It's A Bristol... so shoot me.

[Brock Samson]

  talk about an automotive dinosaur!  

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/the-ultimate-living-dinosaur-bristol-coupes-built-on-same-platform-since-1947/


 "These remarkable coupes have been built on the same 114″ wheelbase chassis since the first Bristol 400 saw the light of day in 1947.
 And under that long hood: the old Chrysler 5.9 L/360 CID V8"

 oh yeah we know, you don't care...  

 this one uses an old school fuel injected chrysler v-8.

Where else can you read the words... "Bespoke" "Kurb weight", "Boot" and "Bonnet"
 http://www.bristolcars.co.uk/BlenheimSpeedster.htm

 Oh you cheeky Brits!  
" potential maximum speed of more than 270 mph has been electronically limited to a more than sufficient 225 mph at only 4500 rpm."  
from... http://www.bristolcars.co.uk/FighterT.htm



1012 bhp at 5600 rpm.

1036 lb.ft of torque at 4500 rpm.

Twin turbocharged and intercooled 8 litre V10 all aluminium engine. 1012 bhp at 5600 rpm. 1036 lb.ft of torque at 4500 rpm.

[tan top]

intresting   thanks for posting Brock 

[chargergirl]

cool looking car then and now!

[Brock Samson]

 I've been doing a bit of research and it's a hoot,..

like this 2002 review by J. Clarkson...
 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/driving/jeremy_clarkson/article798773.ece
a few choice quotes...

"The switches were astonishing. Not only did they appear to have been lifted from my grandfather's mahogany gramophone, which was the size of a sofa, but it seems they'd been positioned on the dashboard in a team-building game of pin the tail on the donkey.

Either that or someone fires them at the dash using a catapult and then nails them down wherever they land. "Where's the switch for the lights?" I asked the minder. "Dunno mate, could be anywhere." Absolutely. I couldn't find it but then I didn't look in the passenger footwell or behind the sun visor.

I also didn't find the switch for the heated rear window, but having examined the glass I'm not sure it has one. This wouldn't be entirely surprising. It also doesn't have an airbag, satellite navigation, heated seats or indeed anything. On its official website, the company talks only about the excellent optical quality of the glass. Well, it's certainly unencumbered with heating elements."

 

 This in a (well you can't really say "modern") automobile which costs "Retail Price £351,931" which works out to roughly $553,000.oo and which was particularly humorus in light of the reading I'd done earlier on the Very British WWII light bomber of the same name...

"The Bristol Blenheim was a British light bomber aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company that was used extensively in the early days of the Second World War. It was adapted as an interim long-range and night fighter, pending the availability of the Beaufighter.
To achieve its relatively high speed, the Blenheim had a very small fuselage cross-section. Pilot's quarters on the left side of the nose were so cramped that the control yoke obscured all flight instruments while engine instruments eliminated the forward view on landings. Most secondary instruments were arranged along the left side of the cockpit, with essential items like propeller pitch control actually placed behind the pilot where they had to be operated by feel alone. Like most contemporary British aircraft, the bomb bay doors were kept closed with bungee cords and opened under the weight of the released bombs. Because there was no way to predict how long it would take for the bombs to force the doors open, bombing accuracy was consequently poor.
The Battle of Britain
The Blenheim units operated throughout the battle, often taking heavy casualties, although they were never accorded the publicity of the fighter squadrons. (oh really? I wonder why?..  )
The Blenheim units raided German occupied airfields throughout July to December 1940, both during daylight hours and at night. Although most of these raids were unproductive there were some successes; on 1 August five out of 12 Blenheims sent to attack Haamstede and Evere (Brussels) were able to bomb, destroying or heavily damaging three Bf 109s of II./JG 27 and apparently killing a Staffelkapitan identified as Hauptmann Albrecht von Ankum-Frank. Two other 109s were claimed by Blenheim gunners.[8][f] Another successful raid on Haamstede was made by a single Blenheim on 7 August which destroyed one 109 of 4./JG 54, heavily damaged another and caused lighter damage to four more.[9]
There were also some missions which produced an almost 100% casualty rate amongst the Blenheims; one such operation was mounted on 13 August 1940 against a Luftwaffe airfield near Aalborg in north-eastern Denmark by 12 aircraft of 82 Squadron. One Blenheim returned early (the pilot was later charged and due to appear before a court martial but was killed on another operation), the other 11, which reached Denmark, were shot down, five by flak and six by Bf 109s.[10]
As well as the bombing operations, Blenheim-equipped units had been formed to carry out long-range strategic reconnaissance missions over Germany and German-occupied territories. In this role, the Blenheims once again proved to be too slow and vulnerable against Luftwaffe fighters and they took constant casualties."
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Blenheim
So,..  is it any wonder the Germans took over Rolls Royce, Bentley, the MINI cooper and Aston Martin... but left poor Bristol to soldier on with their updated 1930s BMW design...
   
 

[miller]

There is a possibility that it will become a re-skinned Alfa Romeo 8C.

Badge engineering at its finest?

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/19/is-the-next-dodge-viper-really-just-a-reskinned-alfa-8c/





OR

It could be based on the Mercedes Benz SLS, which is was originally suppose to be in the first place.

[Aero426]

The AC Ace-Bristol shown below used the antique Bristol engine in the mid 1950's.     When Bristol stopped building engines in 1961, it left AC high and dry with a good looking, capable sport car without a power plant.    This led to AC selling some cars to an opportunistic chicken farmer from Texas.

[Brock Samson]

i've been looking for the source of the twin turbo v 12 suspecting it could be the viper engine,.. so far no luck...

[bakerhillpins]

Like most contemporary British aircraft, the bomb bay doors were kept closed with bungee cords  and opened under the weight of the released bombs. Because there was no way to predict how long it would take for the bombs to force the doors open, bombing accuracy was consequently poor.

And to think that good men got in those things expecting to be successful? WTH

[miller]

i've been looking for the source of the twin turbo v 12 suspecting it could be the viper engine,.. so far no luck...

On a serious note, the only thing I found was a wikipedia article saying it was indeed from the viper.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Fighter_(car)

[Brock Samson]

I seriously doubt the Viper next Gen will use the Alfa 8c as a platform as the dimensions are far too small and the mission of the cars is totally different. The 8c is a retro Alfa Grand Tourer while the Viper is a 12 Lb. Track hammer, i read the reports that said the follow on Viper has lines reminiscent of the Fire Power and some upmarket interior appointments from that concept. a faster roofline then the current viper and was as good looking as the 8c... far more likely to use some hard points from the Merc. as the starting point. The SLs or whatever it's alphabet soup name is, based on the next Gen. Viper, not the other way around.

[miller]

I seriously doubt the Viper next Gen will use the Alfa 8c as a platform as the dimensions are far too small and the mission of the cars is totally different. The 8c is a retro Alfa Grand Tourer while the Viper is a 12 Lb. Track hammer, i read the reports that said the follow on Viper has lines reminiscent of the Fire Power and some upmarket interior appointments from that concept. a faster roofline then the current viper and was as good looking as the 8c... far more likely to use some hard points from the Merc. as the starting point. The SLs or whatever it's alphabet soup name is, based on the next Gen. Viper, not the other way around.

Brock,

I was just having some fun, I have no idea what the viper will be either. But good find on the Bristols, I was very excited to know the 411 used a 383 Big Block .

Keep the news coming!