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Bristol statistics
our thanks to the Bristol owners club

The 6 cylinder Cars
Fitted with Bristol Aeroplane Co.
engine and manual gearbox
Manufactured by Bristol Aeroplane
Company (Car Division) Ltd
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Type 400 (1946-1950) – 2 door
Saloon
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Type included two Prototype
Dropheads by
Bristol
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Drophead bodies styled by
Farina
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Saloon bodies styled by
Touring
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Saloon bodies styled by
Zagato
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Special one-off designs by
others, including a timber framed and panelled 4 door Estate Car by
Hyde
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Type 401 (1948-1953) – 2 door
Saloon
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This Type included two
Saloon bodies styled by
Beutler
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A Prototype Drophead
bodystyle by
Beutler
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A number of Drophead bodies
by
Farina,
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A number of Saloon bodies
by
Touring
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Type 402 (1949-1950) – 2 door
Drophead Coupé
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Type 403 (1953-1955) – 2 door
Saloon
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Type 404 (1953-1955) – 2 door
Fixed head Coupé
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Arnolt Bristol (1954-1958) –
Roadster bodied by Bertone
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These cars were type coded
404/X by
Bristol, and were bodied to three Arnolt specifications by
Bertone.
Finished vehicles were then shipped mostly to the USA.
Specification names are Bolide, DeLuxe and DeLuxe
Coupé
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Type 405 (1954-1958) – 4 door
Saloon
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Type 405 D (1954-1958) – 2
door Drophead Coupé
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Type 406 (1958-1961) – 2 door
Saloon
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Type included a Saloon car
bodied by
Beutler
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A number of chassis were
bodied by
Zagato
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A number of Prototype
variants by the Factory
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Miscellaneous 6 cyl. engined cars
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Marques that fitted Bristol
6 cylinder engines, e.g.
AC,
Cooper,
Frazer Nash,
Kieft,
Lister,
Lotus,
Tojeiro and others.
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The Bristol
Type 450 Company team race cars.
The 8 cylinder Cars
Fitted with Chrysler engine and
Torqueflite automatic gearbox
Manufactured by Bristol Cars Ltd
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Type 407 (1961-1963) – 2 door
Saloon
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There were a number of
Factory experimental variants.
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Type included a Drophead
styling exercise by
Viotti
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A fixed head coupé body
design by
Zagato
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Type 408 (1963-1966) – 2 door
Saloon
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Type 409 (1965-1967) – 2 door
Saloon
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Type 410 (1967-1969) – 2 door
Saloon
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Type 411 (1968-1976) – 2 door
Saloon
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Type 412 (1975-1994) – 2 door
Convertible Saloon body styled by
Zagato
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Type
412 s2
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Type
412 USA
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Bristol Beaufighter
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Bristol Beaufort
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Type 603 (1976 to date) – 2
door Saloon
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Type 603 S and Type 603 E
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Type 603 s2
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The
Bristol Britannia
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The
Bristol Brigand
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The
Bristol Blenheim
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The
Bristol Blenheim 2
and in current production,
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The
Bristol Blenheim 3
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The
Bristol Blenheim 3 S (sports)
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The
Bristol Blenheim 3 G (dual fuel)
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The
Bristol Blenheim Speedster (a limited production of an open two
seat very high performance Sports Car)
V8 statistics
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Speed and economy
indicators are approximate.
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Cars indicated in red are in
current production. Authoritative data should be sought from the
Manufacturer.
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The suffix "T" applied to
engine capacity indicates that the model was fitted with a
turbocharger.
| Type |
Year |
Orig
Price (£) |
Engine
cu. in. |
Capacity
c.c. |
Compression |
Length |
Width |
Height |
Weight
(cwt) |
Speed
(mph) |
mpg |
| 407 |
1961 |
4,259/18/7d |
313 |
5,130 |
9:1 |
16' 7" |
5' 8" |
5' |
32 |
125 |
19.5 |
| 408 |
1963 |
4,459/6/3d |
313 |
5,130 |
9:1 |
16' 1½" |
5' 8" |
4' 11" |
32 |
122 |
16-20 |
| 408 MkII |
1963 |
? |
318 |
5,211 |
9:1 |
16' 1½" |
5' 8" |
4' 11" |
32 |
122 |
16-20 |
| 409 |
1965 |
4,849 |
318 |
5,211 |
9:1 |
16' 1½" |
5' 8" |
4' 11" |
32½ |
132 |
15-21 |
| 410 |
1967 |
5,673/1/10d |
318 |
5,211 |
9:1 |
16' 1½" |
5' 8" |
4' 11" |
32½ |
130 |
12-16 |
| 411 |
1969 |
6,997 |
383 |
6,277 |
10:1 |
16' 1½" |
5' 8" |
4' 9½" |
33¼ |
140 |
13-17 |
| 411s2 |
1970 |
7,537 |
383 |
6,277 |
10:1 |
16' 1½" |
5' 8" |
4' 9½" |
33¼ |
140 |
13-17 |
| 411s3 |
1972 |
7,688 |
400 |
6,556 |
9.5:1 |
16' 2½" |
5' 8" |
4' 9½" |
33¾ |
140 |
14-18 |
| 411s4 |
1973 |
8,973 |
400 |
6,556 |
8.2:1 |
16' 2½" |
5' 8" |
4' 9½" |
33¾ |
140 |
15-20 |
| 411s5 |
1975 |
12,587 |
400 |
6,556 |
8.2:1 |
16' 2½" |
5' 8" |
4' 9½" |
33¾ |
140 |
15-20 |
| 412 |
1975 |
14,584 |
400 |
6,556 |
8.2:1 |
16' 2½" |
5' 9½" |
4' 8½" |
33¾ |
140? |
12.2-16.7 |
| 603E |
1976 |
19,359 |
318 |
5,211 |
8:1 |
16' 1" |
5' 9½" |
4' 8¾" |
35.1 |
120 |
20 @ 70mph? |
| 603S |
1976 |
19,660 |
360 |
5,898 |
8:1 |
16' 1" |
5' 9½" |
4' 8¾" |
35.1 |
135 |
14-17 |
| 603s2 |
1977 |
27,995 |
360 |
5,898 |
8:1 |
16' 1" |
5' 9½" |
4' 8¾" |
35.1 |
135? |
13.2+ |
| Beaufighter |
1980 |
37,999.16 |
360T |
5,898 |
8:1 |
16' 1" |
5' 9½" |
4' 8½" |
34½ |
140? |
10-11.5 |
| Britannia |
1982 |
46,843.32 |
360 |
5,898 |
8:1 |
16' 2½" |
5' 9½" |
4' 8½" |
34½ |
135? |
? |
| Brigand |
1982 |
49,827.09 |
360T |
5,898 |
8:1 |
16' 2½" |
5' 9½" |
4' 8½" |
34½ |
150 |
? |
| Blenheim |
1994 |
? |
360 |
5,898 |
? |
15' 11½" |
5' 9½" |
4' 8½" |
34¾ |
? |
? |
| Blenheim 2 |
1998 |
124,550 |
360 |
5,898 |
? |
15' 11½" |
5' 9½" |
4' 8½" |
34¾ |
? |
? |
| Blenheim 3 |
2000 |
139,825 |
360 |
5,898 |
9.25:1 |
15' 10" |
5' 9" |
4' 8" |
34¾ |
? |
? |
| Blenheim
Speedster |
2003 |
149,225 |
360 |
5,898 |
9.25:1 |
15' 4" |
5' 9" |
3' 8" |
28 |
150+ |
? |
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