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Restoration of a 405

Hello fellow Bristolians. Guilt has gotten the best of me, so I am doing my little bit for the Bulletin Editor, who does a sterling job.

I am currently stripping the paint off my 405, to find it has more hits than Elvis Presley! The panel beaters who worked on it, found it easier to fill the little dings, rather than...

Mt Druitt 24 hour Race

Now do not think this event was run on a super smooth track we are accustomed to today according to the contemporary report heavy rain had made the already flimsy tar surface even more vulnerable to the effects of a full day and nights racing. No hot mix surface in those days the process had not been invented! It was a dog track...

2007 a Bristol Odyssey

As readers of the club magazine you may recall our introduction into the world of Bristol Motoring, January issue, a Tale of Seduction where Patty and I were easily seduced into this amazing Marque by the silent assassins John and Michelle Wilson, not forgetting the bandits from the north Peggy and Chris Stafford. I followed this up with a progress report July issue, Rebirth of 1457 / 403, ex Phil Roscoe car. At that time the car had just been put on club registration and was ready for the...

My New 412

Time for another toy! Having had 7 Jensen Interceptors over the past years, I started looking for another one. However very few are on the market and they have gone up significantly in price. (Australian best kept secret?) By chance I found a Bristol 412 advertised. Some configuration as the Jensen i.e.: American Power, Italian design and British built and with the added bonus of a BMW Baur type convertible top but preceding the Baur concept by 5 years! The vehicle in question was...

Bristol Owners' Club of Australia - Car Production Line is Stolen

Bristol Evening Post - Car Production Line is Stolen

Thieves have stolen part of the production line at Bristol Cars, which makes some of the most prestigious and expensive luxury cars in the world. Ten presses worth hundreds of thousands of pounds and used to make body panels for the exclusive manufacturer's Blenheim range of sport saloon cars were stolen during a break-in at the company's Patchway factory...


Previous Articles

	Bristol 412 - The Long Journey Home The Bristol 412 which is the subject of this tale, came up for sale in Perth Western Australia during... Read More >>>	Searching for a Bristol Zagato and buying by email Some time in 1994 or so I was chatting to Ivan Glasby about his recently imported Arnolt, a project that was completed... Read More >>>



	New Zealand Tour 2006 Genesis: Some Members of the NSW group mooted the idea of New Zealand Tour, a year or two ago. This then crystallised... Read More >>>	National Bristol Owners' Club Rally for 2007 in the NSW Southern Highlands With the aid of Bob Leffler’s Klaxon Horn we left the Motel on time at 9.30 a.m. and headed to Mittagong where we reassembled... Read More >>>

My New 412

Previous Articles

Bristol 412 - The Long Journey Home

Searching for a Bristol Zagato and buying by email

New Zealand Tour 2006

National Bristol Owners' Club Rally for 2007 in the NSW Southern Highlands With the aid of Bob Leffler’s Klaxon Horn we left the Motel on time at 9.30 a.m. and headed to Mittagong where we reassembled...

National Bristol Owners' Club Rally for 2007 in the NSW Southern Highlands

With the aid of Bob Leffler’s Klaxon Horn we left the Motel on time at 9.30 a.m. and headed to Mittagong where we reassembled...