What a beauty ?

Post by **jonathon** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 5:21 pm

Thought I'd share this pic of a Bristol I saw at Goodwood last weekend, I love it !

Another car that caught my eye was a similary beautiful Alfa

Quite fancied this Harley too

Post by **PSL184** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 5:38 pm

Slobering ashamedly

Post by **Mogwai** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 8:26 pm

I had a fantastic day there last week

I wouldn't mind one of these

Post by **andrew.searston** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 9:32 pm

i want that car so much

linearaudio · Post by **linearaudio** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 10:38 pm

Beautiful, beautiful car- shame it was really a BMW! How could the Germans produce something so....sensuous?

Post by **jonathon** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 11:02 pm

Was it ! ?

could have sworn it was a Bristol bonnet badge, still lovely car all the same

Post by **PSL184** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 11:05 pm

linearaudio wrote:Beautiful, beautiful car- shame it was really a BMW! How could the Germans produce something so....sensuous?

Nope - defo a Bristol

The vehicle details for TSF 789 are:

Date of Liability 01 03 2010
Date of First Registration 13 05 1959
Year of Manufacture 1959
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1971CC
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type Petrol
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status Licence Not Due
Vehicle Colour RED
Vehicle Type Approval null

Not sure if its a modified 400 or a 450 special of some sort though.....

Post by **PSL184** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 11:22 pm

I couldn't figure it out in my head so I did a quick google and found this previous discussion - Quite a well know car it seems

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/to ... 0is%20this?

Post by **jonathon** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 11:49 pm

Phew, so I'm not going crazy just yet ( No reply required Rich ,thankyou)

Post by **dalebrignall** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 8:59 pm

all of goodwood was beautiful last week its a fantastic event .

Post by **jonathon** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 9:21 pm

Yip, I'd agree with that, must admit I think a full weekend would do it justice rather than the day we spent there. Excellent event

Post by **Mick_Anik** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 11:21 pm

The Bristol....incredible!

Designed 50 years ago?

Looks like it's from our future, somehow.

Magnificent!

Post by **8009STEVE** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 8:25 am

Looks like a Morgan. I wonder where they got their idea from? The type hamster had his last accident in.

Post by **jonathon** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 10:20 am

Maybe Bristol saw this first too !

http://press.discovery.com/ekits/ralphl ... gatti2.jpg

Post by **bmcecosse** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 11:42 am

Exactly - they are both Bugatti copies! Just 50 years apart from each other. My mate had a hand in 'advising' Morgan on the design - but steadfastly refuses to accept it's a Bugatti Atalanta copy!!

http://www.bugattipage.com/

Post by **Kevin** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 4:55 pm

Cant blame Morgan for that especially being an english company and you when consider that Bugatti was built by an Italian in France and in an area that was originally in part of Germany, I suppose it was the first Euro car.