I too have always had a fascination - it's the only way that I can describe it
with this, the Beaufort and the Beaufighter.
Beaufort:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvia3TzeObE
Beaufighter:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsUdbzQCm_Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkdFVa-wC-E&mode=related&search=
But then don't forget that it IS the same company...so what is real in this
context ;-)
Peter
Alan Seigrist wrote:
> Bollocks!! This is the real Bristol Blenheim in action:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKk0c9kWjqE
>
> Hip Hip!
>
> Alan
>
> P.S. Bristol does make wonderful cars.
>
>
> On 9/12/07, *Peter Dzwig* <pdzwig@summaventures.com
> <mailto:pdzwig@summaventures.com>> wrote:
>
> It's a long time since I saw Inspector Linley, but it's definitely a
> 400 -
> actually a 410. See:
>
>
>http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/lynley/characters/inspectorlynley_person_page.shtml
>
> Bristols are rare even over here. They were a spin off from the old
> Bristol
> Aircraft Company and have only ever made in small quantities and
> mostly to
> order. The earlier models were based on BMW designs obtained as
> "spoils of war",
> later cars received larger lumps of iron mostly Chrysler I seem to
> recall.
>
> They were once described as "gentlemen's expresses", which sums up
> the majority
> of the production wonderfully
>
> Home page:
>
> http://www.bristolcars.co.uk/index2.htm
> <http://www.bristolcars.co.uk/index2.htm>
>
> To see what a modern British sports car of the old mould might be
> like today see:
>
> http://www.bristolcars.co.uk/FighterT.htm
>
> and scroll down.
>
> Don't miss:
>
> http://www.bristolcars.co.uk/BlenheimSpeedster.htm
>
> I must say I've always had a longing for a Bristol!
>
> Peter Dzwig
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