Cars you didn't know existed...
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C70R said:
daveco said:
I've seen a Bristol in the flesh and they are hilariously awful. Like an 80's Soviet era attempt at manufacturing a Bentley.
It looks like a Capri with a bodykit!
It's one I've never quite understood the PH love for. A poorly-build oddity that appeals to a small number of people.It looks like a Capri with a bodykit!
generationx said:
C70R said:
daveco said:
I've seen a Bristol in the flesh and they are hilariously awful. Like an 80's Soviet era attempt at manufacturing a Bentley.
It looks like a Capri with a bodykit!
It's one I've never quite understood the PH love for. A poorly-build oddity that appeals to a small number of people.It looks like a Capri with a bodykit!
Blown2CV said:
i think they look totally s
t too, and they really do have (very) niche appeal but the people they do appeal to absolutely love them... is it something about solid quality and old school nature... and not going with 'the grain'?
I think so, yes and also the 411s and 412s were actually very competitive in terms of performance/handling and so on back in their day. Unfortunately during the 1980s and 90s, they just got left behind the competition. Something appealing about an old school Chrysler V8 in a sober suited 2 door handbuilt body too. I think the 411 used the same basic engine (383 cu in) that went in the old 1970s Dodge and Plymouth muscle cars. I might be wrong though.t too, and they really do have (very) niche appeal but the people they do appeal to absolutely love them... is it something about solid quality and old school nature... and not going with 'the grain'? greenarrow said:
Blown2CV said:
i think they look totally st too, and they really do have (very) niche appeal but the people they do appeal to absolutely love them... is it something about solid quality and old school nature... and not going with 'the grain'?
I think so, yes and also the 411s and 412s were actually very competitive in terms of performance/handling and so on back in their day. Unfortunately during the 1980s and 90s, they just got left behind the competition. Something appealing about an old school Chrysler V8 in a sober suited 2 door handbuilt body too. I think the 411 used the same basic engine (383 cu in) that went in the old 1970s Dodge and Plymouth muscle cars. I might be wrong though.t too, and they really do have (very) niche appeal but the people they do appeal to absolutely love them... is it something about solid quality and old school nature... and not going with 'the grain'? Pothole said:
and another I was lead to by looking up the 130 above, which is more intriguing
Bristol Brigand TURBO
Check out the boost controller...doesn't look like a Barry boy Halfords special at all, does it?
The car itself is almost stealthy in its understatedness.
That is not an original part.Bristol Brigand TURBO
Check out the boost controller...doesn't look like a Barry boy Halfords special at all, does it?
The car itself is almost stealthy in its understatedness.
Triumph Man said:
I don't know why, but "Boost Retard" sounds like a great name for a band...
Or the mythical missing Fall track only available on a flexi with a withdrawn limited edition of NME. Boost retard-uh.(few phrases cannot be turned into one of them by the addition of Mark E smith's vocal tic
)C70R said:
It's one I've never quite understood the PH love for. A poorly-build oddity that appeals to a small number of people.
Suddenly, the existence of the 2 Series Active Tourer makes sense.Blown2CV said:
surely 0 is the only viable setting for retarding boost... maybe this is me misunderstanding bristols again!
It’s clearly aftermarket (I mean, it’s even branded MSD), and it’s also obviously a way of retarding ignition timing in relation to boost.Pothole said:
Check out the boost controller...doesn't look like a Barry boy Halfords special at all, does it?
The car itself is almost stealthy in its understatedness.
linkyThe car itself is almost stealthy in its understatedness.
https://www.demon-tweeks.com/uk/msd-ignition-6-btm...
saaby93 said:
In a hand crafted car, that looks sh!t - it even has the mounting points to screw it down "properly" for pities sake, it looks like it's held on with Blutac...MarkwG said:
saaby93 said:
In a hand crafted car, that looks sh!t - it even has the mounting points to screw it down "properly" for pities sake, it looks like it's held on with Blutac...21st Century Man said:
It does look poor, but nothing wrong with blutac or double sided to fix it, you'd have to be crazy to screw it into the walnut.
Colour me crazy then 
- no Blutac in any of my cars, ever, disgusting stuff. It looks like a redundant cigarette lighter next to it, the work of an hour to swap that out, & reversible too.NomduJour said:
C70R said:
It's one I've never quite understood the PH love for. A poorly-build oddity that appeals to a small number of people.
Suddenly, the existence of the 2 Series Active Tourer makes sense.Blown2CV said:
surely 0 is the only viable setting for retarding boost... maybe this is me misunderstanding bristols again!
It’s clearly aftermarket (I mean, it’s even branded MSD), and it’s also obviously a way of retarding ignition timing in relation to boost.MarkwG said:
21st Century Man said:
It does look poor, but nothing wrong with blutac or double sided to fix it, you'd have to be crazy to screw it into the walnut.
Colour me crazy then - no Blutac in any of my cars, ever, disgusting stuff. It looks like a redundant cigarette lighter next to it, the work of an hour to swap that out, & reversible too.Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff