Car Photo Of The Day: name that car
This is sufficiaently oddball that I think (hope) it will keep folks guessing for a while.
Of course… knowing my car-geek readership somebody will get it on the first guess. =\
November 30, 2007
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Bristol 405 drophead?
Comment by GPBooth — November 30, 2007 @ 7:54 pm
Bristol 405 drophead (have I duped this comment?).
Comment by GPBooth — November 30, 2007 @ 7:56 pm
yes you have, and yes, I’m pretty sure you are correct. Well I KNOW you are correct on the Bristol part, though I doubt it is a drophead. In fact I’m pretty sure it is a pure roadster… no top. Any guess on the year or any other info?
Comment by chuck goolsbee — November 30, 2007 @ 8:02 pm
Looks like some kind of one-off prototype based on a 405D, so that would place it between 1954 and ‘58. Sorry I can’t be more specific than that; I don’t know my Bristols as well as I ought! Good-looking car,tho - I always liked the way the radiator cowling rose out of the front clip.
Comment by GPBooth — November 30, 2007 @ 8:55 pm
Bingo. You are corrcet. IIRC it was a 1957. Equipped with a big Chrysler V8. I’ll dig up more photos and post them.
Comment by chuck goolsbee — December 1, 2007 @ 7:54 am
Well, sure had *me* stumped! Can’t know’em all…;)
Comment by vrooomie — December 4, 2007 @ 6:01 am
Damn, Pauly. I woulda thought for sure you’d know this one. When it comes to English cars - and NSU’s and Auto Unions - you’re the man, in my book.
Comment by GPBooth — December 4, 2007 @ 8:35 pm
Well…what can I say?..;) Thanks anyway for the (slightly) misplaced vote of confidence!
I love getting stumped, actually! I only learn when I’m clueless!
I’ll send some of my ‘mystery’ car parts/areas to chuck, he can post them and we can have some fun there, too!
Comment by vrooomie — December 7, 2007 @ 11:16 am