RE: PH Carpool: Bristol 410

[seawise]

goodness me i would love a Bristol - such a wonderful motorcar. well done that man for using as intended over the last 9 years !

[Vee12V]

A very cool car and nice read. Always had a soft spot for Bristols.

[mr2j]

Possibly the best PH Carpool car I have ever read about. Although I've never been in one, any Bristol is surely an exception to the 'never meet your heroes' rule.

[Wild Rumpus]

I love these cars, apart from that chav from Oasis owning a Bristol, they are very cool.

[threespires]

Some more pix of this lovely car

Bristol 410 - PistonHeads - 02 Sept 2012


Bristol 410 - PistonHeads - 02 Sept 2012

[rtz62]

So quintessentially English; discreet style.
The only downside, as I see it, is that you may enter a circle of Owners who exude effortless 'cool', but there is always Liam Gallagher there as a gatecrasher, waiting to lower the tone.....

[Carnnoisseur]

I've always been aware of Bristols, but have never known anyone to own one personally. Therefore my knowledge is somewhat limited and purely based on heresay from friends of friends. Hence why I enjoyed the write-up, some facts from an actual owner....

[Volvov70]

I remember having a business meeting with an accountant in Bath once.. (bear with me)

Somehow the conversation turned to cars and he told me about his Bristol 400 series in a lock up nearby..

Upshot was that he insisted on taking me for a drive from the centre of Bath up Lansdown hill and the A46 to the M4 junction and back again...

He was DEFINATELY proving he could "keep up" with modern traffic!!!

[spoodler]

Nice write up.
Lovely car.
I so miss my 411.

Can I echo the idea that if you are in the market for one of these then the Bristol Owners' Club is a good place to start. I don't know about nowadays but they used to produce an owner list/history of Bristol cars that was among the best resources you could find... it came as part of your initial membership. I still have mine...

[sunsurfer]

I don't object to Liam Gallagher owning a Bristol - good for him.
He's gone up in my estimation in taking a left-field choice like this rather than a black Range Rover Sport or any number of identikit black Mercs.

[Volvov70]

BTW, can't seem to find the Bristol section in the classifieds.....

[Rouleur]

What a wonderful car. It's great to see that you use it just as Bristol intended.

[vixen1700]

Here's a rather nice 411 that's for sale at Bristol Cars in Kensington at the moment.

[sorrel]

squirdle said:

"My Dad has always been obsessed with Bristol's and i rubbed off a little on me"

Can't see for tears of schoolboy mirth now.

I'm glad I'm not the only one! I nearly choked on my coffee when I read that!

Great car by the way! Saw a maroon 403 at a classic show this summer and it really was the car of the show!

[don logan]

vixen1700 said:

Here's a rather nice 411 that's for sale at Bristol Cars in Kensington at the moment.

I saw this in the right hand / corner window a couple of weeks ago, unusual colour but gorgeous!

[Chris1973]

Well done that man! Lovely car and the photo at the top is brill! Like some others have you any pics on inside?

[chongwong]

Is that first picture on the isle of Lewis? I can't remember the name of that beach, but in sure I went down that way in the micra.

[C8H18Head]

Superb, thank you. Joint first on my list together with a Tatra 613-5.

May I ask for interior photographs, please?

[chunkymonkey71]

Great write up!

Love the idea of a "gastronomic tour of France" in something like this!

You're living the dream!

[GranCab]

Bristol 411 Series 6 for me please ...