriate given the care taken and the likely minimal imperfections.
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Transmission:
[Transmission]
Chassis No:
4031419
Odometer:
[Odometer Reading]
Reg Number:
153YUC
RHD/LHD:
[RHD/LHD]
This iconic fifties sports saloon, the Bristol 403, was registered on 31.12.53 in Australia.
The first owner was the famous Sir John Stanley Storey(1896 – 1955).
In the history there is the ‘Australian’ Directory of Biography all about Sir John amounting to three full A4 pages.
She came back to the UK and was registered on the 16.11.10.
Our vendor, a retired farmer, purchased the car in January 2016 – incidentally he is only selling this beautiful car because he has too many classics – and so the 403 is not used enough.
Once in his ownership he set about getting the car into the condition it is today.
In the history file, there is a letter from the previous owner, a Mr.
Brian May – who removed the cylinder head as it had a faulty gasket – the head was de-coked and he photographed the engine when it was stripped down – and you can see how clean the bores are.
The vendor stripped the car down to bare metal and sent it away to Rodney Stoke Garage for a full re-spra...
Points of note
£8,960
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£30,839
Median Price (Since 2020)
£61,500
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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