Exactly how rare this car?

[Gretchen]

Came across this (almost literally!) in the Hatfield Tunnel Northbound yesterday evening. Spent a while with it. Looked and sounded divine.











NB Note to owner - hope you didn't get caught up in those (MAINLY JDM) boys creating the all lane rolling road block!! Another story, another thread.

[RDMcG]

Definitely a Bristol. Not common at all, handbuilt, fiercely expensive.

[2 Wycked]

Bristol Britannia? Definitely a Bristol anyway.

[sebhaque]

Bristol Brigand.

I haven't heard of it. Seems it could be worth a few pennies.

[Pothole]

Bristol Britannia - pretty rare

[...Karl...]

Gretchen said:

Came across this (almost literally!) in the Hatfield Tunnel Northbound yesterday evening. Spent a while with it. Looked and sounded divine.





NB Note to owner - hope you didn't get caught up in those (MAINLY JDM) boys creating the all lane rolling road block!! Another story, another thread.

Loving the tat sleeves!



And yes, Bristols are luverly

[NSX Monkey]

Liam Gallagher from Oasis has one. Say no more!

[Pothole]

sebhaque said:

Bristol Brigand.

I haven't heard of it. Seems it could be worth a few pennies.

there's one on the Bristol Cars website for £22k

[Gretchen]

RDMcG said:

Definitely a Bristol. Not common at all, handbuilt, fiercely expensive.

Sorry. I meant to put Bristol in the thread title. Knew the make, just wasn't sure on the model.

Never seen one being driven on public roads before.

[Trommel]

It's a Brigand (which is a turbocharged Britannia), there are at least 25 of them (15 known to the owner's club) - production figures aren't available.

[stewy68]

The fact some scum like Gallagher has a Bristol does not detract from the fact that they are a national treasure.

[Pothole]

Gretchen said:

RDMcG said:

Definitely a Bristol. Not common at all, handbuilt, fiercely expensive.

Sorry. I meant to put Bristol in the thread title. Knew the make, just wasn't sure on the model.

Never seen one being driven on public roads before.

http://www.boc.net/page.php?currPage=cars&sc=22

[Gretchen]

Trommel said:

It's a Brigand (which is a turbocharged Britannia), there are at least 25 of them (15 known to the owner's club) - production figures aren't available.

Thank you. This is exactly the kind of answer I hoped for... fking rare then



Waited for him to overtake, to which he duly obliged 'giving it some'.

Thoroughly nice chap, exchanged a nod and a smile.

[v15ben]

Trommel said:

It's a Brigand (which is a turbocharged Britannia), there are at least 25 of them (15 known to the owner's club) - production figures aren't available.

I saw another one last summer off Oxford Street on standard E reg plates. Very rare!

[Nickyboy]

From the side it almost looks like a Chevette

[Jonny671]

Will Young also has one, not his was it?

He says he loves it and would rather it than any other car.. Good man!

[LuS1fer]

Nickyboy said:

From the side it almost looks like a Chevette

The underside?

[Hitch78]

NSX Monkey said:

Liam Gallagher from Oasis has one. Say no more!

As does Will Young...

[XitUp]

They always remind me of Skoda Rapids. Much less ugly than the Blenheim though.

[Sway]

Timely, just read a road test of a Brigand in this months' evo.

John Barker loved it's handling and poise, which adds a certain dischord to the standard Bristol hatred that normally pop up whenever there's a thread on here regarding Bristols.

Nice spot.