Can you believe they still make these? And have the audacity to charge from $200k up for one? Notice they never mention horsepower, just like RR, Bentley and Aston back in the day.

I give you the Bristol Blenheim:
http://www.bristolcars.co.uk/index2.htm


ENGINE - Layout: 8 cylinders in Vee formation Cubic Capacity: 5,900 cc Bore: 101.6mm (4.00 in) Stroke: 90.93mm (3.58in) Compression Ratio: 9.25:1 Fuel System: Tuned runner aluminium plenum with multi port injection. Ignition System: Dual microprocessor sequential electronic ignition.
DRIVETRAIN - Layout: Electronically controlled automatic with four forward speeds and reverse. Torque Converter: Stall ratio 2.19:1 with computer controlled lock-up clutch. Final Drive: 2.88:1 (3.06 optional) Overall Gearing: 40.72 mph/1,000 r.p.m. (38.52 optional).
SUSPENSION - Front: Unequal length wishbones with coil springs, adjustable telescopic dampers, torsional anti-roll bar. Rear: Bristol 8-link axle with torsion springs, adjustable telescopic dampers. Limited slip differential.
STEERING - Layout: Power assisted recirculating ball. Safety: Energy absorbing column with offset joints and twin progressive collapse sections. Steering wheel: 14" diameter with hand stitched leather trim.
BRAKES - Front: Self adjusting discs with four piston calipers. Rear: Self adjusting discs with two piston calipers. Handbrake: Mechanical linkage operating on rear discs.
WHEELS - 7 x 15" Alloy (7 x 16" Alloy optional).
TYRES - Front and Read: 215/70 x 15 (225/60 x 16 optional) Spare: Full sized located in front wing compartment.
FUEL SYSTEM - Pump: Electric high pressure with external filter and regulator. Tank: 82 litres (18 lmp. gallons) - 109 litres (24 lmp. gallons optional) Filler: Concealed with remote electric release.

http://www.bristolcars.co.uk/pics/BristolBlenheim3_Image2.jpg

http://www.bristolcars.co.uk/pics/BristolBlenheim3_Image3.jpg

http://www.bristolcars.co.uk/pics/BristolBlenheim3_Image4.jpg

Above is the Blenhein 3, they also make a 3S with claimed 0-60@ 5.4 secs, and a 3G which runs on both regular gasoline as well as LPG!

Check out the site and wonder........who buys these?!?!?

UGLY, UGLY, UGLY!!!!!
WTF is the spare tire doing there?!?:
http://www.bristolcars.co.uk/pics/Blenheim3G6.jpg

hilarious, I was just posting the same pic!

Any Brits know someone who owns one of these?

thats pathetic. prett funny that they call it the most exclusive luxury car.

^it must be pretty damn exclusive when you consider how few people ever purchase one!

Note to Bristol; the 70's ended three decades ago!

BTW- they use a Chrysler V-8, anyone know which one and from what era?

sorry no ^^

but argh, that car is hideous :eek:

yeah it is^^ but im guessing that in its day it was very nice?

In its day? They still build and sell the damn things- today is still its day!

And I can't imagine it was attractive in '75 either.

Niche has never been so nicked!

Be sure to check out the "fighter" and "speedster" at their site. Anyone who gets to Kensington High Street regularly should stop into the showroom and find out WTF they're smoking. I want some.

i've seen one when the last gumball race was @ vienna

yeah, I found that site a couple of years ago

weird cars, but exclusive I guess

In its day? They still build and sell the damn things- today is still its day!

And I can't imagine it was attractive in '75 either.

Niche has never been so nicked!

Be sure to check out the "fighter" and "speedster" at their site. Anyone who gets to Kensington High Street regularly should stop into the showroom and find out WTF they're smoking. I want some.
i meant that particular one

English people sometimes do have a weird sense of taste

That car is just plain fugly...

The Bristol Fighter pwns though.
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/dreamscar/Bristol-Fighter1.jpg

i meant that particular one

That "particular one" is a 2005 model- featured on their own site.

As for the Fighter, it at least looks more contemporary- but beneath the skin it's as retro as the Blenheim. They're fast, but I wonder at what speed the rattling starts to shake off the panels and eventually doors?:-k

English people sometimes do have a weird sense of taste

Well said.:D

English people sometimes do have a weird sense of taste
i'll take that as a compliment then!

200K for this piece of crap.No wonder it's soooooooooooooooooooo freaking "exclusive"

I like it. It's old sk00l to the max.

Yeah........would you spent 200K on it.....emmmm.To make things simple.Would you choose this over a DB9???????

crazy brits.

Yeah........would you spent 200K on it.....emmmm.To make things simple.Would you choose this over a DB9???????

Possibly. I think it's a nice car. Real old world british charm.

God save the queen
its the UK equivalent of a Merc G Wagen....

autocar hadnt been given a Bristol to roadtest since it came out 1,000,000,000 years ago, they finally got a road test but i cant remember anything except they used to build airplanes so it has all these dials and switches on the inside of the roof instead of on the dashboard and it is seriously rapid but seriously eccentric, they have all of one dealership......

crazy brits.

Don' get me started in America dude

That is the sexiest car i've seen since the Quattroporte......


And i mean that in a terrible horrible no good very bad way.

Tha car is hideous..I would never spent my money on that,only if I was the richest person in the world and 200,000k meant nothing to me.

In Denmark we pay like 880k for it. - 800k British pounds. Crazy taxes!

The Bristol Fighter is truly awesome, it uses the Viper V10.

I dont like Bristol...theyre not very nice