Arnolt Bristol

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gnomesmith

2,458 posts

276 months

Monday 17th May 2004
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stewy68 said:

Alvis TD rip-off methinks. Beautiful all the same.


And he managed to rip it off before the Alvis TD existed too!

dinkel

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26,934 posts

258 months

Wednesday 19th May 2004
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www.alvisoc.org/Site%20Files/Alvis%20Cars/Competition%20History.htm

Beautifull stuff . . .

www.alvisoc.org/Site%20Files/Alvis%20Cars/Post-War/TD%2021.htm

"The result was the TD 21 introduced late in 1958."

"Nearly 1,100 TD 21s of both series left the works."

gnomesmith

2,458 posts

276 months

Wednesday 19th May 2004
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All of which of course underscores the point I made about the Arnolt (MG TD based) pre dating the Alvis.

On the question of Alvisi quite apart from their armoured vehicles their BS mid engined sports car was a cracker, what a shame that the rebodied, very attractive, version was never allowed to go into production, apparently the other members of BL didn't fancy the competition.

stewy68

1,826 posts

243 months

Wednesday 19th May 2004
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gnomesmith said:
All of which of course underscores the point I made about the Arnolt (MG TD based) pre dating the Alvis.

On the question of Alvisi quite apart from their armoured vehicles their BS mid engined sports car was a cracker, what a shame that the rebodied, very attractive, version was never allowed to go into production, apparently the other members of BL didn't fancy the competition.


My apologies, just didn't have the time for the painstaking research bit

dinkel

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26,934 posts

258 months

Tuesday 25th May 2004
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"1954 Arnolt-Bristol Bolide with driver Wayne Hanson (left) and 1955 Cooper T-39with driver Jim Brown. "

Riki

223 posts

242 months

Wednesday 26th May 2004
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gnomesmith said:

stewy68 said:

Alvis TD rip-off methinks. Beautiful all the same.



And he managed to rip it off before the Alvis TD existed too!


Truly amazing stewy.Wrong again!!!!

dinkel

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26,934 posts

258 months

Tuesday 1st June 2004
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Riki said:

gnomesmith said:


stewy68 said:

Alvis TD rip-off methinks. Beautiful all the same.


And he managed to rip it off before the Alvis TD existed too!


Truly amazing stewy.Wrong again!!!!


Tell it to me the right way then!

oldkid42

1 posts

176 months

Saturday 29th August 2009
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noticed the washington plates i hope or maybe not that this is the bristol i looked at in tacoma in early 70's it was primered sitting in the back of the guys driveway he wanted $1000 for it i later went back with a lower offer in cash and he had sold it to a couple of guys in parkland or spanaway is this it?

Ragscat

1 posts

89 months

Saturday 19th November 2016
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Hi,
My father bought this car out of Auto-trader in Seattle and slowly put it together. It had previously had the Chrylser V-8 before the Chevy 454 was put in. The 454 in it was rebuilt and modified after purchase. It was a basket case but a rolling one. Finding parts was almost impossible. He liked hot rods so that is why it has a modern update. The car is part of the 200 mph club at Daytona. Do not know if that was with Chrysler or Chevy motor. Want to see more go http://www.californiaclassix.com/archive/54_Arnolt... and have a look.