Bristol Cars

[HowMuchLonger]

We saw a Bristol Blenheim 3 today, and when I told the OH how expensive they were she could'nt believe it. "150 thousand, I would'nt pay 150 pounds for that".
Apart from the Fighter what is so special about these cars?

Edited by HowMuchLonger on Saturday 17th May 18:48

[HowMuchLonger]

Apparantly they have elegant timeless lines.


Fighter aside, the exclusivity part confuses me. Some cars are exclusive because they will only make a limited edition (Revention), but these cars seem exclusive because they look like something out of a 70's/80's timewarp and no one would be seen dead in one.
Understated though.

[HowMuchLonger]

Okay I admit the speedster is quite nice, and I'll repeat "I do like the Fighter", but the Blenheim still confuses me.

[HowMuchLonger]

But look at how they just stuck on a plastic auto gear stick housing, that does not ooze class to me. To me it implies that the designer was lazy. How hard would it be to integrate it in a more aestheticaly pleasing way.

As to winning the lottery tonight, I would love a Fighter T. However I doubt they would let me in the showroom after this.

I am not just Bristol bashing, just confused (still), although thanks for the insight.

[HowMuchLonger]

Trommel said:

I have a 603 and love it.

No-one is forcing you to like them.

Trommel there are loads of questions I could ask as it is rare to find an owner, so I would appreciate any time you could spare..

Could you please let us know more about these cars.

Were you looking for that car when you bought it?

From an owners point of view what are they like?

Do you use it as a daily drive?

Do you have a PH sticker on it, and if so what sort? (We have the gold one.)